Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 12, 1914, Page 1

VOLUME 11. NO. 245. WAR EXPENDITURES USELESS' DANIELS New Secretary of Navy Believes That Conference Of All Nations Would Result In Concerted Action HANS SCHMIDT. Sfayer of Girl to Die in " Electric Chair March 23. WOULD LESSEN ANNUAL COST Not Difficult To Reach Agreement Whereby Navies Will Be Adequate —=8hould Take The Initiative From Congressman C. H. Tavenner. Washington February 12.— Uni- versal peace ig still a dream in spite of the fact that the leading states- men and thinkers of every nation are opposed to the continuation of the bankrupting race for naval and military supremacy. The peace con- ferences at the Hague cause no dim- inution of the tremendous expendi- tures of the civilized world for ar- Hans Schmidt was sentenced in mament, The cost of war In time| ngy york city to die in the electric of peace is the heaviest burden laid|chair during the week beginning upon modern civilization. March 23 for the murder of Anna Au- It has remained for our new Sec-|muller. retary of the Navy, Mr. Daniels, to Schmidt was found guilty of murder § in the first degree, at his second trial, iggest a method which may result " q , is:g;nlly among the nations yIn dis- | 2fter the jury which first tried him had failed to agree. cussing the possibility of concerted Schmidt’s lawyers pleaded insanity action In reducing war expenditures,| for their client, but the prisoner Secretary Daniels suggests a con-|would not aid them and said repeat- ference of all natfons to arrive at a|edly he wanted ‘to- die. method. Here is the quotation: “The growing cost of dread- naughts, of powder, and of every- BANK lN NEw QUARTERS thing that makes an efficient navy glves reason for pause. This heavy expense commands national and in-|First National Takes Possession of ternational consideration. The naval 5 : appropriation has doubled in 13 Elegantly Equipped Establishment years, and yet this country has not —Remodeled and Refurnished Jolned the expensive competition and race for over-large navies to the same extent as have some otlier ONE OF BEST IN MINNESOTA great nations. ! “Ten years ago our largest battle- ship cost $5,382,000. The mnext dreadnaught will cost $14,044,000. When is this accelerating expendi- ture to be reduced? Naval programs, |2nd its patrons and officers can now announced by the nations already [boast of one of the neatest and most having the largest navies, and the|cxtravagantly finished banking es- entrance into the building of dread-|{aph)ishments in the state of Minne- naughts by nations which have not N sota, 1f not hitherto burdened their people with not in-the entire northwest. Italian Pavanza marble, grill work the expense of large battleships, in- 1 and mahogany is used in forming the dicate that the end is not yet. “No single nation, with large in-|fixtures. The ceiling is of ornament- The furniture of the build- terests, can safely take a vacation ing is also of mahogany. in the building of battleships. That much to be desired vacation must come through concerted action. If {t| TWO enclosed cages are provided is not hastened by appeals for the|for the teller and pay windows. The peaceful settlement of national dif-|offices of R. H. Schumaker, cashier, wrel;oncet: the fli‘iY if; “011 far ;"::)‘:;t are located in the front of the bank, when the growing burden o - tion for exgcossivu war and naval ex- while those of A. G. Wedge, Jr., penditures will call a halt. The sug- president, and directors are in the gestion of a vacation for one year |rear. in battleship building has met with| The front of the building has al- hearty approval and I venture the|so been rebuilt and is made up of earnest hope that this will bear fruit | Bedford stone. A vestibule entrance in a well-considered plan by navy-|is provided and this is finished in building nations not to let the un-|gray Tennessee marble. The floor necessary competition go to further |is built of Terrazo tile, trimmed with lengths. black Belgian marble. “It is manifestly not possible for Two vaults are now provided one the proposed cessation in battleship [being for the use of deposit box hold- construction to be declared at once.|ers and the other for the general It is not a vacation we need, but a|banking business The latest vault permanent policy to guard against|equipment is used and both vaults extravagant and needless expen-|are protected with burglar alarms. sions. protected with burglar alarms. “I venture to recommend that the| In the basement there is a stor- war and navy officials and other re-[age vault, built under the two main Dresentatives of all the nations be|vaults. A lounging room for the invited to hold a conference to dis-|employes of the bank is also ar- cuss whether they cannot agree up-|ranged. This will be quipped with on a plan for lessening the cost of |athletic apparatus and will have preparation for war. It is recogniz-|shower baths in connection. ed that the desired end of competi-| The second floor is divided into tive building, carried on under whip |offices which are used by Judge Mar- and spur, could not be effective|shall A. Spooner and Carl L. Heffron without agreement between great|as law offices and Dr. L. A. Ward nations It ought not to be difficult|and Dr. E. A. Henderson. to secure an agreement by which| The employes of the bank are Carl navies will be adequate with out |Jacobson, stenographer, Ralph Bran- being overgrown and without im-|don, bookkeeper and teller, and C. posing overheavy taxation upon the|S. Randall, bookkeeper and teller. industry of a nation. Contractor George E. Kreatz had “I trust the tentative suggestion|charge of the building of the addi- for a naval holiday by the strongest |tion and remodeling while Moorman of the powers will be debated and|& company of St. Paul did the inside the matter seriously considered by |Wwork. an international conference looking to the reduction of the ambitious Detroit Rejects New Gharter. and costly plans for navy increase. I Detroit, Feb. }2.—Complete and offi- trust that this country will take the | cial returns from Tuesday's voting in initiative and that steps will be ta-|the charter election showed (h_st its ken by a conference of all the|ratificatton had failed lhyrappmnmnw powers to discuss reduction of the|'7 %000 out of a total of 41,000. heavy cost of the Army and Navy.” Photo by American Press Assoctation. The First National Bank is now located in its remodeled building, Third street and Minnesota avenue, al style. “Soclety Butler Thnet” Jailed. Portsmouth, N. H,, Feb. 12.—George Gunning, allas Edgar Beach, the aged “gociety butler thief,” who was brought here from Philadelphia, was held in $10,000 bonds on the charge of stealing jewelry valued at $20,000 from George H. Studebaker of South Bend, Ind. The jewelry was taken |- from the Studebaker cottage at Little Boars Head on June 17, 1912, while Gunning was employed there as a Dbutler. Pope Recelves Ball Players. Rome, Feb. 12.—Charles A. Comis- key, president of the Chicago club of the American baseball league, was ‘well enough to go with the members of the American ball teams to the Vatican, where the party was malv- : od by the pope. - - s THE CUB NO-LICENSE WOULD ~PROVE: DAMAGING| }| Professional Man Of This City, Dry Town Advocate, Says Time Is Not Ripe For Bemidji to Oust Saloons “NO REASON FOR DOING S0” Does Not Understand How Taxpayers Can See Any Aginst “Wets” This Year “We ‘dry’ fellows are not all of the same opinion,” said one of Be- midji’s professional men today. This man was a tax payer too, by the way. He was discussing the article appear- ing in the Pi f last evening i mG T, and called pa:x;a: attention to P LAY REI) WiNG 'mmm" ful in their efforts and accommoda- the statement is the richest state per capita in the union.” “The fact that Kansas is a dry state should have no bearing on the question in Bemidji next Tues- day,” he continued. I believe it for the best in- town. terests of the ‘but for the life.of me cannot see where the taxpayers can see any ad- vantage in voting her dry at this time. 1If such a thing should happen it would boost believe some of #s would be forced to sell out and pull up ‘stakes’. We |ing, have never done things in Bemidji by halves but in this instance believe it the best course to p srsue.” Compares Deposits A camparison of the ‘average bank deposits of the various states does not indicate that prosperity follows In response to a letter of inquiry, the Bank Commissioner of Kansas reports $125.00 as the avy- erage deposit for every individual in The Michigan banking commissioner says there is an aver- age of $350.74 banks for each depositer, while the New Hamshire clares that the average deposit per prohibition. that state. capita in that which' figures do no include deposits in trust companies. Another Version Another con sald this. - “There is a vast difference be- tween right,’and privilege. - That th| manufacturer has a ‘beer is undeniable. dividual has a moderately and temperately—is in- disputable, It traffic in beer “Why ghould ufacturer and the right of the indi- vidual be endangered by the misuse of privilege? “Is it not wiser to better regulate and control privilege than to im- pair and destroy rights?” Know Conditions When statements of this nature are made by men in ‘business who know conditions in Bemidji, one can- not help but be persuaded to think that the time is not yet here for the abolishing of the liquor sales in this city. Many are of the opinion that this step can and will be taken dur- ing the next avoid the hardships that are bound to come by voting “dry” at the com- ing election,” ROADS BILL Shackelford M agriculture to nually for the BEFORE SENATE I)AMA(E AC“!)N INVOLVES $10,000 Ovu-flo!nge €ase On on Trial in Dis- trict Court Companies Claims of 13 Clearwater County Farmers Announces: Plans for Carrying, Out Father's Charity Bequests. home of Earl Kun'.n_n in: Ridge- way’s addition sd!plfiis WILL TAKE UP SEVERAL DAYS Thirty-one Other Civil Jury Cases and Thirteen Court Actions Set for Trial During This Term. were discovered but a few momen and grab a few vi -1Bemidji Committees Conclude Ar- fore the structure Was one mass of 5 flames. The Nymdre fire depart-{. ‘ment responded to'the alarm but| were unable to elu% the flames al-|- though through thelr efforts the ad- Joining bulldings eaved. The house was owned by-Tagley and Wold }/ and was partially ered by {nsur- ance. The furniture vas a total loes. Advantage In Voting > To Aid in Financing Banquet 7 Bemidji committees, appointed sev- erau weeks ago, which have charge of the arrangements. for the Boys Congress to e held in Be- mldfi on Saturday and Sunday, Feb- ruary 21 and"22, kave been success- Thirteen actions in one, That is the situatfon ‘in the case on trial in district court before Judge Stanton, in which a j-{ry was selected this forenoon. Thirteen farmers in Clear- water county each claim that their crops were damaged in' the years 1907, 1908 and 1909 by the over- flowage of their lands by reason of > the construction and operation of a T ‘dam in the Clearwater river by a lumber company, comprising J. C. Parker of Bemidji, Albert Kaiser of Bagley, and A. D. Stephens of Crookston. : &= Aggregates $10,000 | The action is brought by Theodore Plans for the distribution of more |Torgerson for himself and jin fhe- than $2,000,000 for charity are being | half of the other twelve farmers and perfected by the heirs of R. T. Crane, | the aggregate damages claimed is ba Sr.,, of Chicago, who will carry out about $10,000. the ideas Crane had in mind at the time of his death two years ago. It is probable that several days One million will go to provide coun- | Will be occupied in the trial of the == try homes for widows and deserted [case. Attorney Hendricks of Foss- wives with children; another million |ton, represents the plaintiff and At- will provide a pension fund for aged (torney E. E. McDonald of this city, Crane employes incapacitated for ac- |y . getendants, tive service; $100,000 will go to the Crane nursery and $10,000 to the Lake Many Other Cases nirty-one other civil jury cases Geneva fresh air home. Charles R. Crane, one of the 80mS, |4nq thirteen court cases are set for trial at this term, announced the plans. BOARD APPOINTS VIEWERS County Commissioners Act Favorably On Boarder Road and Engineer Bliler Directed to Make Survey future as an egricultural section, the CONFER ON HIGHWAY PROJECT Berman Insurance agency has decid- ; ed to add a real estate department to Northern Beltrami county settlers :‘ ‘:]“:;““fl- !llf’l‘r:‘l m“‘{;’e g oo atrdled as wi alllo- . remoon-havg ditoad loaalug (o iitles” 10 this’ BAFLT At ALY the Koochiching county line to War- The company already has a large road, because of the favorable action | nymber of listings. taken by the hoard of gounty com- missioners now in session at the court house. This road will be BUT Two DAYS REMA'N known as the border road. Henry Pfund, C. G. Johnson and 7 Chris Hagen have been named as|Leaders In Schroeder Free Piano viewers for the road and Roy Blilder| Contest Now In Close Fight— will:be the engineer. Mr. Bliler is expected to make a survey as soon Saturday Is Last Day as possible, As soon as the survey is completed the ‘board of viewers IATE COUNT TO MAKE CHANGE will go over the proposed highway which read, “Kansas tion have been mmllfl for as many boys as are likely to come for the two day session, about 200 being the number expected. Banquet Arranged F. A. Wilson, chairman of the ‘banquet committee says that plans citizens of Bemidji, |FIRST OF THREE GAME SERIES for the banquet to be served the boys Saturday evening at the Hotel Mark- ham are complete. Subscriptions will 'be taken up from the business men of of the city with which to finance the banquet. This will be the only ex- pense the city will be to in bringing the-boys here. ' A. M. Locker, general secretary of the Minnesota Sunday;schopl associa- tion gnnounces the following pro- gram for the Congress: Saturday lnrnmg :00 Registration. Entertainment nsalgnmems, 9:30 Devotional. Led by Rev. 8. E. P. White, Bemidji.i 9:45 Election of officers. (a) Report on nominations. Bemidji Athletics Meet Past South- ern Minnesota Basketball Aggre- gation on Club {loqr Tonight “I am for a dry Bemidji's Athletic: club basketball five will be met by one of the state’s best quints when the McNeil team of Red Wiag is played’here this even- The game tonight will be the first of a threegame series, the re- sult of which wil have much to do with determinjng the standing of the teams in Minnesota. The Athletics have not been de- feated in two years and in taking on’ the Red Wing players meet a team which has won from the leading quints in southern Minnesota, Should Bemidji win the series it will place the basket tossers of this city () “Introduetiona |7 high on the list of teams in the north [10:30 Papers, “Why DojNot Older west. Boys Attend Sunday. School?” Bemidji’s lineup will be the same (“Duluth Boy.) as in previous games this year. Paper. “Organized Olag Captain Brandon and Howe at for- (Duluth, Boy.) vard, Neuman at centre, and Bestul Paper.” “Hoy.can We help In- and Peck at guards. Paul Howe, how crease the mumber of Boys one of the Bemidji cracks, formerly Attending Sunday school?” played with Red Wing. (Bemldt Boy.) The game this evening will start General Discussion. early in order that those attending Saturday Afternoon may later be Dresent: at.the Charity2:00 Musie and Deyotion. Rev. Chans Ball. ; dler, Bemiji. -~ HON. P. E. HANSON DEAD| Younger Boys Sunday school Class?” Dr. R. W. Bowden, Duluth. Former Secretary Of State Of Min- nesota Dies In San Diego, Califor- nia—Will be Buried at Litchfield General Discussion. Music. 3:15 Recreation, Arranged by Mr. A, BURIAL ANNOUNCEMENT LATER T. Powell, St. Paul. 3:15 Conference for Men and Women Attorney R. B. Brower, of 8t. Cloud, who represents the plaintiff in 113, by American Press Association. the taxes up where 1 WILL HANDLE REAL ESTATE in the Michigan Bermnn Insurance Company Expands —Specialize In Farm Lands commissioner de- State is $242.90. Because of increased business and a firm faith in northern Minnesota's servative tax payer right to make That the in- right to drink beer— is the sale of and that is a privilege. the right of the man- ‘Teachers Teen Age Classes. Led by John L. Alexander, Chicago, Il 7:00 Banquet. (a) Popular Songs. (b) Report of Conference by ‘Secretary. and will then make a report to the 3 :the Vye against Gould case, for trial (¢) Report of Committee Re-|commiseioners, After this work fs With only two days remaining be- at this term of court, advised Judge solutions. done the construction of the road |fore the close of the Schroeder free — C. W, Stanton this morning that he had just received information tell- 'ing of the death of his wife’s father, (d) Addrees. “Am I My Bro- ther’s Keeper.” John L. Alexander, Chicago. piano contest, the leaders are work- ing overtime in an effort to land the instrument. will be pushed rapidly. Four members of the Itasca county board of commissioners were in Be- Hon. Peter B. Hanson, former sec- Sunda i midji yesterday for the purpose of few years, and thus Tetary of state of Minnesota, at 8an|19:30 Union Mzul.l::‘elt’ng in Ar-|diecuseing the probabilities of open- HNumbar hlil o sult :n the 'le::l Diega, California. The body will be mory. ing up a road from Blackduck In Bel-|Put the other contestants are wait- ‘brought to Litchfield for burial. Address. John L. Alexander, |traml county to Good Hope in Itasca ing until the last moment before en- — K Chicago, 1k, county. The Beltrami ofticers acted |tering their votes. It is expected BEMIDJI MAN SUFFERS LO0SS favorably on the matter and the road will be ordered bulilt, after the neces- that the last count will materially change the standing of the leaders. 12:00 Model Union Sunday School. A. M. Locker,” St. Paul, sary preliminaries have been attend-| Standing of the contestants: sure May Get Early | A F. Anderson’s Emflomentlm k. ed to. Commissioners Nelson, King,| 21....3,338,610 27...1,660,204 Consideration. In Grand Forks Destroyed By Fire Bunday School Passard and O’Brien of Itasca county| 30 .... 868,942 781,379 Washington, Feb. 12.—The Shackel- 3:00 Meeting for the Boys, were here. 37 ....1,276,059 1,482,692 = ford good roads bill, passed by the| Fire broke out at 4 a. m. this Address. John, L. Alexander.| = 1 members of the Beltram{ coun-| 70 ....6,663,216 857,780 house, nuthorlzg:)gen;heu;sotg:to!;oy l:r morning in a barber shop adjolning | o t:;‘kf-;o;:l:; ty board are in attendance at thé ©...1,193,268 84... 683,022 maintenance of rural [the A. F. Anderson Employment of-| s meeting. % 750,070 ' 109... 371,701 post roads in states which appropriate funds equal to to them by the federal government, ‘was before the bility of early New York, Feb. 12.—Two hundred and fifty men, were driven to plosion 6f a bomb in a six-story tene- ment. The bomb was exploded in the first floor hallway. Altitude Flight. Record Johannisthal, Robert Thelen, a German aviator, made a world’s altitude record for a. fiight with four passengers. He at-) tained a height of 9.250 feet. Address, Exra J. Morgan, Fort 8,020,409 N e aooeie ‘flce in Gr:dndbiby:s ’:nd ‘before the Asmm., :"-:0 4 . | flame 1 ed £ build- ddress. Watson X [oore, 8 Lodora] Eoverineilt, | Teo e Ve Dotutis it sickith CHARITY BALL TONIGHT| omrores win crawwionsme - cosideration. not be obtained this morning but ac- "carding to wire reports little was sav- ed. A.F. Andersonisa Bemidji busi- ness man and now operates an em- ployment agency on Minnesota Aven- ue. Thomas Wold had charge of the agency and the North Daktota rest- faurant and rooming house which Mr, ‘Anderson thad leased. Besides Mr. Anderson’s loss which will amount to over $600 dollars with no insur-| ance the buildings burned were, two clothing stores, the Klondike restau- rant and two barber shops. 7:30 Union Mass Meeting. Addres. John . L. Alexander, Chicago, Il The Elké Charity Ball, considered as one of the winters leading soclety events, will be given inithe dity haR this evening. The proceeds of the ‘ball are for charity. One of the larg- est crowds to ever attend a similar affair is expected to be present for the grand march this evening, Harry Mayer and Barney Erickson, have de- corated -the hall in an artistic man- ner with the purple and white colors of the Elks lodge, and with Hik heads. Remfrey’s orchestra will furnish the music. Defeat Of Phoenix Five Last Night Meang Loss of City Bowling Title Alarms Hundreds. women and children ot the .school the street by-the ex- farm entertained Mesdpme: J. P. Ridd>"l, James W!rebrcsner, Frank McManus, J. High>3 and 5 Achen- ‘bach at luncheon yesterday in hon- or of her daugat>, Mrs, ¥. Waldron of Montevedio, who: has been her guest for the past tliree wesks. Mra. Waldron left on tl& evenlng train for ;her home. When the Spillers last night de- feated the Phoenix five by 79 pins, the Orioles were made champions of the City Bowling League. Had the 2 Phoenix team won it would- have . | been tied for first place. But ome more game will be played, being be- tween the Bingers and Gophers, The scores last night were as follows: Germany, Feb. 12.— Spillers nHOPfl Gilletto 180 164 220 By , Berrigan 182~ 223 224 T. C. Bailey 128 130 183 174 207 199 195 202 118 869 926 944 2,729 Pins 191 182 158 188 212 173 114 211 177 165 149 198 172 167 909 830 911 2,660 Pins "Defective