Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 14, 1914, Page 1

VOLUME 12, NO. 196. BEMIDJI, MNESbTA, MONDAY Emflm nncmm 14, 1914. FORTY CENTS PER MONTH. DESPERATE BATTLE NOW IN PROGRESS (American Press) Paris, Dec. 14.—Most' desperate fighting of the month on the extreme left of the long battle front was re- newed today in the region from Ypres through Armentiers and La- Bassee. The Germans have met the attacks of the allies in this district with a vigorous counter offensive. Rome, Dec. 14.—Two Austrian torpedo boats, enroute to Lissa, were reported sunk in the Adriatic Sea, by striking mines. The crews of both vessels were lost. London, Dec. 14.—British sub- marine B-11, yesterday entered Dar- danells, dived under five rows of mines and torpedeod the Turkish bat- tleship Messudith, which sank in a few minutes. The submarine es- caped easily. CAMP NAMES ALL-AMERICAN. Solon, Gopher Star, Slighted, Being Given Place on Third Eleven. Only one Minnesota man has been named by Walter Camp on his three All-American elevens, this being So- lon, the wonderful Minnesota full- back, whom he has placed at end on his third team. Maulbetsch, the brilliant Michigan performer, is given a position, and Chapman of Illinois, a very ordinary player, is placed at guard, being the only west- ern man to secure a position. His selection includes three full elevens with players from sixteen colleges and universities. Harvard leads with five players all on the first team, the Army is sécond with four, and Dartmouth, Yale and Washington and Jefferson each place three. The following is the first team: End, Hardwick, Harvard; tackle, Ballin, Princeton; guard, Pennock, Harvard; center, McEwan, West Point; guard, Chapman, Illinois; tackle, Trumbull, Harvard; end, O’Hearn, quarter, Ghee, Dartmouth; halfback, Maulbetsch, Michigan; halfback, Bradlee, Harvard; fullback, Mahan, Harvard. LAST MEETING TOMORROW Myhre to Serve at One More Session as County Commissioner. Beltrami county commissioners will meet at the court house tomor- row morning for the last meeting of the year, and for the final session of the present board. Commisioner Myhre will take part in his last meet- ing as a member of the board, for at the January session his place will be taken by Hayes, the newly elected official from the third district. No matters of unusual importance will be brought up at the meeting, an- nounced James L. George, auditor, this morning. U. C. T. Women Entertain. Following the business session of Saturday night the members of the Bemidji U. C. T. were given a sur- prise by their wives, who had plan- ned a card and dancing party, which | was followed by a splendid lunch. The | affair proved most enjoyable. On Week’s Trip. W. B. Stewart, county superin- tendent of schools, left today for a week’s inspection trip, during which he will visit as many rural schools of the county as possible. He will return to his office at the court house next Saturday, December 19. Hallan L. Huffman, of the An- drews & Gibbons law firm, spent Sat- urday evening at Hines on legal busi- ness. Cornell;. |- “TATE TREASURER HERE. “%, Wal: '0,,‘ Smith and Deputy Auditor ¥ " g midji Short Visit. ~'€» Two men, “rominent in state affairs, Walter . “th, state treas- urer, and C. S. B. - _ " deputy state auditor, were in b 'le Saturday evening, being enroute’to Grand Rap- ids from Walker, where they gons, ducted a sale of stumpage thafg‘ day. They will conduct a similar sale al Grand Rapids today. Mr. Smith was re-elected state treasurer by a large. plurality at the November election. GRAND SHOWS SEAL FILM “The Temple of Molock,” Will Be Presented Here This Evening— Is Considered Fine Picture. - TO SELL .CHRISTMAS STAMPS “The Temple of Molock,” the Red Cross Christmas seal motion picture, will be presented at the Grand this|’ evening, C. J. Woodmansee, manager of the theatre having secured the film, following much effort. A committee of Bemidji women, including Mrs. T. C. Bailey, chair- man, Mrs. C. M. Jacobson and Mrs. E. F. Netzer, will have charge of a stamp sale which will be conducted during the time the picture is shown and it is hoped that a large number of stamps will be sold. Many stamps must yet be sold in order that the $100 necessary to bring a Visiting Nurse to Bemidji be secured. Stamps cost but one cent and they should be placed on every letter, parcel and Christmas present. The cast for the picture includes: Dr. Jordan, a specialist in tubercu- losis, Harold Vasburg, Harrison Pratt, ‘Warren Cook; Mrs. Pratt, Mabel Dwight; BEloise, their daughter, Bes- sle learn; Alfred Pratt, their son, Yale Boss; Erick Swanson, an em- ployee, Carlton King; workmen, ser- vants, nurses, etc. L The-storyg £olIoWs: .. nli’ ~““When- young«Doator Jordan was called to Valatia to study the sani- tary conditions in an effort to reduce the alarming death rate, he quickly discovered that the principal source of infection was Harrison Pratt’s pottery factory, together with the hovels which he maintained as tene- ments for his employees. Jordan called on Pratt and remonstrated with him, to no avail. A public pre- ventorium was established to care ity for the incipient cases, and one of| the most enthusiastic workers was Eloise Pratt. The mutual interest in humanitarian projects brought Eloise and Dr. Jordan together and; in a short while their interest be- came more personal. “Jordan was invited to the Pratt home on the occasion of Eloise's birthday party. The girl’s beauty so captivated him that he declared his love for her and was accepted. Mr. Pratt, learning of this became furi- ous and ordered Jordan out of the house. Eloise did everything in her power to convince her father of Jordan’s worthiness, to no avail, a Pratt’s anger was added to by the appearance of an editorial by Jordan the conditions on the Pratt proper- ties. “It was shortly after this that El- roise was taken ill and it developed that one of the Swanson girls had communicated the disease to the household. On the family physic- ian’s advice Jordan was called in, and it was only owing to his skill that her life was saved. “This happening thoroughly con- vinced Pratt of the real need of re- form, and he became reconciled to written | in which he "denounced| PLAY FOR WORLD’S TITLE “Big Bemidg” Considered as Entitled to Recognition at Minneapolis Championship Tournament. OSWEGO QUINT TO COME HERE Bemidji’s wonderful basketball team is rapidly gaining wide" fame and is now considered one of the best aggregations in the United States. As evidence of this fact the Min- neapolis Journal places Bemidji as entitled to recognition at the tour- soon after Christmas for the purpose world. ‘In this rating Bemidji is classed with several of the best bas- ketball teams ever developed. The Journal says: “Six or seven great. basketball teams will compete in Minneapolis for the national basketball champion- ship this winter if a plan of the Na- tional Guard Athletic association is carried out. “Billings Triple B team of Billings, Mont.; the crack team of Aberdeen, S. D.; Red Wing, Minn.; Fond du Lac, Wis.,, and the Oswego, N. Y., have tentatively accepted the pro- posal to play down for the title, and the Big Bemidg team qf Bemidji, Minn., will likely claim | chance at the tourney. The meet will be held in January or February. “The Oswego, Billings and Fond du Lac teams are all teams of national reputation and the idea of a meet- ing here was conceived when it was learned that the Billings outfit plan- ned to go east this winter and the Oswego five intended to again make a western tour. The games will be played on the big National Guard armory floor.” Carl Jacobson, manager of the Be- midji team, said today that Bemidji would in all probability be entered in the tournament. A schedule of unusual merit has been arranged by.Jacobson and a win- ter of exceptionally fast basketball may be expected by enthusiasts of _t}l‘e'_ga‘me Fep,rgg‘ry 4,,6and 6, the Eréat Obwego five wAlL play, Bemfij! on the Armory floor and during the middle of January the Red Wing stars will come here for a series of games. Games have been arranged for almost every week between now and the close of the season. COUNTY JAIL EMPTY. Bastile Without Prisoners for First Time in Years. For the first time in more than/ seven years the county jail is wlth- out a single prisoner, leaving Sheriff | Johnson and Deputy Sheriff Cahill, the jailer, guestless. oner to leave the jail was A. H.| Grenier, who was taken to Fergus| Falls by Frank Tufts, deputy United States marshal, where he will be held Johnson said this morning that the !jail has not been empty since he be- came connected with the office as a depuu in 1907, but that such a con- S| dition existed shortly before | time. HIS VIOLINS RECOGNIZED. | | {Instruments of G. P. Irish Are Con- sidered ngh Class. One of the enterprlses which is at- tracting some attention in various sections of the United States is the Bemidji violin manufacturing estab- lishment, operated by G. P. Irish. Two shipments were recently made to Morrison, Illineis. Mr. Irish is now doing business in four states and nament which is to be held there of deciding the championship of the{- The last pris-! on a charge of providing a person | of Indian blood with liquor. Sherif: that ; POTATO GROWING IN NORTH MINNESOTA Otto Bergh, Superintendent of North- Central Experiment Farm, Tells of Situation Here. HAS MADE STUDY OF SUBJECT Says That Competition Must Be Met If Success is to Be Gained— In Two. Articles. The second and concluding article on the “The Potato and Northern Mingesota,” -written by Otto I Bersh superintendent of the North- Central Experiment station at Grand Rapids, Tormerly Bemidji high school agriculturist, follows: Taking $30.00 as the cost of pro- ducing an acre of potatoes, they will cost the farmer 371 cents per bushel when ylelding 80 bushels per acre, while yielding 300 bushels per acre they will cost him only ten cents per bushel.” Aside from quality and cost of marketing them, it is the produc- tion per acre which will dtermine whether or not we can command the potato markets of the world. Let us note the average yielding potato growing state and the 10-year average, bushels per acre: Ohio, 86 bushels; New York, 92 bushels; Michigan, 95 bushels; Min- nesota, 99 bushels; Wisconsin, 100 bushels; Main, 201 bushels. The Yield Here. What is the yield for the timbered section of Minnesota? 100 bushels. The farmer _of morthern Minnesota Wwould consider 100 bushels of pota- toes per acre a crop failure! 150 bushels? Poor yield. 200 bushels? Fair. 250 bushels? About the av- eragg. 300- bushels? Good. 350 bushels? * Very common. v400 bush- els? ° Not exceptional. Where are these ‘potatoes g-rown" They are grown on newly cleared stump land or tollowing clover. 8ince most .of the iama cropped to:potatoes.in nort.hz ern'mnneaotn s relatively néw land, will it be safe to base our. future prospects with potatoes as a farm crop for market on the present ylelds’ Have the Facts. Are there any facts at hand to show that the present yields of pota- {toes in this section are not twice or ithree times as large as they will be (Continued on last page.) | MANY ATTEND SAUM SCHOOL 1118 Pupils Enrolled in Consolidated [ Institution There. | It is doubtful if there is anywhere ja consolidated school in the rural districts conducted in as efficient a |manner as is the institution at Saum. There are 118 pupils enrolled there and more would enter could proper accommodations be secured for their board and room. Andrew Johnson, sher:ifi, returned to Be- midji this morning from the Saum district, where he spent several days on civil matters, and admitted his |surprise at the enthusiasm shown :and the wonderful results being ac- Ecomplished there. The sheriff drove | thirteen miles in the cold this morn- !ing to reach the railroad. St. Cloud Men Here. H. R. Neide, Great Northern depot agent at St. Cloud; and V. A. Combs, also of that city, were Bemidji busi- ness callers yesterday. To Hold Installation. Tomorrow evening at 8 o’clock in his daughter’s marriage and even |his product is attracting considerable |the Masonic hall, the Eastern Star placed his country home at Jordan’s disposal for a sanatorium.” attention as his strictly high class. instruments are will hold its regular meeting. In- stallation of offcers will be held. THOMAS F. RYAN. Financier Is Badly Injured When Thrown From Horse. ~ Photo by American Press Assoclation. Thomas F. Ryan, financier and rail- road man, was thrown from his horse while riding in Central Park, New York city, sustaining three broken ribs. . iMs physicians give assurances that with complete rest his speedy recovery is certain. GIVE DANCE FOR CHARITY Wives of Bemidji Commecial Travel- ers Plan Affair:to Be Given Thurs- day. Evening in City Hall. TO ASSIST IN BRINGING JOY On next Thursday night in’ the City hall a dance will be given for the purpose of galning added funds for use by the Associated Charities in successfully carrying out its plun to. make /this Chrlst.mn.s a happy gpe ¢ for the poor of Bemidjf. The affair is- to be givi '\bi”lb'é wives of the members of the Bemidji council, United Commercial Travelers, and is the result of a plan which was’ suggested several days ago. The women have practically completed plans for the dance and are confi- dent that it will be a most enjoyable function. Refreshments will be served and the music will be provided by Rem- frey’s four-piece orchestra. The hall will be attractively decorated. It is the object of the women to donate every cent of the proceeds to the Christmas poor fund and the money will be turned over to the Associated Charifies for proper distribution. The dance will be given Thursday evening and the City hall should be crowded to its capacity. It will as- sist in bringing joy to boys and girls of Bemidji who otherwise would be left without a thought of Old Santa. There is still room for more to en- ter the Good Fellow club. Fill out the blank. LARSON LEAVES FOR DETROIT | Chief Indian Agent Spends One Day in Bemidji—No New Developments Other than the closing of the Deer River saloons of last Friday, there have been no new developments in connection with the enforcement of the 1855 .Indian treaty provisions. Henry A. Larson, chief special agent, spent yesterday in Bemidji, leaving early this morning for Detroit. He had no information to make pub- lic here and made no comment when asked whether the Hibbing, Grand Rapids and Chisholm saloons would be ordered closed. THE CUB REPORTER SCOO . The Innermost Working Of Scoop’s Mind CHEER VP - SCOOP-WHEN .| YOU GET DowN IN THE MoUTH Defectlve b e T g ] & W - By "HOP" TL-34MD - PALYD - Mb. POSTMASTER GIVES PARCELPOST ADVICE Erickson Makes Suggestions Which Will, If Carried Out, Insure Best Holiday Service. WORK IS INCREASING DAILY Early Mailing of Christmas Packages * Means Big Help to Carriers and Clerks of Uncle Sam. Eact day the amount of business being done at the Bemidji postoffice increases in large proportions and the clerks are kept cunstantly busy. The work is’ carried on in a system- atic manner and the holiday service will be just as efficient as at any other period of the year. - In_order that the clerks may be afforded every assistance in provid- ing service of the best, it is urged by Anton Erickson, postmaster, that as many packages as possible be sent early. Offers Parcel Post Hints. More advice on the mailing of par- cel post packages, including the pro- per precautions to be taken, special features and co-operative measures to insure-the least congestion during the Christmas rush, was given out by Mr. Erickson today: Some of the hints suggested by the postmaster follow: “Parcel post packages containing a special delivery stamp in addition to the regular postage will be given spe- cial delivery service by the receiving postoffice. ““All domestic parcel post mail may be insured against loss upon payment of 5 cengs for value not exceeding $25, or-10 cents for value not ex- ceeding $50 in addition to the post- age, both to be prepaid with stamps affixed. Insured parcels may not be registered. Treated as First-Class. ‘“‘Patrong are advised to pay strict nntlom to the matter af properly Wrapping. &1l parcels’ B‘be shipped by parcel ‘post.* They should be so wrapped or enveloped that the con- tents may be easily examined by pos- tal officials. When parcels are not 8o wrapped, or when bearing or con- taining writing not authorized by law, the matter will be treated as of the first-class. | “No writing is permitted in parcel post packages of the fourth-class, ex- cept that cards may be attached to articles bearing short greetings and containing the name of the receiver and sender, as for instance, “A Merry Christmas,” to “Alice from Clara.” “All matter should be securely wrapped so as to bear transmission without breaking or injuring mail bags, their contents, or the persons handling them. Many articles are damaged in the mails for the reason that they are not properly wrapped to withstand the necessary handling. Marked “Fragile.” “All articles easily broken must {be very securely wrapped for safe transmission. The word ‘fragile’ should be marked on the outside of the package so that it can be easily noticed by postal clerks. “All parcels weighing four ounces or less, excepting books, seeds, plants, etc., are charged at the rate of 1 cent for each ounce or fraction thereof for any distance. “Parcels weighing eight ounces or less containing books, seeds, cuttings, bulbs, roots and plants are charged at the rate of 1 cent for each two ounces or fraction there regardless of distance. “All parcels weighing more than eight ounces containing books, seeds, plants, etc., parcels of miscellaneous printed matter weighing more than four pounds, and all other parcels of fourth-class matter, weighing more than four ounces are chargeable, ac- cording to a distance or zone, at the pound rate, a fraction of a pound he- ing considered a full ponnd % < J. J. Miller, of Regina, was in Be- midji today, while here being a guest of Herbert Wood. Mr. Miller, who represents the Waterman & Water- bury Manufacturing company, is on his way to his home in Ellsworth, ‘Wisconsin, the same city in which Mr. Wood’s parents reside. He says that business conditions in Canads are dull. oy ‘ To-Hold i'ood‘&le.fi:' i The women of the Presbyterian, chuch will hold . a food.sale. at. flew-é art’s grocery store next Baturdny