Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, November 11, 1914, Page 1

VOLUME 12, NO. 169. RURAL SCHOOLS GET - LEAST FOR MONEY Poorest Districts Do Not Receive Benefits Paid For, Finds Commit- « tee Created by Legislature. CO-OPERATION VALUE IS SHOWN Will Remedy Conditions by Providing Better Buildings, Teachers and All Around Conditions. In overhauling the state school system, the educational commission created by the last legislature pro- poses no material change in the inde- pendent and special districts. With few exceptions the special districts should become independent like the rest, but that is not a material change in their scope or their ways of doing things. It is the rural districts that calls for chief comsideration. The people in the rural districts are entitled to schools just as good and in some respects better than 7 those in the cities. The children in the rural school are entitled to teach- ing just as good as is given the citr children. The rural school district ore should be, according to its means, as strong as the independent district. Poor Districts Costly. There are hundreds of districts in the state that have ten children or less and their number is increasing. | Those are the most expensive dis-| tricts in the state. They can't afford | to hire the best teachers and still it costs them more for teaching each ya pupil than it does for the lavishly maintained high schools in the city. » They can't afford to provide an up- to-date building and modern equip- ment, and yet it costs more per pupil than a first class brick building with all the imaginable apparatus. The poorer a district is, the more it pays in proportion and the less it gets. The poorest districts of all do not even get what they pay for. The poorer the district is, the cheaper its teacher is, the more uncomfortable the building is—the more irregular the attendance. There are districts where the enrollment is only half the number of children and where the children who are enrolled are = present only half the time. The dis- trict loses—wastes from one-half to ’ three-fourths of, what it spends on its schools. What doesn't reach the pupil is clear loss. Value of Co-operation. In’ marketing grain and potatoes and fruits and butter, the farmers long ago found out how to overcome the handicap of trying to do every- thing alone. Co-operate. e Co-operation is equally the remedy for the poverty of school districts. In a number of places it has been hS done with the result that the people acquire better buildings and better teachers at no greater expense, and gain Dbetter attendance and better progress all around. Followed Everywhere. The education commission proposes that the plan should be followed everywhere. The districts that are strong enough to maintain grade schools shall remain as they are. The Y districts that are not strong enough for that should, by uniting, be put on an equal footing with the inde- » pendent school districts. LINDBERGH COMING Information was received in Be- midji this afternoon to the effect that Congressman Charles A. Lindbergh will be a Bemidji visitor tomorrow. R While here the congressman will in- vestigate certain matters in connec- tion with the tax title land sale of g last spring. Congressman Lind- bergh is returning from a trip to the northern end of the county. WILSON NOT DOWNHEARTED President Sees No Cause for Regrets in Recent Election. ‘Washington, Nov. 11.—Commenting on last week's elections President Wil son said he is more interested in ac- tion than in talk and declared he . hopes his best comment will be the actions of the administration during the next two years. Mr. Wilson added that the Demo- crats still are in control of the gov- ernment and that is the main fact. Aged Ecucators Married. Minneapolis, Nov. 1i-—A telegram to Mrs. R. L. Pollock brought nm\s that Margaret J. Evans, her-aunt enty-two years old, one of the most prominent women edr.cators in Min- nesota, was married in Seattle, Wa enty-nine years old, an equallv wel! known Minnesota educator. Ripple Bags Deer. Rube Ripple returned to Bemidji was successful in bagging a deer af- ter but three hours’ hunt. Subscribe for the Ploreer. to Professor George Huntingtcw, sev-: this morning from Nebish, where he formation whatever i the department of Indi: Agent Brandt left thi: day. L. places are within the Expect to “Feed” Mo Evening—Tickets R« FOR BENEFIT OF which is to be served the affair being given stitution. An excellent menu pupils and others who in making the affair a This Will Be the Meat Loaf Beans Pickles 6:30, each accommod: sons. that the supper will entirely. Nearly 200 already been disposed Play Full of Dramatic An American play people, entitled the *“ McCann. people of the locality scenes are laid, parts, and the play is ropolitan production Philadelphia and Chi the play. The German beet cre 2,500,000 tons of raw SCOO SCooP - LET ME TAKE A DOLLAR. Whose Work as County Bnpérinvend- ent of Schools Has Been Endorsed By His Re-election. AGENTS LEAVE CITY. Larson and Brandt Visit Walker and Carson Goes to Park Rapids. Without having given out any in- with the closing of saloons in the territory covered by the 1855 treaty, Henry A. Larson, special agent of ‘Walker -where they will spend the W. Carson, another agent, who spent yesterday in Bemidji, left {for Park Rapids this morning. PUPILS TO SERVE DINNFR Hundred at High School Tomorrow More than two hundred are expected to partake of the supper of the high school tomorrow evening, of the Athletic association of the in- ranged and the food for the supper will be donated by parents of ‘the supper will be served by the girls of the high school under the supervision of Miss Agnes Halland, head of the domestic science classes. test. Scalloped Potatoes Cabbage or Fruit Salad Pie or Baked Apples The plan is to serve three tables, one at 5:30, one at 6 and another at The deficit of the high school Athletic association now amounts to approximately $60, and it is expected “COWBOY GIRL” AT BRINKMAN Thrilling Climaxes Tonight. will be staged at the Brinkman thea- tre tonight only, presented by F. P. This is 2 play of life on the range and the characters are not ov- erdrawn, but are true types of the and are depicted in a natural manner for their respective tinuous series of dramatic situations and thrilling climaxes. long runs in New York, cert band and orchestra accompany expected to produce not less than High School, Faoulty Members Think @ames Should Be Conducted Under Rules of Governing Board. b DECIDES ELIGIBILITY QUESTIONS ™ Players Must Possess Certain Class : Room Standings to Entitle Them 7 to Participate in Contests. Members-of the Bemidji high school faculty heartily “approve o} actiop taken at the recent meeting of the Northwestern Minnesota Educational association, held at Crooston, when a conference was held of the super- intendents, principals and coaches present and rules and regulations drawn up to be submitted to-the dif- ferent schools of the district, which will govern high school athletics in the future. Athletics in the district hereafter will be conducted under an associa- tion to be known as the Northwestern High School Athletic league. This body will be the final tribunal by which all matters of athleties * and disputes will be settled. The body was formied as the result of recent disputes which have arisen in which several schools are accused of playing ineligibles and contests in which ath- letes took part in are disputed, owing to the fagt that athletes were played, due to the lack of the right interpre- tation of the Minnesota high school eligibility rules, by certain schools in the porthwestern district. The rules as drawn up are as follows, and will be adopted and go into effect the first of December: In School Two Weeks. 1. All studenfs participating in contests must be registered as regul- arly classified students in their re- spective schools not later than two weeks before the contest, or such registration becomes void as far as qualifying for these contests is con- cerned. n connection ian affairs, and s morning for Both “ld” limit. re Than Two eadily Sold. ATHLETICS persons Must Be Up to Grade. 2. No student who is not making school grade in at least three sub- jects for which he is enrolled shall ipate in any contest. 3. No student shall be allowed: torcompete ifi any for more ‘than the first four years after admission to a high school. 4. No person over (21) years of age, nor any high school graduate shall be allowed to compete in any inter-high-school con- by the girls for the benefit has been™ ‘ar-| wish to assist success. The 5. No student shall be eligible for any high school contest who has at any time been a member of team e Menu. Brown Bread secondary school. Coftee |} 5wed himself to be enrolled with an 'improper athletic intent shall for the following year be required to be enrolled for two months before en- tering any contest. Should Be Accompanied. 7.. Contesting teams shall always: ating 65 per- clear it away tickets have of. the superintendent. .This faculty representative shall be authorized to act in all matters for the Situations and tendent. for American Cowboy Girl,” superintendent for this purpose. 9. The Amateur Athletic Union rules shall apply in all contests to which they may apply. 10. The 'managing body of the N. in which the of an athletic committee of three (3) full of a con-|ship of the association, each school having one vote. This committee shall be chosen at the regular meet- and has had|ing of the Northwestern Minnesota Boston, | Teachers' association. ~ A con- 11. Whenever a student has been war. It is a met- This cago. school he represents shall notify the eéxecutive board within two weeks of op this year is |such disqualification. 12._ These rules shall go into ef- sugar. fect:Dec. 1, 1914, and shall take p work. THE CUB REPORTER 055~ THOSE SIEGE. GUNS HAVE MADE. ME STONE Dear I CANT HERE A W, an Austrian stro Russian trontier and ove mtured Dixn;ge but ch- assert thal day. reriewed attempt s the English channel hal brought on a fearful struggle still’tp he decided. Along the eastern. frontier ‘of Pruséla |law-makers and to discuss the needs Germany and mm«ia 18y clsim to éuc- |in thre legislative lines of this dis- casses. Tn the Xeaf Eai mellus-lnns are meeting with unexpe sigtance from the Turks., On_the Furopean® battiefields the fighting is flezcest al strip of Belgian. terrltgry 1o posses-|Charles Cominsky, J. K. Given and sion of the all!es, fre mentieres, Ot the series of. desperkte assaults:gng complete the details of sending made by. the Germans the present is invitations to the various legislators. st severe, since the al- lies have declined ‘to cede. the sive entirely to the enemy meeting attack with nttack. The i‘rem:b—- ¥ athletic ‘contest | Dorts that the fi olent, that the Gérman. lmv south of Ypres, -a oW French border, has been checked and twenty-one | ¢yt further to: the south-the h'ench which is to be located in this city. have made Paris advices where along the main ‘battle line the |L.. N.'Nord of International Falls, as situation {8 much: {hie same as it has|eefl as other legislators from this been for several weeks.: + Allies. Hold Their Places. .. Along the major. part of-the battle{- representing a school higher than a|front in the wesferm area:of the war; particularly lr'lm;fime canal - of - La T £ i 5 Basse as far -8 the Woevre region; |High 00l Literary Sessions $- Dy R et ‘who Jprovicusly the allies have made Secure the results | - attained in the-last few days;-accord- ing to the Freneh: official statement. Military critics .in Berlin express: satisfaction with the progress being|for the first literary program of|the made around Ypres -n:h:“fi the re-|year at the high school next week probably the be accompanied by the city or vil-|gion and the sea lage superintendent or by some mem- | renewed attack on Ypres by the Ger- | ¢ieties as has been the plan in former ber of the faculty duly appointed by | mans is ex:pechd. The phnnmuul speéd of the Rus.|every two weeks, the entire n-wivance excites the wonder and |school will comprise the new society, _ | admiration ‘ofthe superin. It ‘&:‘“" eral niust. 8. No contest shall be planned by raid, a8 the observers assert the Rus- students, but all arrangements shall | gjan infantry be made by the superintendent of the | have moved o fast as reports reach:- |- schools concerned or by some member | ing !Andr;l fndicate u?r the poor of the faculty duly appointed by the |roads of Ruséian Foland. - v The importance l“-llllod to “the | pert will leave tomorrow noon by au- great battle slong th S of Germany. f# -Im artillery never could has “been tuw scene of action, dehperate and mo- in that city Saturday. W. M. H. S. A. L. shall be composed | mentous as it ¢ rtant victory: “the’ Russians:in embers chosen from the member- | Portan “over-the' Russians:. - the morth, near the:scene-of the:dis: astrous nnul;n defeat -early in the disqualified, the superintendent of the [from her ~ Scoop Recovers His llea'ring A-mmn—l’ende!gnt Nh ) The Merchants” a: ation, at a meetinig. Tuesday aftermoon placed “.|themselves on record as favoring a local stock market for: the-farmers and took immediate steps to. assist [them in making car-lot shipments to {the stock yards in the cities. Bueford _Puconfirmed | M.- Gile, high school agflculturlst l}ermny 'was asked to give his personal fatten- view of tion toward securing‘the farmers co- operation in the work, and will pro- The plan is to fix a certain day in the week or month on which to bring the stock to Bemidji where the cars will be loaded and shipped. The farmers will in- this manner secure od R‘lm‘ the market price for their cattle, Germlns ‘hogs, etc. Mr. Gile @gnnounces that the he will ship the first car next Satur- To Give Big Banquet. It was decided. to hold a banquet the first part of December at which 4 {members and members-elect to both the Senate and House will be given a special invitation. This will in- clude all-members in this section of jt!.\e state. "The purpose for such a gathering is to become acquainted with our trict. ‘The -legislative members are anxious to meet with Bemidji mer- chants and secure their co-operation. The committee in charge of the ar- small | rangements: consists of C. E. Battles, ‘sea to Ar-|w. N. Bowser. They will look after Jords the timeé and place of the banquet . Judge ‘Pendergast Talks. Judge L. G. Pendergast, newly- ._leeted member of the House from BeAlkzdhAtfgndanntlof‘ GEN. VON HEERINGEN. Commander of One of the Kaiser’'s Armies in France. Sk General von Heeringen is one of the kaiser’s best known commanders. He' is head of one of the German armies in France. He was minister of war in 19069 and a representaive in tho German Federated council. He appointed commander of the Twe second division in 1903 and of the Second army corps in 1506, WOULD BECOME CITIZENS Many Beltrami Residents Make Dec- | larations and Others Petition Court for Naturalization Papers. HEARD AT NEXT COURT TERM Tuesday was the last day for the filing of petitions requesting natur- alization papers with the clerk of court and the past week has brought | ten applicants who are desiroul of be- cnmlng citizens of the United States. NPhese p\etft{ofi‘ request seccnd pa bl Ko ton nedethom and indicate that 1E| the-stptier had st feast two years pre-" do all in bis power to secure an ap- “for the normal school ™ In this fespect he will have the indicate Llnz ello- hearty co-operation of Senator-elect section of ‘the state. TO GIVE SIX PROGRAMS. Entertaining. § Preparations are nearly completed attempted | anq assurance is .given by those in charge that it will be one of excel- heyond Nlenpo:t A lence. Instead of organizipg two so- years, and the giving of progrnme “high Britigh <observers. | entertainments to be given every two “however, that the=0p-lyeeks, the participants to be selected & glgantlc cavaley [y o ¢1e entire high school body. The public is invited to the programs. Will Witness Game. Thomas S. Erwin and John M. Her- omobile for Minneapolis where they will attend the Minnesota-Wisconsin football game which is to be played Enroute they will visit at St. Cloud, the home of its claim to-an im-{Mr. Erwin’s parents. Season Already Open. In yesterday’s issue of the Pioneer an error was made- in stating: the morning Miss Elizabeth [state law governing the netting: of Haupt addressed the high school pu-| white - fish. pils, giving little stories and -ketohen open, the first day being November 1, Peflenca-lmrm‘ the Moun- | instead of December 1. tain Whites of Kentucky. Miss Haupt |is the closing date. % will lectupe in. the ‘Episéopal. church ;- Friday evening. Peter today in ‘the.-interest of her pastes paper labels on bottles, no mat- The season is already January 10 She went to. . St. Electrically-driven, a new machine lter what their shape. vious declared his intention to be- come -naturalized and that he has been a resident of the nation for at/ least two years. A declaration of in- tention is void if the petition is not suance. Miss Lucy LaFontisee, deputy clerk of court, said this morning that an unusually large number of declara- tionsthave been made since the start of the'Buropean war. It is expected that; at least! forty-five persons will apply for citizenship papers at the February term of court, several of these being rehearings. BUSINESS DROPS OFF. Bemidji Sleeper May Be Discontinued During Winter Months. While in Bemidji today, W. H. Gemmell, of Brainerd, general man- ager of the Minnesota & Internation-| al railroad company, stated that the Bemidji-St. Paul slecper may be dis- continued during the winter months. This action is likely to be taken, announced Mr. Gemmell, because of the dropping off of Business during the Christmas holidays and on such other occasions as business necessi- tates. No date has been named for the changing of the service. Mr. Gemmell expects business to pick up after the first of the year and prom- ises that the sleeper will again be operated next summer. Thief Steals Deer. Two deer were bagged near Kel- liher yesterday by a Bemidji party | comprising Dr. E. H. Marcum, of this. city, Dr. 8. J. Mitchell of St. Paul, and N. S. Davies of Chicago. The animals were left unwatehed while | the hunters searched for a team with which to carry them to Kelliher. When they returned one of the deer had_ been stolen. A search is being mad]e {for the thief. Bv *HOP' LES'SEE TH Fe' filed within seven years after its is- _ ACRES IN BELTRAMI Two Thousand More” Acres Disposed- of Through Monthly Land Sales Than in’1913. PURCHASES . BRING $31,186.45 Property Bought by 53 Local M&_ Twelve From Other Counties and Six From Other States. ; Approximately two thousand more acres of state land were disposed of :in Beltrami county through the regul- ar monthly sales in 1914 than was the |case last year. At the sale conducted at the court house this morning 253 acres were sold, the price paid aver~ aging: five dollars. There were four buyers. This brings the total for the sales held since last’ March up to 5,- 632 acres, while the land sold in 1913 amounted to 3,646. Nelsen Well Pleased. Theodore Nelson, manager of the 1and sales department of the state au- ditor’s office, was much pleased with results attained by the sales this year and announces that the land sold has brought $31,186.45, an average of $5.54 per acre.. The average price paid last year ‘was $5:27, showing an increase in the. cost of the land. $3,000 From Timber Sales. In addition to the sale of land $3,- 489 have been collected for timber and improvements, bringing the av- erage price per acre up to $6.15. The list of purchases show that there have been 53 local buyers, each buying 67 acres on an average, a to- {tal of 3,547. Twelve parties from |other counties of the state have pur- chased 1,746 acres, an average of 145 acres to the buyer, while six persons from other states have bought 339 acres of state land, an average of 56 acres each. Last Sale of Year. The sale of this morning was the |last to be conducted here this year, although there are 15,000 acres still listed. Next March the sales will be 'resumed and it is expected that im the neighborhood of 15,000 acres of land never before offered for sale will ha listed. There will be five mor sales this fall, being held at Wnlker, Grand’ Hapids, Duluth “Roseau - Aitkin. | The State Total. Mr. Nelscn. who is one of the most !zccommodating and reliable officials of the auditor’s office, announced =hile here that the total sales of state land to date in all counties during the year 1914 total 78,060 acres, hav- ing brought $570,669.99, or an av- erage of $7.32 to the acre. Timber and improvement payments amount to $19,205, and increasing the aver- age price to $7.55. OBJECTED TO LICENSE ): AV Henry A. Larson, special agent of the department of Indian affairs, ap- peared before the board of county {commissioners yesterday and re- cuested that the F. B. Cook applica- tion for a renewal of liquor license at Nebish be not granted. The com- missloners complied with his request and as a result the Nebish saloon will be caused to close its doors. Nebish is but a few miles from the Red Lake Indian reservation and it has heen claimed on numerous occa- sions-that redskins have been able to secure liquor purchased there from blindpiggers. £ Although situated near the agency, Nebish is not in the territory covered, by provisions of the 1855 treaty, nor is Kelliher. SLOW ‘PROGRESS MADE. Commissioners. Will Not Complete Work Before Tomorrow Evening. Slow progress is being made by the ieounty commissioners who have been in session since Tuesday morning and the members do not expect to com- plete their business before tomorrow levening. The time thus far has been devoted to general discussion of mat- ters which are pending before the {board. Several road petitions will be acted upon and the bonding of sev- eral ditches is being consfdered. —Takes Mack Kennedy, deputy sheriff of Cass county, was in Bemidji this morning and returned to Walker on the early train, having in custody a man 2:rested here by Officer Brown vecterdey on a charge of robbery. Kennedy was elected sheriff of Cass county at the polls last week, win-- ning by just five votes. He is con- sidered one of the most efficlent and capable officials in the state. STATE SELLS 5,637 Camd