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

. VOLUME 12, NO. 91. FORTY CENTS PER M GERMAN ARMY D L Bt atar/.;“ \C =] ory, | *‘: PREMIUM LIST FOR COUNTY FAIR OUT Attractive Booklet of Agricultural As- sociation Being Distributed Among Farmers—A Banner Exhibition. SEPTEMBER, 16, 17, 18—LET’S GO Is Complete in Every Detail and Pro- ducts Generally Grown Here Are Given Most Prominence. Let’s go. Hot off the press, the premium lists of the ninth annual fair of the Bel- trami County Agricultural associa- tion, which is to be held Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, September 16, 17 and 18, are being distributed by Charles Schroeder, the secretary, to- day. Suitable Souvenir. The premium list booklet, which was compiled by Mr. Schroeder, A, P. Ritehie and F, S. Arnold, i one of the most attractive ever gotten out for a Beltrami county fair, and it is complete in every detail. Premium Divisions. Many new premiums have been ad- ded to the list and the products most generally raised here are given the greatest prominence in the distribu- tion of the awards, but little atten- tion being given to items of relative- ly small value to the community. The premium list itself is so gotten up that it will make a suitable souvenir of the fair. Among the premium divisions are: Horses, Cattle, Sheep, Hogs, Poultry, Grains, Grasses and Straws, Vegeta- bles, Farmers’ Clubs Exhibits, Fruits, Flowers, , Domestic ~Manufactures Dairy Products, Bees and Honey, Household Products, Rural School Section and the special premiums, Entries may 'be made to Secretary Schroeder any time prior to the fair, and the grounds will be open for the receiving of exhibits on the first day the exhibition. Officers of Fair. of he officers of the fair association are: A, P. White, president; A. P. Ritehic, vice-president; R. H. Schu- maker, treasurer; C. F. Schroeder, secretary; . ©. Arnold, member-at- large. Following is a list of directors: Frohn—H. Bickstadt, Hugo Hen- 1, Nels Willet. Bemidji Directors, lemidji—A. B, Rako, A. H.Jester, 5. C. Bergh. Grant Valley—F. M. Pendergast, Lee Hiltz, W. G. Schroeder, George Miller. Jones——Nels Sorenson. Turtle River—W. [. Phelps. Northern—N. G. Reynolds, Noel, W. A. Worth, ekles——Harry Bowers, J. C. Me- Ghee, George W. Day. John PRINCE GSCAR. Prussian Commands Prom- inent German Regiment. Chippewas in Conference Here Pass Resolution Requesting Amendment Be Made to Act of 1889. TO ELECT OFFICERS TOMORROW Resolutions of great importance to the Minnesota Chippewas were pre- is com- sented at the Conference which now in session here by the mittee which comprises, John Carl Paul Beaulieu, Frank Cajune, James J. Coffey and Gust Bernum, Seven resolutionsi were reported by the committee, two.of which had noon. d Rogers of Walker, former Gopher football star and county at- torney for Cass county, is presiding, been passed by the council this after- | ernment, for. ‘court; to request the government to [fulfill "all . its ‘obligations - with ' the ‘Chippewas ‘as a nation and individ- uals and an‘investigation of the man- ner in which tribal funds:are being disposed of at the White Barth Teser- vation. Gilinores In London In the twin city newspapers of last evening a list of Americans arriving in London was printed which includ- EMERGENCY BILL NEEDED ‘War of Europe Shows Neces.sity of, Permitting American Registry of Foreign-Built Ships. RADIUM SUPPLY IS CUT OFF (By Congressman C, H. Tavenner.) Wtshington, Augusit 12.—The ne- cessity for congress to pass an emer- gency .bill permitting American - reg- istry of foreign-built ships in qrder to carry American commerce now that war in Europe has demoralized ithe shipping of the world, has abso-. lutely clinched the long contention of Andrew Turuseth, legislative agent jof the International Seamen’s union, that wages and nothing else is the real secret of the United States’ lack of a merchant marine. American sailors’ wages are com- paratively high. American owned vetisels must pay American wages tol jtheir sailors. Therefore American pitalists investing in ships, regis-| ter them under foreign flags in order to pay the European and Asiatic scales of wages. The contention of Furusieth is ‘prov-: en by the very fact that America finds | herself in the present difficulty in | the matter of providing ships for our commerce. The Underwood-Simmons istariff provides for the free entry un-{ e/ may start suit against the gov- [y 1 a] their claims with |- | privilege of appealing to the supreme ed the names of Dr. and Mrs. Rowland tomoerrow.. and will continue to do so until the|der certain conditions of foreign-built election of officers which takes place | vessels-bought by Americans for! 1 There are several men-|American registry. . The old conten-, tioned for the presidency and it is|tion had been that the heavy cost of expeeted that there will be quite aiship construction-in this country pre- fight for the place. vented an American meérchant mar- ine. Yet in spite of the free listing One of the two resolutions passed| today asks for an amendment to “the!of vessels, at the outbrealk of hostili- Act of January 14, 1889, entitled an ties in Europe the United States found ‘Act for the relief and civilization of the Chippewa Indians in the state of Minnesota,” which shall provide for.the sale of the unsold land of the ceded Chippewa reservations in said state. under the provisions of said act by forty-acre.tracts to the high- est bidder but not for less than five dollars per acre, and to also permit such settlers to prove up on any of the landsi of said reservations here- tofore entered by them under the Homestead laws of the United States immediately for two dollars and fifty Port Hope—I2, E. Schulke, W. M. Gerlinger, W. T. Blakely. Turtle Lake—R. M. William Blakely. Liber .ars O. Myhre, M. Rygg. Buzzl: (+. Gilbertson, Andrew Haarkhan. Summit—John Gilstad, Henry Berg. Blackduck—J. C, Thompson, Jesse Dade, A Witting. Hagali—W. H, Rice, Battle—Jchn A. Carlson, J. Jerome, Andrew Johnson, Arne Solberg. Alaska—W. H. Whelan. Spruce Grove—Andy Solberg. G. E. Carson, W. B. Stewart, W. P, Dyer. TAKEN FROWM BERLIN BANKS German Russian Gold Seizure Nets . $25,000,000. London, Aug. 12.—A Central News dispatch from Berlin says the Russian funds seized by the German govern- ment in Berlin banks are said to Lotal $25,000,000. A special commission appointed by the government in Germany reports that the corntry has a sufficient stock of food to last for a year. Emperor Dickinson, cents per acre. Provided that all mineral rights shall be reserved to the said Chippewas, provided further that said lands shall not be sold or other- wise digposed of until all merchant- ahle timber and including all classes of timber has been appraised and sold at bank scale.” . The other urges “the passage of a bill by congress to secure the imme- diate payment per capita of the in- terest sitill due said Chippewa Indians as provided by Section 7 of said act of 1889, and as explained and agreed upon between the commission created by the said act and the said Chippe- wa Indians, or to otherwise take such steps as may be necessary to secure the payment fo said interest in the manner stated.” Brilliant talks have been given by several of the Indians, most of them being made in the Tndian language. Interesting addresses were given Dby John Morricon, treasurer of the Coun- cil and official interpreter, and Frank Cajune and Gus Beaulieu. Other resolutions which will be acted upon this afternoon call for the passage of a bill which will pro- vide for a complete and thorough aec- counting of the tribal funds of the Minnesota Chippewas; urge the pas- William has given $100,000 to the German Red Cross society and a simi- lar sum for the relief of families of soldiers kilizd or wounded in the fighting. Advertised Letters. List of advertised letters “UN- CLAIMED” for week ending August 10, 1914, at Bemidji postoffice: Men—Berg, Peter, Batchilder, Mr. Jack, Cooke & Berkman, Messrs, Chi- teate, Mr. Itossle, Hatcher, Mr. Louis, Johnson, Mr. Magnes, Jarrzig, T, John, Listug, Mr. Olaf, Milier, Mr. cGorge. W., Miller, Mr. D. B., McDer- mid, Mr. Simon, McLean, Mr, Archie. McGrew, J. 25, C s, . Mr., Seger, Mr. A. N,, Taylor, Geo. V., Vicola, Mr., Van Niman, Mr. Clinton, Wick- lund, Mr. Walter, Welter, Mr. Fred, ‘Women—Broton, Misi; Bertina, Deck- er, Miss Suzette, Johnston, Mrs. Nora, -McGGraw, “Mrs. ‘Patrick, Odin, Miss Bertha, Preston, Mrs. Clyde, Sherman, sage of a bill whereby the Chippe- herself without merchant vessels. No one had taken advantage of the free list provision. Wages is the real bar to a merchant marine, says Furuseth. The way to remedy it, it is declared, is to pass the seamen’s bill which abolishes ar- rest for desertion of sailors. This, he says, would raise the world’s sail- ors’ wages to the American standard, and there would no longer be any rea- son why American vessel owners should register their ships under for- eign flags. Government Manufacture of Radium As the result of the war a' new branch of healing—the cure of can- cer with radium—finds itself serious- ly hampered. Germany is the larg- est refiner of radium from ores of any country, and the American hos- pitals and doctors have been relying upon Germany to supply this new ‘precious and wonderful healing agen- cy. The war has absolutely stopped the export of radium from Germany, land there is sure to be a radium short- age throughout the earth. At the moment hope is held out to cancer victims it is snatched away by the war god. The result is an agitation in Wash- ington for a government-owned ra- dium plant. America is the largest producer of radium-producing ores, and there is no reason why the gov- ernment should not undertake the ex- traction of the wonderful commodity. Tt will be impossible to ship any mere radium ore to Germany for pos- sibly many months. Representative Foster of Illinois hasi @ bill providing for the government manufacture of radium, and house members are urg- ing that it be passed as an emergen- €y measure. A want ad will sell it for you. Imports Especially TakedA May Go Still Highe Houseliold expenses Hav by bounds since Europe s s ‘become a big battlefield, and the products that come from foreign cl-imeii\mve icrept toward the top in a -hul‘i}'. Bemidji merchants Fhave been forced to advance many®f their pri- ces .already, in consequer of the in-! creases made by the wholésalers, and | _|according to K. K. Roe, gfithe firm of | Roe & Markusen, the most discourag- | ing, feature is that thé”}i‘ld has not yet come, and the pricestay §till go | higher. 4 | These for Inshq’d;. Just take a glimpse atithe prices of a few commodities, aRd one will realize the change: Flour, before the war was sold for $&00_ for 100 Ibs.; after war was declared it has| increasi2d to $3.50 for 109 Ibs; sugar, before war, $5.50 for’ 100 1bs. now | $7.50 for 100 Ibs. { ; The above are two of t-% necssaries | of_life, and what mak%‘t‘he prices soar is direetly attri‘but:%d to -the Kuropean war. i Ports Blockfiefl;’ Canned goods, all imforted - pro- ducts, such as sardines aid ocean fish, have advanced 15 per cent. This is | easily explained, as many of the - | European/ports are now in'a state of biockade and Norway, Sweden and Denmark, and also ports in Russia, si2ip a great deal of ‘canned fish com- modities to the United States. A glance at the co prices will convince on came mixed up in war. promise to_advance, 3 & pound. - England, which ships much tea to the United States, will not be accessable for a time to local dealers, and the domesitic prices in sympathy have promptly advanced. Spices will not be affected. At least no raise is noticeable in these commodities yet. Lemonade Goes Up - Lemons, before the war were quot- ed at $8.00. a case. Since the war they are $10.00, an increase of over $2.00 on a case. The cifrus crops comes mainly to the United States from Italy, and that country threat- ening to declare war, the yellow fruit acted in sympathy and is a luxury in ‘the average household at present. With the steady increase on groceries comes the news of increase in meats. Smoked meats have been raised several cents, fresh meats 2 or 3 cents and steaks from 2 to 3 cents the pound. “Local merchants and meat dealers have not yet raised all prices, but state that it is only a question of a short time. Ascension Soon. ‘When the wholesaler raises his. 'prices, the retailer must and it is pre- dicted that a few days will sée the ascension. Meantime the lady of the house prays for peace. That this “awful war nwill end,” and the grocer and butcher regret the situation; but what can they do? Advance in prices to them means of necessity an ad- vance to the customer, and from press reports the conditions are the same all over the country, Carl Tennstrum left last night for Cumberland, Wisconsin, where his sister Esther, who has been visiting at Ashland, will join him. Mr. and Mrs. John Tennstrum will go to Wis- consin later to visit relatives and friends and Esther and;Carl will Te- turn with them, One-third of the clerks in the Uni- ted States are women. . | Editorial Outing “Movies” Presented *|nesota Editorial association outing || the Grand on Friday and Saturday of WILL BE SHOWN AT GRAND, “Here August 21 and 22. “Much interest is being taken in the moving pictures of the Northern Min- ‘which are to be shown in Bemidji at GRAND DUKE NICHOLAS Commander -in - Chief of Russian ‘Imperial - Army. next week, August 21 and 22. The pictures are making a hit in all pla- ces where they have been shown, and crowded houses are expected to greet ‘them when they are presented here. Charles Scheers, president of the as- || sociation, while in Bemidji last Mon- day, arranged with Manager Wood- mansee .for the presentation of the films. g FALL JURORS SELECTED Clerk Rhoda, Sheriff Johnson and Justice Nye Pick Names of Those ‘Who Will Serve During Term. JUDGE C. W. STANTON TO PRESIDE With Judge C. W. Stanton bresid- ing, the fall term of court for Beitra- mi county will conyene here on Tues- day September 8. The wpetit and grand jurors have been picked by Fred Rhoda, clerk of court, Andrew Johnsion, sheriff, and Willis Nye, jus- | tice of the peace. k The grand jurors are called for; the opening day of court, while the petit jury .will not report until Wednesday or Thursday. It is plan-! nod to-hold the naturalization wark‘ Monday if possible. & Following is a list of the grand and petit jurymen: The Petit Jury. Bven Nclson, Cormant; Ernest Mi ler, V. Kelliter; John Gjelhang, Bau- dette; Hans Imsdabl, Wabanica; James Healy, Blackduck; Albert Wil- liam:i, Baudette; John P. Rust;-Battle Rivez; John C. Sprague, Battle; Andy Berg, Bemidji; Erick Lyseng, Roose- velt; Fred' Swanson, Frohn; A. O. Akre, Nymore; J. W. Peck, Bemidji; CRITICISM IS INVITED Merchants™ Association Asks Farmers Clubs to Bring Suggestions Before Meetings and Tell of Needs. | i | : [RITCHIE OUTLINES CONDITIONS In crder that farmers of the Be- midji territory may better understand the purpose of the Merchants associa- tion, it was decided at yesterday afternoon’s meeting to again invite the presidents of each of the Farmers clubs to attend the siessions and to TWO ARMIES OF ONE MILLION EACH READY FOR BATTLE WHICH WILL DECIDE GERMAN'S INVASION OF FRANCE (AMERICAN PRESS.) BRUSSELLS, AUG. 12.--TW0 ARM- IES OF ABOUT ONE MILLION EACH ARE IN TOUCH WITH ONE AN- OTHER TODAY AND THREATEN- ED WAR IN BELGIUM MAY BEGIN AT ANY MINUTE WHICH WILL DE- CIDE FATE OF GERMAN ARMY SEEKING - TO INVADE FRANCE AND REACH PARIS THROUGH BELGIUM. ALLIED FORCES HAVE BLOWN UP BRIDGE WHICH LIES IN LINE WITH GERMAN ADVANCE. IONDON, AUG. 12.—BELGIAN WAR OFFICE REPORTS STRONG FORCE OF GERMANS REPULSED AT MAUGIENNES, NEAR VERDUN, FRANCE, WITH HEAVY LOSSES. VERDUN IS FIRST OF SERIES OF TWO FRENCH STRONGHOLDS ON SIEECT ROUTE FROM LUXEN- BERG TO PARIS, INDICATING THAT GERMANS WILL USE THIS AS ONE OF THEIR ROUTES IN AT- TEMETING INVASION OF FRENCH CAPITAL, AND THAT THEY HAVE MADE SPEEDY INVASION PROG- RESS IN INVASION OF FRANCE. GERMAN ARMY MOVED TODAY I0 ATTACK BELGIAN, BRITISH AND FRENCH FORCES AND TO ULEAR ROAD-THROUGH BELGIUM I0 FRANCE. GERMAN ARMY BE- ING DETACHED FROM ITS POSI- TION AT LIEGE AND IS ADVANC- [(NG THROUGH HEART OF BEL- IUM. MAIN BODY OF GERMAN CAV- ALRY IS ENGAGED IN FORWARD YOVEMENT ALONG FRONT OF AL- LIED ARMIES, P, M. Decaire, Bemidji; Martin Dille, Lammers; Henry Plummer, Hornet; F. K. Barker, Eckles; Albert Kleven, ‘Bemidjij- Bernhard ' Hanson,... Bau- dette; Nels -Olson,” Spooner; Albert Utech, Turtle River; O. Lindquist, Kelliher; John Monquist, Moose Lake; Adolph Gjelhaug, Wabanica. offer criticisms and suggestions. This step was taken following. a talkihy*AsR.-Ritchie; former superin- tendent, of ‘the Bemidji ‘schools and now- precident of the Better Farming club. Mr. Ritchie recalled sieveral instances where he had heard farm- ers cbmplain of the treatment accord- PARIS, AUG. 12 —GERMANS AND~ SRENCH IN CONFLICT ENTIRE LEXGTE: OF EASTERN FRONTIER, IW0 HUNDRED miLES, GERMAN CAVALRY HAVING MADE BOLD DASHES FAR INTO FRENCH TER- RITORY. GERMAN INFANTRY HAS ADVANCED CONSIDERABLE DIS- The Grand Jury. ea them by business men and mer- A. P. Ritchie, Bemidji; A. Schultz, chants of Bemidji. The association Prohn: Alher; Schult’z thfi_' members corrected false impressions and the suggestions will be taken ad- vantage of. Each farmers club president is an honorary member of the association and as such they are invited to attend the meetings. = It ig the desire of the merchants association to co-operate entirely with the farmers -and to bring the tillers of the soil-to realize that the chief desire of the organiza- tion is to-assist them. “Mr. Ritchie’s remarks brought forth several weak James Ramsey, Baudette; Nels Bye, Lammers; M. B. Pettingill, Battle; Otto Ashby, Maple Ridge; George Becker, Jones; Charles Warfield, Be- midji; Alfred Moen, Bemidji; .W. H. Rice, Tenstrike; Arthur Akerberg, Bemidji; K. McIver, Bemidji; Jerone- mus_Langness, ‘Benville; John Thor- en, Lammers; Ole Landro, Benville; A. Golz, Bemidji; Axel Peterson, Kel- liher; Arthur Page, Hines; A. A. Lawson, ‘Liberty; E. A. Olson, Be- 5 , A midji; William Fellows, Tenstrike; spots in the business operations of the .. G Johnson, Shooks. association and these will be correct- 1-7r e ed immediately. - E. A. Barker, president of the asso- HOLD INTERESTING MEETING ciation, has written to each club president urging him to attend the meetings, {The committee named for the pur- pose of recommending the rearrang- ing of the credit system will meet Friday evening at the office of Secre- tary Sathre and will make a report at the Tuedday meeting. Meetings are held every Tuesday afternoon at 3:30. Co-operation Discussed at Better Farming Club Session. Co-operation as a means of aiding in marketing produce and cheapening the purchage of supplies was the chief topic discussed at the last meeting of the Better Farming clubB which was held at the farm of John Patterson at Lake Marquette. The method of forming a co-operative association was taken up and cases cited of va- rious towns in which organizations of the kind were working. A cominit- tee of three members was appointed to confer with the other farmers’ clubs and to look up co-operation da- ta. An interesting report on the work of the county. fair exhibit com- mittee was given by Donald Shannon, secretary of the club, and Charles Schroeder, secretary of the Fair as- sociation, read the prize offers for the county fair. to have their exhibits at the FIRST ONIONS SOLD. John Lunn Makes Initial Sale of Season—Full Grown Squash. five acres: Walker’s farm on August 29. Re- freshments were served. Jfrom Mr. Lunn. SCOOP THE CUB REPORTER Mrs. C. M., Walone, Mrs. - WELL DR0P DOWN ONTH WATER' J TAKE MY MORNING- PLUNGE ! WHILE H 6ef§clive Page ‘W. G. Schroeder yesterday pur- chased the first locally grown onions of the year, having bought several bushel from John Lunn, manager of the Bemidji Onion Growers associa- tion, who has a magnificent crop of The onions are of the Yel- jlow Globe variety and are fully ma- He urged all members tured. ‘Onions grown in the south- next fern part of the state are being placed meeting which is to be held at George on the market now. Mr. Schroeder also purchased some Hubbard squash TANCE FROM BELGIAN FRONTIER ALONG UPPER REACHES OF SIENE RIVER AND HAVE THROWN UP ENTRENCHMENTS. FRENCH TROOPS ALONG EN- TIRE FRONT IN CONTACT WITH FERMANS. VILLAGE OF LAGARDE IN GERMAN TERRITORY TAKEN BY FRENCH AT POINT OF BAY- ONET. GERMANS MADE DETERMINED ATTEMPT TO TAKE POSITIONS OCCUPIED BY FRENCH OUTSIDE MUELHAUSEN, BUT FAILED, MORE LABORERS NEEDED Crop Conditions in North- Dakota Over Estimated—Ten Men There For Each Job. SHORTAGE KEENLY FELT HERE While hundreds of men are daily ‘| journeying to the harvest fields where there is not near enough work, the crop conditions being over-estimated, there is a big labor shortage there, the Crookston Lumber company needing at least 300 men for its various op- erations. Grand Forks' employment agents say that they have ten applicants for every job and that hundreds of men are being disappointed in their de- sire to obtain employment there. Thirty employes of the Crookston company quit their jobs here yes- térday, it being their intention to go the Dakota harvest fields where they could secure better wages. At plants No. 1 and No. 2 of the Crookston Lumber company here fifty men can be put to work at once while the same company can use 250 la- borers in the woods. Work is-being held back yy the big shortage and such will continue to be the case un- til workmen are made to realize that they cannot hope to better themeislves by relying upon the harvest, rust hav- ing cut many of the largest crops as - low as eight bushels to the acre. Coroner Investigates. “ Coroner Ibertson left this afternoon for the other side of Lake Bemidii, it having been reported that a dead man had been found there. -