Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, June 27, 1914, Page 1

VOLUME 12, NO. 53. FORTY CENTS PER MONTH BEMIDJI JULY FOURTH CELEBRATION PLANS COMPLETE; TO BE GREAT AFFAIR Committee in Charge at Meeting Held Yesterday Form All Detail Arrangements and Judges Named BARKER MARSHAL OF PARADE Running Race is Reserved for Farm- ers’ Horses—Schedule Will Be Strictly Followed During Day. FIREWORKS DURING EVENING Affair Will Bring Hundreds of North- ern Minnesota Residents to City— Is Attracting Much Attention. Plans for Bemidji" monster Fourth of July celebration and all dctail arrangements were completed riday the committee at @ eeting held in the Commereial avrd the entire program carried oul according to afternoou by ¢lub rooms, will be schedule. The committee appointed its sub- committee lected the judges for the auto parade. the judges for the rices at the faic grounds, let the contract for repairing the race track and such otier details necessary to carry (ut a perfect program. Batker Marshal of Parade. K. A er, president of the Merchants ociation, under whose direction the celebration is being held, was chosen marshal of the day and will head the big automobile parade. Mr, Barker has been an en- thusiastic worker in the perparation ol the Fourth of July program and should be given every assistance and co-operation in making this celebra- tion the best ever held in Bemidji. | Given Head of Street Events. J. K! Given of the Given Hard- ware company, was chosen chairman ol the committee in charge of the worning’s program on the down- town streets. FHe will be assisted by Fred Brinkman, P. A. Nelson and Charles Cominsk All those who wish to take part in any of the rac: of cvents to be held on the streets during the morning, should report | o Mr. Given or other members of the | committee, sometime before the IFoarth, Programs will be supplied everyone and in addition to this they arel printed in all three of the newspa- pers of the city in complete form. It is the plan of the various committees to pull all events off on schedule time or pass them up. The committee in charge of the races and sports at the fair grounds is as follows: . H. Denu, chairman, C. W. Jew- ett, A. Barker, Charles Cominsky, J. K. Given and P. A. Nelson. All those who wish to enter any of the races are rvequested to report to . 1. Denu or any member of the com- mittee as ear as possible. En- trants for the automobile races must he in several days before the Fourth. Farmers To Race. The running race will be confined strictly to farmer-owned horses. This event belongs to the farmer and it will be strictly carried out as suchs Several havp alreadf signi- fied their intention of entering the race and from present indications it looks as if the fight for first place will be an interesting one. The judges for the races, Thomas Symons, Len. Crothers and R. H. Schumaker will occupy the stand acr from the grand stand from where all announcements will be These men will act as judges made. for all the races. Bugene Berman will see that the baseball game starts on schedule time and will as: Manager Daly in the work of cléaring the field for action. The purse to be played for, between the teams of Thief River IFalls and the Bemidji Athleties, \is $200, the winner to get 60 per cent, and the losers 40 per cent. The Athletic club will pay each of the Bemidji players $5.00 cash, win or lose. / Evening Program. C. W. Warfield will have complete charge of the evening boat-race pro- gram, which will be held on the wa- ter front mnear the city dock. He has already outlined the course of the motorboat race and will anchor bouys with large numbers on each which may easily be seen from the shore. The race will be a handicap affair and each boat will bear a large number so that it may be designated iy the spectators. Intrants for these boat races should be made known early as pos- ible. Already some have expressed a desive to enter and the complete hould be in the hands of Mr. eld before July 3. Fireworks at 9 o'Clock. A. Megroth, of the Megorth. Va- riety store, and W. A. Elliott of the Fair store, will have complete charge of the fireworks display. They will anchor a large barge out in the lake from where the fireworks will be ex- st W, Will Be In Am::dance at Meeting of Northern Editors. GOVERNOR WALSH. State . Executive Takes Hand l.n Fighting Fire at Salem. ploded. These men know the busi- Parade Judges Named. The automobile parade judges will comprise C. E. Battles, A. H. Jestor and T. J. Burke, who will occupy seats on the Markham hotel balcony from where they will view the par- ade. Two prizes will be awarded, a $20 cash prize for the most beauti- fully decorated car and $20 cash for the most comically decorated car. The celebration is attracting con- siderable attention throughout this entire section and people are expect- ed to crowd the city, coming in over all railroads. will run on special schedule this day, the regular train leaving at 6 p. m. instead of 1:30. The fact that everything will be free is what appeals to the visitors and word from as far as the range on the east, Crookston on the west, Brainerd on the south, and Tnternational Falls oa the north, points to good represen- tation from all directions. ASSISTS IN CELEBRATION “Dollar Bill” to Play Big Part in July Fourth Doings — Hillaby Finds Time to Invest in Insurance. CROSS PLANS FUN FOR “KIDS” “Jack"Hillaby of the Palace Ment market, who has been hoarding the “Dollar Bill" since June 15, reports that he has simpy been so busy, gathering in other dollar bills, that he could not find an opportunity to spend the now notorious “Bill.” Today, however, he let go and “Bill” immediately took two big jumps. C. C. Cross, & Cross land and insurance agency, traded a policy for “Bill” and imme- liately donated him to be used for the purchase of fire crackers to be given to the “kids” on Fourth of July morning. “Bill” is now in possession of W. A. Elliott, the Fair store manager, who makes a startling announce- ment, “I am going to make the kids happy With'Bill,’ *"said Mr.Elliott, “to every boy or girl under 10 years of age, who brings a note from its parents on the morning of July Fourth will be given a package of fireworks. Mr. Cross donated Bill toward this good cause and.I am go- ing to add a few more dollar bills in order to pull off this stunt.” The parents may send the follow- ing note: * “Dear Mr. Elliott: Please give my child a package of fire- crackers, paid for by ‘Dollar Bill. “Signed. So the the good \Vork of the Be- midji dollar still continues. famous Women form a larger proportion of the educated class than men. ness well and will supply the display. | The Red Lake road | Thief River Falls and | of the Phibbs | Governor Eberhart, State Auditor Iverson, Immigration Commissioner Sherman and other prominent men are expected at Baudette and Spoon- er next month at the annual meet- ing of the Northern Minnesota Edi- torial association, according to a'let- ter received today from Secretary Rutledge. The visitors will arrive at International Falls July 17, and af- ter viewing the-big paper mill, will leave for Baudette and Spooner on a special train at 3:30 arriving in time for supper. The following morning they will board the steamer Kenora for a trip to the Lake of the Woods. They will return some time Sunday. and leave on their special in the af- ternoon. The visitors from the west will come on the regular trains. WAY TOAVOID SOCIALISM Says That Passage of Trust Bills Would Act As Safety Valve to In- crease in Party Voting Power. GROW AS DO MONOPOLIES By Congressman C. H. Tavenner. Washington, June 27.—Represen- tative, M. E. Burke, of Wisconsin, sees in the new trust bills a safety valve which will save the United States from Socialism. “The tide of Socialism has been rising in this country for the last decade until it now numbers about 1,000,000 voters, and its growth -con- tinues,” said Mr Burke. “I prophecy that unless these anti-trust bills or something similar are enacted into law and enforced, the tide of Social- ism will swell until it overwhelms all other parties, “If those who profit by trusts combinations, and monopolies desire to avoid Socialism, it is up to them to submit to the moderate regula- tions proposed in these bills, for just so sure as the iron hand of monopoly continues {o oppress the pedple, just so sure will Socialism finally succeed and overthrow not only monopolies and trusts, but our republican in- itutions. Such vast increase in trust, com- binations and monopolies and ‘n their nefarious practices and busi- ness methods have and are creating more and more déssal.isfaetion each year among the common people of the country. As these trusts have grown in number and power, so has Socialism grown in numbers ond power. The Cost of War, That the per capita expenditure for wars, past and anticipated is $4.10 for each man, woman and child in the United States is the estimate of Representative W. W. Baily of Pennsylvania. Mr. Bailey is mak- ing a campaign issue of the military and naval expenses of the United States. “Any party responsible for such a monstrous burden upon the toilers would be destroyed by the fury of the masses,” he says. “Yat the burden is born without a mur- mur, since the nature of it is not understood.” . Representative Bailey has tabulated for each town in every county of his district the distributive share of army, navy and pension appropria- tions. -The total of his district whose population is 313,868 s $681,137.10. The little village of Coaldale with 311 inhabitants pays over $1,275 into the federal war budget. The town of Logan, with nearly 10,000 population, pays $39,893, While Altoona with a popnu- lation of 52,000, pays nearly $214,- 000 each year for military purposes. Mr Bailey blames the indirect system of taxation for the existence of this system ‘“concealed taxes.” He takes a slam at the popular fallacy that ‘“‘putting money into circulation” is a good thing. “But sometimes,” says Mr. Bailey, “it is well to inquire whose money and how 1it is put into circulation.” Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wynne have as their guests James Wynne and fam- ily, Mrs. George A. Hayes and Ever- ett Wynne, all of Wynne. James and Everett Wynne are sons of J. {H. Wynne, who is the custodian of the Court house. Contnct for Oohttrhchon of Bel- trami - Marghall *\co\mty Drain Awarded to Noflh@vemrn Firm WILL BE 219 mufis IN LENGTH 2 i) George B. Clifford 'bf Minneapolis Successful Bidder for Thirty-five Steel Bridges--Will Cost $12,693 Bidding at twelve pents per cubic vard for excavaiing, the Northwest- ern Drainage company _of Thief River Falls and Grand Rapids, Wis- consin, was yesterday awarded -the contract for the construction of Ju- dicial Ditch No. 21, Yecently ordered constructed, and which when coni- pelted will be 219 miles in length. Of"the bids filed that of the North- western company was half a cent less than the next lowest .on the ex- cavating. The total cost of the ditch, as provided by the contract, will amount to $326,445.44, which is divided into the following -pro- portions: Clearing; $19,425.25; roads $29,062.50; excavating, $277,- 957.69. The road building will be 194 miles long, the leveling for which will cost §150 to the mile. Clifford Gets Bridges. Theré was some hot competition for the bridge contracts, bids being advertised for thirty-five structures. Eight bids were recéived and -that of George W. Clifford of Minneapolis was accepted. The Clifford ‘com- pany will erect the bridges, the en- tire thirty-five, for $12,693. Where It Will Be Located. The new ditch will be located in Marshall and Beltrami counties, about half being in each county. The territory covered by the postoffices of ~Johnstad, Randen, Honokla, Como, Ware and Gatske in Marshall county will be benefited by the drain, while the unbrganized = dis- tricts’ of towns 158-157, ranges 36- 37 and 38 in Beltrami county will be included. i 0. L. Dent, official ditch referee of this judicial district, is - today drawing up contracts and the pre- liminary business before actual work is begun will be rushed to comple- tion as readily as possible. DANCE CALLED OFF. Many Disappointed by Delay in Open- ing of “Country Club.” Disappointment was caused among many of the young folks of Bemidji and Lavinia by the forced postpone- ment of the opening of the “Country Club” which had been planned for last evening. While the pavilion is protected from the rain, the lake was too rough and’Captain MacLachlan thought best to postpone the affair until next Tuesday. The same invi- tations, those issued for last even- ing, will permit entrance to the dance. Repair Race Track. Beginning Monday morning E. M Young and a crew of men will start repairing the track at. the Fair grounds for the Fourth of July races. The work will take three or four days and the grounds will be locked, au- tomobile drivers being requested not to use the track. Mrs. Jim Brennan and two daugh- ters of Ranier, -arrived in the city last evening and are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Gordhammer on Dewey avenue. From here they will g0 to Wilton to visit friends. Mrs. Brennan is Mrs. Gordhammer’s sister. Considerable interest is being shown in the baseball game which ‘will be played tomorrow afternoon between the teams of Bagley and the Athletics.- A good game is antici- ‘pated as both organizations are plav- mg fast ball. S Reisberg, a Swedislr~ Mission friend, will preach in the Norwegian Lutheran church, June 29, at 8 o'clock. Everybody cordially in- vited to come and hear him. HOLD SHOOT TOMORROW., y | Large Number of Bemidji Sportsmen to Visit Traps. With the intense interest which is being taken by Bemidji gunmen in’trap shooting this season, a large number- are -expected to attend the shoot which is to be held at the new traps tomorrow morning at 10:30. The traps, which are located on the site formerly used for lumber piling | by the Douglas Lumber mill, are among the best in the state and with the enthusiasm with which the Be- midji shooters are taking it is pro- bable that many good scores will be secured during the summer. TAXTITLE POINTS DECIDED Bemidji Jurist Is Affirmed by State Supreme Court in Important Koo- Chiching County Law Suit. SETTLES MANY PENDING CASES In a decision filed by the state su- preme court yesterday in the case of Patrick Culligan et al Cosmopolitan company, versus the law on several important tax title questions is cleared up, especially with refer- ence to Koochiching county lands. The rendered by Judge Stanton, was un- satisfactory as to some of the legal decision of the trial judge, questions. involved to both siles of the controversy and both appealed. The final decision, Holt, affirms the lower court in all particulars. The case is especially important because the same questions of law are involved in a large number of pend- ing cases.’ The syllabus is as follows: “1. Where a mnew county is formed out of territory of an exist- ing county, notice of expiration of redemption from a tax sale of lands in such territory must be issued by the auditor of the original county, delivered for service to the sheriff of the new county, and published therein, if publication be necessary, provided that taxes for which the sale was had were levied before the petition for the formation - of the new county was filed. “2.. A notice of the expiration of the time to redeem from a tax sale, made under the tax law of 1902, is ineffectual which fails to recite that the tax sale certificate was presented to the auditor by the holder thereof, and which includes a great number of tracts sold separately, situated in many different townships and where- on the sherifi’s return show fees for service of over $300 without any ap- portionment of the same among the different tracts, so that from the no- tice and return it is impossible to determine the amount required to re- deem any one tract. ~ “3. In an action to deterniine ad- | verse claim where defendant answers claiming title absolute the court properly allowed costs to plaintiffs although under authority of See. 2168 G. S. 1913 a lién was decreed “|defendant as holder of a tax certi- ficate. . - ““4.” Under said section the court is authorized to adjudge a lien to the holder of the tax certificate, issued upon a sale of subsequent to the tak- ing ecect of the tax laws of 1902, even though the sale and certificate be valid and there is time and op- portunity to serve a mnotice of the expiration of the time of redemp- tion. “In such case the lien may include taxes paid subséquent to the giving .of a defective notice of redemption, whether such taxes be paid before or after they became delinquent.” GREEK RESERVES CALLED Seven Naval Classes Summoned by Government. Athens, Greece, June 27.—Seven clagses "of the Greek naval reserves have been called to the colors. The reason is understood to be the determinafion of the Greek govern- ment to be prepared for all -eventuali- ties, although there is an apparent slackening of the -tension ‘%etween Turkey and Greece. In Turkey. husbands divorce their wives at will and by a word. SCOO A NEw © 4= irve-5\ee - B - v - THE CUB REPORTER “TH’ BOSS BOUGHT ME- MOTOR CYCLE 6efectiv Where Is This Place “Th’ -- Name uO’ TH' - law”? written by Judge - GOVERNOR HANNA. North Dakota Executive la Again Named by Close Margin. STORM DELAYS TOURISTS “See Minnesota Fix‘-st’f Party Caused | to Seek Shelter From Waves and | Abandon Part of Trip as Planned SPENT LAST NIGHT AT SHOTLEY BEMIDJI VISITED BY BIG WIND STORM Damages Amounting to Several Hun- dred Dollars Cansed During Near Tornado—Logs- Break Away. CITY STREETS IN DARKNESS Electric Light Wires Cut by Falling Trees—Many Boat Houses De- stroyed by Waves and Wind. What is believed to be the most severe wind and rain storm in the history of Bemidji visited the city last night, causing damages of sev- eral hundred dollars. Men who have been residents of Bemidji for eighteen years claim that never be- fore has this section suffered from th wind as it did last night. Wires Are Cut. Electric light wires were cut by “falling trees, telephone and electric wire poles were pulled-up, awnings destroyed, boat houses and buildings damaged by the wind. . Waves of Lake Bemidji were never larger and repeatedly did they wash over the City dock and the boat landing of the City boat company. The doors of the large boat house were stripped from ‘their hinges, the boats torn from the -ropes, the waves taking them out of the stalls, only to wash them against the shore. Boat Houses Destroyed. Members of the state university; |“See Minnesota First” party had an experience not on their itinerary yes- terday when the wind storm caused such waves on.Red Lake that they' were unable to return to the reser-’ vation from Shotley where th day had been spent. | ‘The storm was so severe that rather than take chances of swamp- ing, the “Mud Hen,” the boat on which the trip was made, Prof. Lehn- | erts agreed to abandon the Cass Lake trip of today and spent the night at! Shotley. For a time it was feared that some accident might have befallen thel party, which is nineteen strong, and| there was much excitement at the reservation, but the safety of the party was assured this morning when ! the “Mud Hen" was sighted entering the bay at Cross Lake where wood | was secured. g General Manager Molander of the Red Lake line said this afternoon that special arrangements will be‘ made to bring the party to Bemidji | in order that it may not be further delayed in its trip. LEE LEADS BY 16,410 Returns as Reviewed by State Can- vassing Board Include all but Cook County—Preus’ Plurality Sure. 4 —_— HAMMOND IS WINNER BY 1,000 With one county, Cook, missing, the standing of the candidates on the state ticket as reported today is as follows: Governor (Republican) — Eberhart, 86,231; Lee, 102,671; Raab, 6,092. Lieutenant Governor—J. A. A, Burnquist, 89,271; Elias Steenerson, 77,760. g State Treasurer—R. L. Johnson, 73,- 057; W. J. Smith, 103,376. Attorney General—James Manahan, 76,053; L. A. Smith, 104,539. State Auditor—Julius Block, 44,236; J. A. O. Preus, 65,211; Henry Rines, 64,482, ~ 5 Clerk of Supreme Court—I. A. Cas- well, 111,128; C. D. McCubrey, 50,216. Railroad Commissioner—J. S. Arne- son, 27,338; O. P. B. Jacobson, 74,770; J. F. Rosenwald, 39,860; J. C. White, 27,021. Governor (Democratic)—W. S. Ham- mond, 21,843; D. W. Lawler, 20,916. Governor (Progressive)—H. T. Hal- bert, 1,760; E. N. Westerlund, 1,104. Supreme Court Justices (Nonpar- tisan)—George L. Bunn, 51,315; C. B. Elliot, 32,822; Alva Hunt, 20,642; Al- bert Johnson, 63,329; P. W. Morrison, 29,261; William Watts, 21,315. Initial steps have been taken to ‘lorganize the school teachers of Ohio under the auspices of the Ohio State Federation of Labor. By "HOP" {o’clock, At Grand Forks bay the boat own- erz were the heaviest losers, several ‘buat houses being entirely destroyed and the launches swamped. docks were also swept away. Street Lights Out. Nymore, Mill Park and the streets of Bemidji were dark after i1 the wires being grounded. The Mill Park and Nymore lines dropped into the river at the bridse, while the line furnishing “‘juice” to the street arches and street lights of The ithe business and residence districts jof Bemidji was cut by falling trees. The electricity for the business houses and residences was cut off jseveral times during the night by iwires coming into contact with each other. City Plant Ready: In order that the ecity would not Dbe entirely dark if the line tofhe dam power plant should become useless, the Warfield company had the Be- midji plant fired up and ready for instant use. This was not needed for the line was not damaged in any way. Today an extra large crew of elec- tricians is at work on the different- lines, from Nymore to the cemetery, all of which were put on the “blink” and Andrew Warfield said this after- noon that the company expects to have all damages repaired and ready for use this evening. ) Logs Break Away. The boom gang of the Crookston Lumber company has been kept busy all day picking up about 100,000 feet of logs which the waves assisted in lifting over the boom. The boom did not break.. Almost all of the logs drifted to the Bemidji shore where they were readily picked up by the steam tug of the lumber com- pany this morning. Trees Blown Down. Trees in all parts of the city were blown down, and so strong was was the wind that in several instances windows were broken. Perhaps the most damage was done at the City boat house. The waves played havoc with the large building, the portion of the boat house in which the large passenger boat, “The Storm King,” is kept, be- ing almost entirely .destroyed. Cap- tain MacLachlan was also also hard hit by the wind, thé large barge nn which his office and waiting room for his boat service it situated, be- ing torn from the dock and forced upon the shore. kK KKK KKK KKK KKK Catholic. Low mass at 7 a. m. High mass at 9- a. m. Vespers at 8 p. m. These hours will be maintained during the summer months. Father Philippe. German Lutheran. Services in the afternoon in the Swedish Lutheran church in the Ger- man lauguage, at 3 o’clock. Rev. Korz of Brainerd will preach. Episcopal. Communion services at 7:30 a. m. Sunday school at 9:30. Regular Sunday morning service at 10:30. Archdeacon Parshall. Salvation Army. Sunday school at- 2:30 Serviefls +at 8. P B > Gnfig:egahoml (anwxe) Sunday school at 11 a. m Servlcaa at 7:30 +G. M. Peacoc pastol e Paae * SUNDAY IN THE CHURCHES *. KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK K- = =