Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 21, 1914, Page 1

VOLUME 12, NO. 125. EXHIBI” .0 BE NEW FEATURE ™ <, MEET Bemidji Conference Will Be . Effort Ever Made to Bring To- . gether Results of Social Work. 13 INSITUTIONS REPRESENTED Board of Control Display Valued at $5,000—Infant Welfare Depart- ment to Feature. v . One of the new features of the = state conference of Charities and Correction which will be held in Be- midji September 26-29, will be the exhibits. This is the first time that an effort has been made to bring to- gether material to show the social work being done in Minnesota. Valued at $5,000. The most important exhibit will display the work of the state insti- tutions under the board of control. | This exhibit alone is valued at $5,000. Thirteen ipstitutions will be repre- sented, and samples of the work done by the insane, the feeble-minded, and the inmates of corrections institu- tions will be shown. Through this - exhibit taxpayers may gain some idea of the wonderful work being done for the wards of the state. b Both the state board of health and the Minnesota Public Health associa- tion will both have extensive exhib- its showing what is being done wn the campaign for public health. The Minneapolis and St. Paul Infant Wel- fare societies will show, through their displays, the ‘right and wrong way to take care of babies. Minneapolis and St. Paul Associ- ated Charities have united in bring- ing the national exhibit of charity organization work. Pictures and charts will be added, explaining local methods and results. Infant Welfare Pictures. The Minneapolis Woman’s club has loaned the infant welfare pic- tures used at the Child Welfare ex- hibit held in Minneapolis a year ago. Several settlement houses and other social agencies are gathering ma- terial especially for the Bemidji con- ference. Will Be Entirely Free. All exhibits will be in the Athletic Club hall and will be free. There ‘ will be attendunts to explain the dif- ferent features and answer questions. A large attendance is expected, es- pecially from the northern part of the state. Many important subjects relating to the care of the poor and h the unfortunate are on the program for discussion. In order that the exhibit of the board of control might be arranged as attractively as possible, merchants of the city are providing show cases in which to display the articles. The exhibit has arrived in Bemidji and 1s now being unloaded. Thesef have given show cases to be used in connection with the exhibit: F. G. Troppman, three; Given Hardware company, William MeCuaig, Bazaar Store, and the Pioneer. COLONEL SPEAKS IN KANSAS _ Country’s Allments Diagnosed by Mr. Roosevelt. . Wichita, Kan., Sept. 21.—Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, addressing a statewide meeting of Progressives here, elucidated his position on im- portant subjects of legislation. He discussed the relations of capital and labor at some length, pointing to the Colorado labor troubles as illustrating the failure of national and state gov- ernments to enact and enforce effec- tive laws, and pointed to the New Haven railroad scandal as an example of capital gone wrong in the absence of proper governmental control. Business, he asserted, is entitled to Its profits, and we must learn to ac- cept the principle of combinations of capital as of the highest economic val- ue. But this acceptance, he insisted, must carry with it a fair share of the profit to the employe. KAISER REPRIMANDS HIS SON Prince Needlessly Exposes Himself to Fire. Geneva, via Paris, Sept. 21.—Ad- vices received here from Germany in- dicate that Emperor William, who is still in Luxemburg with his staff, rep- rimanded Crown Prince Frederick ‘William for needlessly exposing him- self and staff to the artillery fire of the enemy in his eagerness to watch operations closely. staff were wounded by shrapnel fire. JAPS LAND AT LOASHAN BAY Troops Go Ashore Under Cover of Guns of Fleet. Tokio, Sept. 21.—The Japanese im- perial troops, co-operating with the o Japanese fleet, landed at Loashan bay, according to officlal announcement. - The cavalry on Thursday captured Kiaochow station and seized a train. Crown dent of the Shantung ruilway, who ‘was made a prisoner. > > The women of Servia as well as those of Montenegro bear arms the Several of his|. Among the passengers was the presi-' #8me as men during the time of wnr.‘ GENERAL SMITH-DORRIEN. Commands Second British Army Corps in the Battle Now Raging. Assoctation. Photo by American Press C0X DENIES STATEMENT. State Forester Says Hammond Mis- understood His Reports. State Forester W. T. Cox, who is given by Congressman W. S. Ham- mond as authority for the statement in his recent letter that 15,000,000 -acres, nearly a third of the state's area, is “‘non-agricultural land,” said today that he does not want to stand for such a statement. “In my reports I have not referred merely to northern Minnesota,” said Mr. Cox, “and I would not want to say that any such area as 15,000,000 acres is non-agricultural land. "In my 1912 report -I said that the forest area of the state is about 28,000,000 acres, of which probably 13,000,000 acres will be cleared, because of its char- acter, ‘will probably always remain in forest.” I do not want to say that this amount of land is non-agricul- tural, in the sense that it cannot be cultivated. My estimate includes the whole state, and there is.a sur- prising area of timber in the’ south- ern part of the state in_wood lots, groves, shelter belts, and in tree- planted acreage in the prairie dis- tricts.” Neilson Operated Upon. Ollie Neilson, Hotel Markham manager and secretary of the Be- midji lodge of Elks, 1052, was op- erated upon Saturday for appendic- itis and today his condition is re- ported as being very favorable. Mr. Neilson’s health has not been of the best for some time. Hospital Is Crowded Dr. Delbert F. Dumas of Cass Lake spent this morning in Bemidji. The doctor says that the hospital which he recently erected is being given much patronage and is usually crowded. It is his intention to add several rooms soon. Will Marquerette left this morn- ing for his home at Freeport, Illi-] nois, after having spent three weeks at the Frank Bridges home, 1623 Park avenue. While in the city Mr. Marquerette purchased two acres of land near Greenwood cemetery. He expects to return to Bemidj in the spring and build on his land. oo ol ode el ole e oo ope ol b ol ol ke e ol oo - % GERMANS COURTMARTIAL RUSSIAN GENERAL. Berlin, Sept. 21.—General Partos, the Russian command- er, who, it is alleged, ordered his troops to kill all of the male inhabitants of East Prus- sia and to burn all of the vil- lages, has been captured and has been tried by general court- martial. The verdict has not yet been announced. oo oo ole oo ol oo o o o ok ok ok kb i i e e ol s e T e El o S R T R R R R Pat Lynch of International Falls was a Bemidji visitor last evening. Picture Showing Immense Possibi ties of Wonderful Regions of North Woods to Be Shown Here, BENEFITS GO WITH FORESTS To bring out more fully the im- mense possibilities of the wonderful regions of the North woods, a film will be shown at the Brinkman theatre on October 30 and 31. As very little is known about the great North- woods, this reel takes one into the forests of northern Min- nesota, where it pictures the scenic beauties of our state, its magnificent forests and sky-blue lakes, bringing out in a striking manner that by the proper development of our existing resources, Minnesota will be the ban- ner state in the union. The consumption of our forests has been going on for seventy years and they will soon be a thing of the past. Unless we take immediate steps, our magnificent pineries will be gone, and with them the many benefits which they give to our state. This reel shows in a particularly striking manner the necessity. of adopting a business-like management of our forest wealth. It proves that every citizen should remember No. 9, the state forest amendment, on elec- tion day, in order to help save our forests from destruction. HOFFMAN TO BEGIN TERM Man Convicted of Assult Taken to State Prison at Stillwater. John Hoffman, the cook, who was found guilty in district court last week of assault in the second degree, and sentenced to not more than five years in the penitentiary, was taken to Stillwater last night by George Denley, deputy sheriff, and he will begin his prison term today. Deputy Denley will attend to other official matters before his return to Bemidji. The Hoffman case was the only one of a criminal nature tried at the term of court which is now in session, sev- eral of those indicted pleading guilty. ) TO SHOW NEW PICTURES Shubert and Brady Films to Feature 3 Brinkman Theatre. Beginning Monday evening, Sep- tember 28, and continuing for an in- definite period, films of the Shubert & Brady company will be shown at the Brinkman theatre. These pic- tures are all of a feature variety and it was with much difficulty that the Brinkman management was able to secure a contract. Many of the most prominent actors and actresses of the day appear in these films and the plays produced are of the very high- est order. ¥ FORESTRY OFFICERS HERE. Left for Itasca Park Where Board Meeting Will Be Held Today. Dean A. H. Woods, W. T. Cox, state forester, and Dillon P. Tierney, arrived in Bemidji this morning from St. Paul and left immediately for Douglas Lodge, at the Itasca state park, where a meeting of the forestry board will be held today. A. G. ‘Wedge, jr., of this city, a member of the board, left yesterday for the park. Tierney is assistant state for- ester. < “Men of Minnesota.” W. J. Polk & company of St. Paul, publishers of the ‘“Men of Minne- sota,” a pictorial history of the state’s prominent business men pub- lished every fifteen years, is com- pleting preparations for the second addition. ., W. J. Tyler, a represen- tative of the company, is now in Be- midji and has secured a large num- ber of pictures which will be pub- lished within the next few months. There will be about 3,000 pictures in the book. G. A. Oveson and Andy Danaher of International Falls were in Be- midji today on business matters. SCOOP seporrer INTH DEEP SOLITUDE OF MY TENT I HAVE WRITTEN A PROPISAL OF MARRIAGE TO MISS SNOOP - 1 TS ABOUT &S \-\ure\ LOVE \ETTER &5 THE CUB’ S0 \TLL Pass THROUGH JH’ LINES -WILLNUH? BIZNUsS OF SEAUNG MISSIVE. “OF LOVE™ _|several members of the A&hletlea now- '|Fred D. Sherman, commissioner of ;, Defective Page While no date has| béen' selected for a football game bétween the Be- midji Athletics and tha nwng Adama aggregation of Dulu!h /the contest BANNER STATE OF UNION A TEN m”m LAST JURY CASE ON TRIAL Etmng Dnlut.h Elflq to 'Glnh Wlth : Action of Bemidji Exploitation Oom-, pany Against Ole Anderson Being Heard in District Court. SHORTEST TERM IN MANY YEARS ADMIRAL MODRE. British Commander Takes Active Part in North Sea Maneuvers. will be played here someétime dm-lug October, according to‘,l;;re ment be- tween the managemen teams. = Games “will 'alsn be played, with Grand Rlplds, Kleng. Vir- ginia, Brainerd and Crooksto tice will be resumed.Tuesday night; being out of the eity. BEST ADVERTISED STATE N UNION 3 Immigration ‘Commissioner Finds That Efforts of ])eparunent ‘News- paper and Land Men Benefit, HUNDREDS OF SETTLERS COME Minnesota Exhibits at State and County Fairs Attract Keen Interest --Bumper Crops Prove Important According to figures given out by immigration, Minnesota again scored high above all other states in receiv- ing immigrants. Figures compiled by the Minnesota Transfer Railway company show that during the month of August that company handled 183 cars of immigrant movables. Out of this number Minnésota received 68 cars, or more th#m one-third of all the cars handled. The nearest com- petitor in receiving such cars was North Dakota, which received 31; Montana, 28; Canada, :23; Wiscon- sin, 10, and the balance of’the states | fall below the latter number. Are Many Reasons, _ “There are many -reasons. why Minnesota is receiving' more than her share of immigrants,” said Mr. Sherman. “Probably the most im- portant one is the faet that during the year of 1913 Minnesota harvest- ed such bumper crops; particularly of corn, and it bids ta.hr to turn the trick again this real estate dealers ha¥#~co-operated. with my department and taken ad- vantage of the opportunity.to her- ald the news of Minnesota’s agricul- tural prosperity, particularly the fact that last year Minnesota led every state in the union in the point of average yield per acre in corn. “Thousand and tens of thousands of 1913 crop reports, showing Min- nesota’s magnificent yield compared with other states, have been distribu- ted not only by this department, but by hundreds of local real estate deal- ers throughout the better devoloped states to thé south and east of us. Minnesota newspapers have been an- other potent factor in attracting set- tlers to this state. Newspapers Assist. “The city and fural papers have been devoting column. after column giving publicity about Minnesota, her resources and opportunities. “The various development associa- tions in the state have been working hard, and hundreds of real estate men have agents traveling through other states spreading the news of Minnesota’s prosperity, and I firmly believe that today we are the best advertised state in the union. “At the state and district fairs where Minnesota had an exhibit keen interest was shown, and from morn- ing until night the Minnesota tent where her exhibit was housed, was | crowded with eager spectators. Next week we show at the Springfield, Illinois state fair, and I am sure that we will receive good attention.” Car to Travel. 2, The immigration department will have an exhibit at the Waterloo, Iowa Inter-State Stock show and, if possible, exhibits will be put on at county fairs in Iowa if proper dates can be arranged. As soon as the . fairs are over, arrangements will be made to start out the advertising car, which will travel all winter throughout the states of Iowa, Illi- nois and Indiana. A ‘With the completion of the Be- midji Exploitation company case which is now on trial in. district court before Judge C. W. Stanton, the jury cases of the fall term in this ‘county will end, after one of the shortest sessions in many years. The case now on trial is the ac- tion of officers of the Exploitation company to recover on .stock sub- seription. There are several other actions of the same nature on the calendar, but they will be heard by the court. " F. E. Brinkman wm be required to pay the Edwards theatre scenery company $263.50, according to a verdict which was returned Satur- day afternoon in the case. Edwards sued for approximately $400, balance due on a scenery purchase contract. The case was appealed from the mu- nicipal court. After the jury in the Paul Nordin against A. B. Hazer case had been out for fifteen hours, it was dis- charged at 11 o’clock yesterday morning. Nordin claimed that he had left $150 with Hazen at his Third street saloon for safe-keeping and that the defendant refused to re- turn the money. Montreville J. Brown appeared for the plaintiff in the case, while Thayer C. Bailey rep- resented Hazen. It is understood that the jury stood six to six when discharged. There .are twenty court cases to be heard, four of which have already been set for hearing. ton may leave soon for Grand Rapids where he will relieve Judge Mec- Clenahan, who is presiding at the Itasca term. The jury in the case now on trial was secured Saturday evening. An- other evening session was also held Friday. PURCHASE SUMMIT EXHIBIT. Hayner to Display Blue Ribbon + ' Booth Products In Office. ~R.. C. Hayner, real estate man of is city has purchased the exhibit displayed at the county fair by Summit Farmer’s club near Black- duck. This booth was awarded the blue ribbon on the exhibit, and visitors and town folk will be able to see the display of grains and grasses at Hayner's Land office on Beltrami avenue. The exhibit also includes vegetables and fruit which will also be arranged in'the land office. Among the products is .a plant of ginseng raised in this sec- tion. ~ This product is worth about $8.00 a pound when cured properly. RETURN FROM NEW MEXICO. J. 0. Harris and Attorney Andrews Arrive From South Trip J. O. Harris and Attorney A. A. Andrews of Bemidji, have returned from a trip to New Mexico where they have spent the past month on business. Mr. Harris reached Be- midji Saturday eveming and Mr. Andrews is expected to arrive from Minneapolis either tonight or to- morrow morning. Mr. Harris |is one of the nominees for register of deeds of this county and will begin an active campaign for election im- mediately. “THE CALL OF THE NOR' Lasky Feature to Be Produced at Grand Theatre Tomorrow. “The. Call of the North,” a Lasky feature film, which is said to have cost' $40,000 and four months’ time in construction, will be the attrac- tion at the Grand theatre tomorrow afternoon and evening. The picture was first released a little more than a month ago and is one of the most artistically arranged and most min- utely detailed of the year. It is a five-part film and -all of the many sittings are superb. i Judge Stan-| GERMANS GAIN SLIGHTLY IN AISNE BATTLE (American Press.) Petrograd, Sept. 21.—Two million men are today grappling in third general engagement in Galicia. The Russian forces have been reinforced Photo by American Press Association. Rear Admiral Archbald Gordon Henry Wilson Moore, third naval lord of the English admiralty, ranks high in the present war. He was in com- mand of the fleet that fought the Ger- man ships off Helgoland. He has been a lord of the admiralty since 1912. He was formerly director of naval ordnance and torpedoes. ‘He is fifty-two years old. ROUSING MEETING URGED Athletic Club Board of Control Calls Upon Members to ‘Assist in In- corporating . Association. LIFE OF CLUB DEPEND ON IT In an effort to call attention of members of the Bemidji Athletic club to the fact that unless more interest is shown in the organization, and that unless action is taken for the incorporating of the association, it will be: left without a suitable hall during the coming, winter, the board of control has issued a call for a meeting to be held tomorrow even- ing, as follo; members of the Bemldjl Ath- letic” Club: B “The lease on the building being used by the Athletic Club expires on Wednesday, Sept. 23. “In order that the club.may have a suitable hall for basketball and gym work the coming year, it will be necessary to renew the lease for another year. “At a recent meeting of the board of control it was decided that the proposition of the board signing the lease aas- putting too much respon- sibility: om the shoulders of the five members ‘who now comprise the board. 3 “In order. that this responsibility be taken off that body and put on the club as a whole, we recommend that the ‘club incorporate as a social cor- poration. “Three calls have been issued for special meetings, but so far we have been unable to get a majority of the members out. “We have decided to call another meeting for Tuesday evening, Sept. 22, at 8:30 o’clock, and would appre- ciate it if we could have a full at- tendance. Now is the time to open ing. up and get a good start for the win- ter. So bring your dues and all the new members you can get, and we will have a good, old rousing meet- “BOARD OF CONTROL.” ‘Three Hundred Were Fed More than 300 were fed at the fried -chicken dinmer served at the Methodist church last Friday even- ing. Many who arrived late’ were turned away or served a light 15 cent lupch. The members of - the men’s organization were extremely delighted with the splendid support given the occasion by citizens of the city. ' F. A. King of Cass Lake, receiver at the government land office in that city, was in Bemidji Sunday. He was accompanied by his wife. Scoop Prefers To Censor His Own Proposals By "HOP SUST A MINUTE CAP-THERE ARE A FEW UN-ER-AH-TU by fresh troops and fired with victor- ieg in the occupation of Jaroslaw, Sambor, Gradek and Dubiecko, are engaging the entire Austrian line from Cracow to Przmysl. Paris, Sept. 21.—There is little change in the situation of the great battle now being fought on the Aisne river, according to latest official an- nouncements. The extreme left of the allied forces continues to bear the brunt of fighting and at one point, the Germans, in a furious counter attack, gained some ground, '| which, however, was speedily regain- ed somewhere else along the big bat- tle front. The successes of one side have been counter-balanced by for- - | ward movements of the other. Paris, Sept. 21.—In a message from Petrograd, Havas correspond- ent says: During the past three days the Russians in Galica have captured fifteen thousand Austrians, including one hundred and fifty of- ficers. Many cannon, quick-fire guns and supplies were also taken. London, Sept. 21.—The Montene- grin army is only ten miles from Serajevo, capital of Bosnia, accord- ing to a dispatch received today by Montenegrin minister from the for- eign.office at Cettinje. = Paris, Sept. 21.—The official com: munications issued thus far have neglected the question of losses, ‘which in a fight such as the battle of the Aisne, covering a front of 130 miles, are almost impossible to esti- mate even approximately. Some unofficial reports have placed the allies’ losses at 50,000 and those of the Germans at 100,000 in the se- ries of engagements comprised in the great clash of arms. -How near these figures are to the truth no one will know until the official figures are compiled. However, the impression, derived from -individual accounts of wounded :soldiers and- from prisongrs, the- only official ‘squrces of these estimates are conservative. The Icsscs certainly are the great- est on record. If the press bureau communications are silent cn this subject the order of the day for the army gives eloquent hints of sacrifices made to gain ad- vantage and shows how murderous. is modern wariare and how regardless men. Many Mentioned for Bravery. Lieutenant Naquet of the Two Hun- dred and Fifty-eighth infantry of re- gervists is among those mentioned for bravery. Although wounded he continued the energetic direction of his company, of which all the officers in his. section had been killed or ‘wounded. Adjutant Dele of the Sixty-ninth in- fantry led his section on under the most violent fire until' all his men were wounded. Then he grabbed a gun from one of his soldiers and while. the section retired continued firing until he was killed by a fragment of a shell. For the great proportion of French officers killed or wounded two expla- nations are given—the zeal of the of- ficers and the orders given to the Ger- man riflemen to pick them out. Besides those already named the latest order mentions General Mangin, who achieved fame in the Moroccan campaign, and General Battille, who was killed on Sept. 8 after showing MORE FARMERS COMING. Nels Bye Interests Towa and Southern Minnesota Men in Land Here. Nels Bye, the Solway land man, and one of the most alert of the Bel- trami county real estate dealers, has just closed deals for the sale of five farms to southern Minnesota and Iowa farmers, while three more trans- actions are now being negotiated and the prospective purchasers are much enthused over conditions here. Mr. Bye, who is pres{fent of the Solway Farmers’ club, accepts every oppor- tunity to further the advancement and Beltrami county and he has been instrumental in gaining many valu- able residents for this vicinity. Notified of Suicide. Joe Harrington, desk sergeant at | police headquarters, was motified last night by Chief Patten of ‘the Akeley police department, that Len Wilson, well known in Benlidji and a grand- “|ehild of H. G. Foster of this city, had committed _suicide. Sergeant Foster of Wilson’s death. Mr: and Mrs. Martin Kenfleld of he home of Mr. tion at present, would indicate-that - of personal safety are the officers and * the uttermost bravery and sang froid. and progress of northern Minnesota . Harrington at once informed <Mr. Déer River, were Sunday guests at and Mrs. E. E. Ken-