Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 7, 1914, Page 1

VOLUME 12, NO. 113. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, MONDAY E VENING, SEPTEMEER 7, WARTO STIMULATE INVENTIVE POWERS Americans, Excepting in Line of Mechanics, Are Excelled by Euro- peans Under Present Conditions. ESPECIALLY TRUE OF CHEMISTS Radium An Illustration of Nation’s Backwardness in Developing Scien- tific Discoveries, Says Tavenner. (By Congressman C. H. Tavenner) Washington, Sept. 7.—American inventiveness is sure to be stimula- ted by the war in Europe. Americ- ans for the most part consider them- selves the most inventive people on earth, but this self-estimate is far from the truth. In the line of mechanics it is probably true that Ameriecan inventors need take a back seat for nobody, but in other scien- ces the development has been car- ried on largely by Europeans. Two typical illustrations are ra- dium and the heavier-than-air ma- ing machine. These are probably the two most important discoveries of the present century. Americans led in the discovery of the flying ma- chine—a mechanical invention. But a French woman scientist, Mme. Cu- rie, discovered radium. Wireless communication has also been devel- oped chiefly by Europeans. Leads the World. It is in the important science of chemistry that Europe leads the world, and now that Europe is ex- pending her every energy in war it is up to the American scientists to step in and maintain the progress of civilization. ~ Americans are only just taking up investigations in industrial chemistry—to Europe, and particularly to Germany, it is an old subject. In 1913 sixty-one German investigators in chemistry and phys- ics won mention for their achieve- ments in the British scientific year- book. Great Britian and the United States together only had 33 scien- tists to win recognition that year, while France had 15 and Russia two. We do not realize the importance of German chemistry until German trade is cut off by war.. Then we suddenly face the fact that some of our textile mills must close because of the famine in analine dyes. Hos- pitals are complaining of lack of ra- dium. The price of drugs is in- creasing. The steel industry is feel- ing the scarcity of certain chemicais used in its manufacture. Dyes, rg- dium, drugs and commercial chem- icals are produced largely in Ger- many. Germany has had the trade in these valuable commodities, be- cause she had the inventiveness to discover the best manufacturing pro- cesses. Germany, even though she is fin- #lly victorious, is almost certain to be prostrated for many years after ihe present war. If the scientific ochievement of the world is not to receive a setback, American scien- tists must carry on the discovery. Al- ready many of our state universities are developing their commercial in- vestigation laboratories to a more efficient point. Radium An Dlustration. Radium is an illustration of our hackwardness in developing scientific discoveries for our own profit. France discovered radium. America has the largest deposits of radium- bearing ores. But Germany who neither discovered the precious sub- stance nor owned any supply of ore has by developing radium refining, practically monopolized the trade. If the sick of America are to receive the benefit of this wonderful substancs, this country must begin radium ex- (Continued on last page.) MISS WENTWORTH PRESIDENT Elected Head of Christian Endeavor Union—Meeting Successful. Miss Olive Wentworth of Black- duck was elected president of the Beltrami County Christian Endeavor Union at the three-day convention which came to a close last evening. Axel Swedburg of Redby was named vice-president and Nat Given, of this city, secretary and treasurer. The convention, the third since the or- ganization of the union, was enter- taining, interesting and instructive, and was a great success. Saturday afternoon a picnic was enjoyed at Diamond Point, and at the union meeting held in the Presbyterian church last evening, the church was crowded. Solos were sung by Nat Given and Miss Elizabeth Erickson at the Saturday and Sunday meet- ings. One of the most interesting features of the convention was the talk of Rev. Weniger, returned mis- sionary from South America, on ‘‘Missionary Work.” He made many comparisons between South America and the United States. Much credit for the success of the convention is due Raymond Hannah, who had “Gharge of the Bemidji management.' Cardinal Della Chiesa, Former Bishop of Bologna. © 1914, by American Press Association. The selection of Carcinal Della Chiesa as pope to succeed the late Pope Pius X, less than four months after his elevation to the cardinalate came as a surprise, as his name had not Leen mentioned among the list of prominent candidates. The meetings of the papal conclave were held in secrecy, but it is be- leved his candidature was put for- ward as a compromise when the con- test between pporters of Cardinal Mafii and Cardincl to grow into a d Teports indicate the 1204 CASS NOT TO REDISTRICT Pérmanent Injunction Issued Pre- venting Further Procedure: in County Change Until Hearing. errota throatened CANDIDATE BURNS PLAINTIFF Proceedings calling for the redis- tricting of the Cass county commis- sioner districts have been brought to a halt by a temporary injunction which has been issued by the district court. Concerning the matter the Walker Pilot says: “Evidence on' the temporary re- straining order against the redis- tricting of the county by the commis- sions, was heard before Judge Stan- ton at his Glengarry chambers Tues- day, and as a result a permanent in- junction was issued and orders from the court not to proceed with the re- districting until after the matter had its hearing at the general fall term of court. “This practically means that the county will not be redistricted at this time at least. " Chris Burns of Cass Lake, candidate for county commis- sioner, was the complainant, and his attorney claimed, among other things, that had people known be- fore the primaries that the commis- sioner districts were to be changed, that other candidates would have filed for the office of commissioner in the Fifth district, which, by the way, is the one most affected by the redistricting.” “A WOMAN’S TRIUMPH.” Adaptation of Scoft’s “Heart of “Midlothian” at Grand. One of the biggest features of the Famous Players film company will be presented at the Grand theatre to- morrow afternoon and evening, when “A Woman’s Triumph,” a four-reel adaptation of Scott’s Midlothian,” will be produced. picture is so staged that it will ap- heart, and it is really a feature film. “Heart of The | Engineer Walks From Kelliher to Baudette—Diteh 13 Complete. Concerning the recent visit of Ernie Bourgeois, the Bemidji en- gineer, who has charge of several of the Beltrami county ditching pro- jects, to Baudette, the Baudette Reg- ion says: “Ernie Bourgeois of Be- midji arrived in town Monday after walking across the country from Kel-, liher, a distance of 58 miles. He states that all that remains to be done to have a road good enough for an auto road to travel between Be- midji ‘and Baudette is eight and a half miles of work on ditch 20. Work on the ditch is being rushed and will be completed this month, and _|the bridge will be built during the winter. Mr. Topping completed the work of digging ditch 13 running south to Spooner, on Monday, and he is now engaged in leveling up the road.” CHIEFS MUST BE EXPERTS Efficiency Commission Realizes Worth of Experienced Men in Carrying On State’s Business. EMPLOYES TO BE COMPETENT (By J. S. Pardee.) St. Paul, Sept. 7.— (Special to the Pioneer.)—Bureau chiefs, says the efficiency commission report, should be experts. By which the commis- sion signifies that the men who fill these positions shall have the proper experience and knowledge and that in turning over the administration to one authority in place of many, these places shall not be made the subject of political caprice. The commission’s bill will retain the qualifications that the legislature has heretofore thought it wise to make, in most cases in the very same words. In the present law the state for- ester must be a “trained forester.” The_efficiency commission’s bill will use the same words. A Trained Official. In the present law the health of- ficer must be ‘“learned in sanitary science.” The efficiency commis- sion suggests as a better deseription of his qualifications, “expert in sani- tary sclence and “preventive medic- ine”” It is not intended, however, to change the qualifications from what it is now. In the statutes now the secretary: of the live stock sanitary board must be “a graduate of a recognized and regularly organized veterinary col- lege.” The efficiency commission will endeavor to point out in its bill that the man who has done these duties should know something about the job. ' g In the statutes now the secretary of the highway commission is re- quired to be a civil engineer. In the statute now the dairy commissioner is required to be a practical dairy- man. In the statutes now the su- perintendent of banks is required to be a banker with five years’ experi- ence. So the state apiarist is re- quired to be a ready bee man and the inspector of nurseries is required to be the state entomologist. Experts Employed. In these -and other places, it has been the judgment of the legislature that experts should be employed. In every such case the efficiency com- mission will propose that the same qualifications be required for the same job.- In addition to that, the commis- sion proposes that the civil service commission shall have power to re- quire the right sort of knowledge for every job—to make sure that clerks shall be competent clerks and stenographers shall be competent stenographers and inspectors shall be competent inspectors and so on. That is what the efficiency com- mission undefstands by experts in the state service, the same thing that a business man requires of the peo- ple he employs. 3 If anybody prefers service by in- experienced people, he has a right to his own opinion. i Heretofore an importer of metal peal to the eye as well as to the in all its forms, Japan has become tonight. an exporter of refined zinc. FOR SANATORIUM Drs. Hall and Bosworth of Advisory Committee Approve Choice of Site Committee. IS ON WATER-SHED DIVIDE Location Meets Evgry ]i;aqvii'emen't for Tuberculosis Hospital—Plans Now Being Drawn. After inspecting several prop,osefl sites for the locating of the: $50, 000 tuberculosis samatorium whicli is to be bullt by the counties of Koo' chiching, Hubbard & and Beltrami; with the assistanee of.th¢ state, as provided in the law Which ‘Was pass- ed at the last session. of the legisla- ture, Drs. Hall and Bosworth,zaf-the: advisory committee of the:ftate Tu: berculosis commission; late-Saturday afternoon approved the Lake- Julia, near Puposky, property, racommenil- ed by the site committee of tho thres counties. % Fills All Reguirements. Every requirement; for the estah- lishment of a sanatotium for the suc: cessful’ fighting of tubercilosis is met by the Lake Julia seléstion. The building will be -erécted on ground forty feet above the lalc level, a gentle slope leading to the sandy shore. The hospital will be built much along the- linestof-a huge air- ship, the center beilig the adminis- tration building and: the “wings the wards. Bed patients will be pro- vided with rooms faging the lake on the south. The rooins wiil be pro- vided with large d6drs-s0 that the inmates may be wheéled out on the large porch. On the morth side of the wings will be piaced the incip- ient wards or apartments. For Advanced Ca: ‘When completed the sanatorium will be the only oneé of its kind in northern Minnesota -'whege patients of both the advanced.and. incipient stages will be admitted for treat- ment. Persons unable ti; pay for their care will be admitted free, the expenses being met By the state and county, while others: others will be required to pay as much 6f the cost as possible. " T e R A Novel Location. - A more novel site for the location of the sanatorium could not have been selected. The waters of Lake Julia eventually flow north into the Arctic ocean, while the waters of Lttle Turtle lake, just two ‘hundred yards south, flow into the Gulf of Mexico, being on the water- shed divide. Bass Lake Visited. One of the sites given considera- tion was that owned by the county at Bass Lake. Considerable objec- tion was made to its selection and because of the many natural advan- tages at Lake Julia its selection was made. Plan Being Drawn. Plans for the sanatorium are now being drawn by Architect Sund of St. Paul, and will be submitted to the building committee, Rev. S. E. P. ‘White, of Bemidji, Commissioner Durrin of Koochiching county, and Commissioner ~ Lake ‘of Hubbard county, within the neéxt month. It is probable that the structure will be staked out this fall and that the building will begin early next spring, the material for which will be secured during the winter. “PLAIN MOLLY” AT BRINKMAN Large Audience Sees Comedy Drama Produced By Stock. “Plain Molly,” a comedy drama in three acts, was staged at the Brink- man last evening by the Margot Bea- ton Stock company.i:Ini thisiplay, Miss Margot Beaton, ‘Boris Karloff and Stewart Kemp, as well as the other characters, were at their best. Miss Sadie Cregan, as “Amanda Dill- pickle,” caused much' amusement. The scenery for Temple studio in the Reubens and DeCoverly’s apartment have been painted especially for this! {play. The same bill will be put on'! A full house greeted the players last evening. | sota. souncnon o o i (Qp) FOT | ARE JULIA SELECTION NOT STAPLE Bull Tells of Proper Manner to Ga- ther Seed Corn Early—Early Va- riety Gives Safer ‘Crop. DESCRIBE KERNELS PREFERRED Seéd corn selecting is not the sim- ple thing it looks. It is something of an art, or a game that must be played right in order to get the best results, says C. P. Bull, department of agriculture, University of Minne- The men gathering seed corn during Seed Corn Week, Sept. 14-19, needs to know: When to select. Where to select. ‘What to select. How much to se- lect. What to do with what he se- lects. 3 s “Seed corn should be selected early,” adds Mr. Bull, “with empha- sis on the early. The corn-growing season is shorter-in-Minnesota than it is in Iowa or Illinois. - Corn has less time to ripen here than it has there. Therefore, if one would get seed that will give corn that will ripen before frost time, he must se- lect seed that has ripened . before that time. - “The place to select seed corn is in the fields of standing corn, not in ‘the cornerib along about spring seeding time, or after the corn is in the shock. If one selects corn from-the srib—after feeding from it through the winter—he gets culled corn and the planting of culled corn gives a crop of culls. “Select from ears that carry the butt diameter well toward the tip, that have straight regular rows of uniform kernels and have kernels ex- tending well over tip and butt. The last point is one to be insisted upon —that the kernels should extend well over the butt. Corn with wide and deep furrows between the rows of kernels, and corn that shows chaffy and pointed tips, indicating low feed- ing value and poor germinating and keeping power, should be passed by. Look for the deep and and well filled kernel. A good dent kernel will be somewhat wedge-shaped, about half again as broad at the top as at the bottom. Again ears with large cohs are to be avoided, “One should select twice as much seed corn as the area to be planted calls for, because in going over his selections later 'h Il throw out much that at first seeried- good, and the germination test to. follow will eliminate still more.” SCHOOLS OPEN TOMORROW Teachers Return and Pupils Prepare For Beginning of Fall Term— Few Changes in Faculty. LARGE ATTENDANCE EXPECTED Bemidji’s public schools will open for the fall term tomorrow morn- ing, and the enrollment, selection of classes, distribution of books and assignment of lessons will take place. ¢ Every indication is that the at- tendance will be larger than ever be- fore and that some difficulty will be encountered in the seating of pu- pils. Especially will this be true in the Central school building where conditions were greatly erowded dur- ing the year which closed last June. In the high building, in which is housed the high school and seventh and eighth grades, also the indus- trial departments, room will be suf- ficient, changes having been made which will care for an increase in the number of students. Another class and study hall has been added to the grade departments and the manual training room has been moved to the hall formerly used for athletic purposes. Teachers’ meetings were held to- day and on Wednesday morning the year’s work will start in earnest. But twelve new instructors will meet pupils of the schools tomorrow, these being in the grades and special departments, the high school faculty ramaining intact. ‘Women in domestic service in this country comprise 32 per cent of the working population. SCOQP sirorier REPORTER i Scoop Hlas Lost All Faith In Th' Boss Mohammed V and Troops Ready _to-Join in War. Photos by American Press Assoclation. Diplomatic circles at Washington fear that despite assurances of her neutrality Turkey will enter the world war. Simultanecusly the Balkan states, Persia, India and FEgypt, they believe, would join the hostilities, Japan, it was helieved, would aid England in the Infian and Persian district, sh~uld Turkey join Germany and commence hostilities there and in the Balkans. COURT TERM T0 BE SHORT But Few Cases Will Be Tried During Sessign Which Convenes Tomorrow - i SEVERAL ASK FOR CITIZENSHIP ‘What will perhaps be the short- est term of court held in Beltrami county in recent years, will convene tomorrow morning with Judge C. W. Stanton of this city on the bench. The calendar which has been pre- pared by Fred Rhdda, clerk of court, contains only fifty-eight cases, many of them*being™ continued from the last term, while several others will probably not be brought to trial. Tt is expected that the civil cases will be disposed of in .about a week. The criminal calendar may prove a stumbling block. There are sev- eral important cases to be brought before the grand jury for action when it meets tomorrow, one being that of the state against Frank War- ner, who several months ago con- fessed that it was he who started the fire which resulted in the de- struction of the Bemidji lumber mill, the loss amounting to approximately $100,000. Several robbery cases are to be investigated. The grand ‘jury will meet tomor- row and after being charged will im- mediately begin its work. The rest of the day will be devoted to the reading of the calendar and the hearing of applications for naturali- zation papers. The petit jury will meet Wednes- day morning and the jury cases will be taken up at once. 2 Henry Blake, E. C. McGregor and Sheriff DeLury of Walker, left yes- terday for a duck hunt at Lake Win- nibigoshish. They expect to be there for a couple of days. Notice to Water Consumers on Be- midji Ave. and Lake Boulevard. ‘Will shut off water at 8:30 Tues- day morning from 5th to 10th St. for about two hours while repairing lhydrants. GEORGE KIRK. P> THERES NOTHING- WE. Paris, Sept. 7.—The war office to- day in a dispatch to General Gal- lieni, declares French forces under General Joffre, co-operating with the British, havé turned German right flank. At the same time the British forces broke through the German lines, to the left of right wing, The German commander hurriedly withdrew all his troops from Lillie and neighboring towns. Petrograd, Sept. 7.—The Russian army has begun serious operations against the Germans. 5 The troops which have been oper- ating both in the northern and south- ern sections of Eastern Prussia have heen ordered to resume the offensive. Additional troops are being pushed forward and at the war office it was stated fully twenty army corps of the Russian army, totaling nearly 800, 000 men, will be immediately pushed forward on the march toward Berlin. The general staff ‘declares that the Austrian danger is passed. It is an- nounced officially that Austrians have been forced to abandon their offensive everywhere in Poland and in Kasiern Galicia and that they are now beyond the San river in a demoralized condi- tion. The war office insists Russian Po- land is now clear. The following offi- cial statement was issued: “The Austrian army "has been com- pletely crushed as a result of a gen- eral offensive movement of a part of the Russian army under Grand Duke Nicholas. Austrian Forces Strong. “Immediately foiiowing the war declaration the Austrian army as- sumed the offensive. With the excey tion of the four army corps used against the Servirns the entire Aus- trian army was directed ageinst Rus- sia and Russian Poland was invaded. “In a battle that lasted days the entire Austrian offense was com- pletely destroyed. Their armies were defeated on a baottle front extending from the Carpaihian mountains to Austrian Poland. “Lemberg and other important po- sitions in Eastern Galicia were occu- pied by the Russian forces. Thou- sands of prisoners, nearly 200 cannon and much important field supplies and ammunition were captured by the Russians. The backbone of the Aus- trian resistance in the north was com- pletely overcome. “Today ~the Russian” armies have assumed the- offemsive --against_t' s Germans with twenty army corps, comprising the armies that will march directly against Berlin. “Our remaining ten corps of the ac- tive army will be su ent at thig time to continue the offenzive cpern- tions against the Austrians” HUNTING SEASON OPENS Huntsmen Bent on Securing Legal Quota of Fifteen Birds for One Day Join in Prairie Chicken Chase. SHOOTING IS REPORTED GOOD Bent on securing their legal quota of fifteen birds in one day, many Bemidji hunters are in the fields or on the lakes and streams today, it being the opening of the prairie chicken and duck hunting season. Every train during the past sev- eral days has taken hunters toward Crookston and Thief River Falls where prairie chickens are reported as being more numerous than ever before. Others have taken automo- biles and have gone to their favorite duck hunting lakes and passes. In all probability, there are more birds than there were in 1913. Federal game laws stopped much of the Southern market shooting last winter and the same laws pre- vented practically of the spring shooting. This left more ducks to breed and encouraged ducks to nest further south. The unusual amount of rain has filled many sloughs, and will provide endless feeding grounds for the migratory fowls when the Northern flight comes down. Cor- respondents throughout the state say that ducks are unusually- plentiful. TO DIVIDE PRIZE MONEY. Mrs. Harry Koors and Sam Gainey Guess Missing Words. Only two correct solutions were handed in for the Missing Word con- test, which appeared in the Bemidji Daily Pioneer, Friday, September 4. Mrs. - Harry Koors, 912 Minnesota avenue, and Sam Gainey, 1309 Bel- trami avenue, giving the correct an- swers, and the prize money will he divided between these two. The cor- -|rect missing words were as follows: . First National bank ad, sixth line, “aid;” Tom Smart ad, third line, “wise;” Hakkerup ad, sixth line, “him;”” Pilsener hotel, eighth line, ‘‘our;” Northern Auto Co., third line, “time;”’ Brinkman theatre ad, third line “theatre;” Otto { G. GERMAN FORCES LOSE T0 FRENCH