Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 15, 1914, Page 1

VOLUME 12, NO. 197. TURKISH SHELLS - SET FIRE TO BATUM (American Press) Berlin, Dec. 15.—Trukish cruiser Midirli, formerly the Breslau, has bombarded Sebastapol. Cruiser Sul- tan Selim (the Goeben) has bombard- ed Batum, setting fire to the city. Constantinople, Dec. 15.—A Mo- hammedan uprising has occurred in Caucusus. Fifty thousand armed Russian Moslem are going over to fight against the Russians. 'EXPLOSION IMPRISONS 800 MINE WORKERS Tokio, Dec. 15.—An expl;sion oc- curred today in a coal mine at Fu- kuoka, imprisoning eight hundred la- borers in the mine workings. TELLS OF EARLY DAYS Prize Winning Article in Colliex s Weekly Gives Interesting Ac- count of Bemidji’s Infancy. WASHINGTON VISITOR, AUTHOR Considerable interest has been aroused in Bemidji during the past several days by an article which ap- peared in the last issue of Collier’s ‘Weekly, in which a story of the lum- berjack during the time of the city’s infancy is told. The story, the facts of which were gathered no less than twelve years ago, was written by James William Fitzpatrick, of Washington, D. C., and won for him a $500 prize in Col- lier's $9,500 Prize Fiction contest. Early residents of Bemidji will re- member that Fitzpatrick visited Be- midji as early as 1902, being the guest of friends. He also spent one winter in a lumber camp near Bena. He wrote several stories of the l“m- berjack and northern Minnesota' and it is believed that Collier’s prize win- ning story was_written soon_ after that time. The story has been read by old time residents of Bemidji with mueh interest, many recognizing charac- ters who were prominent in the days that Bemidji was in the midst of one of the wildest of lumbering com- munities. Each incident “Of the Hospital Ticket,” as the story 1s named, is told in a most interesting manner. It describes Bemidji in the day that “automatic pianos and phonographs banged out their tunes; the rollers grew arm-weary raking in the chips with one hand and spin- ning the little ivory ball with the other; the bartenders who stole from the proprietor and customer with re- ligious fredoom,” and tells of *fish- berry,” the famous knockout drop which was the instrument used in se- curing from the lumberjack his sav- ings from a season’s work. The story tells of saloon brawls, camp fights and other incidents which in the past were characteristiz of the lumberjack life. A trip to a Bemidji hospital, referred to as St. Mary's, is the theme. Several of the men mentioned in the story are still residents of Be- midji and well known here, while others, it is believed, were brought into the story for convenience sake. Neighboring towns are also mention- ed in the story, which recalls a dras- tic contrast of the “dry” Bemidji of today. Mrs. Alden Remfrey left last night WAIVED EXAMINATION. Bemidji Insurance Man Bound Over to Grand Jury by Judge.Fisk. Havip ‘ecided that there was pro- bable 4, o believe him' guilty, Call Eng %, ~ Bemidji insurance man, was . ¥ -~ bound over to await- Beltran “ty grand jury action, by Judg. ¢ " Fisk, court commissioner. Th. ‘e against England is made by \surance company which he rep. < ! and he is accused of having . swfully appropriated and converted to his own use $106.05 collected for prem- iums. He was represented at the hearing by Attorney Charles Scruteh- in, while Graham M. Torrance, coun- ty attorney, appeared for the state. His release was allowed following the placing of a bond for $1,000, which document was signed by George W. Cochran, the Bemidji contractor, and J. C. Johnson, a Hardware merchant of Cass Lake. CLOTHING IS MUCH NEEDED Associated Charities Makes Request That Winter Wearing Apparel Be Provided Poor Children. [— MORE JOIN GOOD FELLOW CLUB Today brought several new..mem-: bers to the enrollment of the Good Fellow club, but there is still opper- tunity for others to join The blank found on anoiher page of this issue should be filled out and sent to the|? “Good Fellow “Editor,” Pioneer. The name will then be turned over to the proper committee. At the present time the Associated Charities is especially in need of heavy winter clothing for school chil- dren. A number of the members of the association. were out yesterday and found four extra families in need of help. These are all worthy people and willing tq work, but so far have fqund ‘mothing to do. Three boys, ages nine, eleven and fourteen, are badly in need of mackinaws or heavy winter coats. They have been un- able to attend school since the cold weather on account of not havh\g, heavy winter clothing. A Anyone having articles of wearing apparel to give away to needy fam- ilies will kindly leave the same at the home of Dr. and Mrs. E. H Smith, 717 Beltrami avenue. OLD TIME DANCE. Committee Completes Plans for Fri- day Night Affair. Friday night, December 18, an old time dance will be given for the benefit of the old soldiers, in the City hall. It will also be a farewell to Judge Pendergast. Everybody is cor- dially invited to attend. The com- mittee on arrangements is P. M. Di- caire, J. Bisiar, M. A. Aldrich and C. A. Parker. W. B. MacLachlan will ibe the floor manager. Dance Date Changed. | It was announced by those in jcharge of the Charity dance which is to be given by the U. C. T. women that the date of the affair has been changed and will take place at the City hall next Saturday evening in- stead of Thursday. Louis Stellmaker left last night for Los Angeles whare he will spend the winter. He intends to visit the expositions and' will return to Be- for Rich Hill, Missouri, having beenlmidji in the spring, via Portland. called there by the death of her mo- ther, Mrs. I. N. Orr. Mrs. Orr’s death was not unexpected as she had been a sufferer of cancer for some time. She was 57 years old. SCOOP zerorter REPORTER > E. M. Stanton, of Thief River Falls, county attorney of Pennington coun- ty, spent today in Bemidji on legal matters. T WANT N0U T SCOUT DOWN THAT BEMIDJT, MINNESOTA, TUESDAY. m, DECEMBER 15, 1914 Government and State Offcials Differ ; A‘[’"TUDE IN WA as to Number of Swamp Land Grant Acres. AUDITOR PUTS FIGURE AT 300,000 Works of Friedrich Von Bernhardi —Is Much Discussed Works. TELLS. OF ADVICE OF KAISER Governor A. O. Eberhart returned Monday morning after a brief ab- sence in Washington and the East. | Whilé/in the National Capitol Gov-|Many Other Books .of Interest' Re- ernor’ Eberhart imquired into the| cei¥ed Recently is Announcement status of nearly 60,000 acres of dkbhtflu Mills, Librarian. swamp lands now -in dispute. According to information obtained, 4 the department at Washington is of Gérmany’s attitude in the present the opinion that with the receipt of | Eurépean struggle is. interestingly patents for between 60,000 and 65,- |told 0f in the works of Friedrich Von 000 acres, Minnesota will have been |Bernhardi, general in German cav- given her entire quota of swamp alry; which has just been received, lands under the swamp land grant. tog'fller with many othér of the la- State Auditor Iverson, however, does|test bditions, at the Bemidji public not agree with the department at |lib! "[000,000 acres of land by reason of t1o¢% belief that Germany must, re- ‘|went to the cities soon after Thanks-!don; Return of the Prodigal Washington. He says the total land| In. “her regular report, Miss Beat- still coming to the state is fully|rice Mills, the iibrartan, says: 300,000 acres. The original grant ' @ermany’s Attitude. was 5,895,000 acres, of which 4,709,- sifipiedrich Von Bérnhardi—Ger- 038 acres have been cleaned up and|pady gnd the Next War, translated patented to the state. In addition|py Ajen H. Powles. to this, the state has lost nearly 1,-| «X candid expression of fi“ au- contest by squatters and by con-|g,rdless of the rights of other na- demnation proceedings brought by tlong' fight her way to prédominance. railroads. 3 Thig much discussed book presents a Attorney General Smith, who was clenl' eommcnlnry on the G’flnln! also at Washlngton when Governor, attitiide in the: Earopsdn’ wi Eberhart was there, took up this mat® sinlfihfly prophetic of the ter of swamp lands with the depart- and aims of the Germsan army 1“ ment. ton, General Smith says, makes the point that Minnesota has not ecom- i chlltm ." allotted to ‘the plied with the requirements of the uefimu navsl war with mlfl‘ll- grant, in that the state, in using the “ ardi, general in the" Ger- proceeds for school purposes, has vio- valry, advisor to the Kaiser,, lated its agreement with the Federal lwklhs {orwll‘d ‘to the prmnt war, government. - They say that the pro-|yqre ttell- just hoy and ‘why the ceeds should have been used for the Gol'mplll must fight, with an- un- reclamation of the lnnd S | compromising statement of ‘German idedls and revealing details of prac- '|tical - warfare. He writes of drill, ; use of-sir-craft and artillery, signal- Prominent Old Soldier Dies Suddenly|ing and the private soldier's duty.” —Spent Thanksgiving Here. : “New Books Received. 3 : New books at the library—Govern- T. J. Martin of Nymore, an old|ment of European Cities, W. B. soldier and a member of the local G.|Munro; The Land and the Book, W. A. R. dled Sunday night at - 8:30 | M. Thomson; Labor in Hurope and o'clock at Minneapolis, at the age of |[America, Samuel Gompers; The seventy:four. The cause of his death F‘nnch and the English, Laurence is thought to have been heart trouble, |Jetfold; The Girl in Her “Teens, Mar- | as he died very suddenly. He was the garéf Slaltery; The Balkan Peutne{" step-father of Willis Nye of Nymore [Sula, Lionel Lyde. and spent Thanksgiving at the Nyej}' One by Jack London. home, feeling as well as usual. Hei Strength of the Sliong, Jack Lon- , Mary giving and has been there since that|Sinclair; Wanderer’s Necklace, Rider time. The body will be shipped to Haggard; Overland Red; Anne, Detroit today, where the funeral will| Acliess, Julet Sager; World Set Free, be held Monday;~ December 21. Mr.iH,_ G. Wells; When Thoughts Will Nye will leave for Detroit Saturday soar, Bertha Von Sultnes; .Price of Inight to be present at the funeral.|love, Arnold Bennett; Letter of the Mr. Martin served in the navy during|Contract, Basil King; Solamander, the civil war. {Owen Johnson; You Never Know Your Luck, Gilbert Parker; The Last Stenvick Visits City. {Shot, Frederick Palmer; Saturday’s Oscar Stenvick, of Bagley, at one|Child, Kathleen Norris; Auiadne of time county attorney of Clearwater!|Allen Water, Sidney McCall; Prinece county, spent yesterday in Bemidji.|of Graustark, George Barr McCut- He is arranging his business in pre-cheon; Sword Hand of ' Napoleon, paration for the several months’|Cyrus Brady; Capturing of Mary stay in St. Paul after Christmas, hav- | Carstairs, Henry Harrison; . Blue ing been elected representative from |Buckle, Osborne; Once in Every Man, the district of which Clearwater |Larry Evans. county is a part. { . Fava. iAW Hand Slightly Cut. Roller Rink Closes. While working on a motor-driven Because of lack of patronage, Cap-ipand saw in the manual training de- tain W. B. MacLachlan, manager, has partment of the local high school ! decided to close the roller rink. He yesterday morning, Donald Jones, son announced today’ that the rink may of Mrs. E. M. Jones of Nymore, re- again be opened during the winter, [geived a badly cut hand. Im- but at the present time the running/mediate medical attention was given expenses are not met. and it was found that his entire hand - would be saved. Not wishing to get Mercury Strikes 19 Below. behind in his studies Domald re- " Bemidji has_been visited by the|ported at school again yesterday af- coldest- weather of the winter ‘during [ternoon, but will be unable to con- the past two days, the meércury rég-|tiiue his work in the manual train- istering 19 below at 5 o'clock yester-|ing. department for several days. day morning and practically the séme S thiscmorning. At noon my i' Wwas| Linn.county, Oregon, has.five post- six below. DISAGREE AS T0 Amoum EXPLAIN fiERMANY's" o $15,000 Structure Destroyed—-l)efec- Benldp Library Adds. to Its She]vel ed the $15,000 Backus consolidated | school house,ma frame structure of ten rooms. as a result of'a leak in the pipe of a gasoline lamp, 2 new system of light- ing having but recently been put in. Prof. Hayes and a number of pupils entered the building last evening to rehearse for a Christmas program. Soon after the flames were discovered in the domestic science room: and spread ‘rapidly, the building burning wary “" 18i%ure of the week at the high school The department at Washing- | ers fi their attacks on Beigium and|bee MINNESD BACKTUS S tive Gas Pipe Cause. Fire last night completely destroy- The building caught fire to the foundation in two hours. The fire department did splendid work in saving comtents of the building, the piano, manual training tools, books and desks being removed. , The school had recently installed a new heating and ventilation system. There was some insurance. GIVE CHRISTNAS PROGRAM All Grades of Bemidji Schools Pre- .pare Entertainments—Debate on Woman Sufferage. JUNIOR HIGH TO STAGE PLAY Entertainments will be the fea- and two inte;utlng programs have n prepared for the last two days .| before Christmas vacation. Thurs day ‘afternoon the high school lit- erary society will give a program which promises to be especially at- tractive. ‘This program will feature a debnte on woman sufferage aitd a sopg by the Boy’'s Glee Club, which was re- cently organized. Other interesting numbers such as current events, readings and recitations will be given: “'On Friday afternoon, commenc)ns at 1:30 the eighth grade will enter- tain the high school students and friends with a Christmas program which they have spent the past sev- eral weeks preparing. This progr‘am will consist of various forms of en- tertainments including a play, reci- tations ‘and music.’ This progrgm (will -‘be printed in Wednesday’'s Pio-| neer. Pleasing programs have been pre- pared in all ‘grades: of the city schools. AKELEY GAME CANCELLED Bemidji High School Quint Not te Play Friday. Coach Bestul of the high school basketball team received a letter from the manager of the Akeley quint cancelling the game that was to be played in that city next Friday. That Akeley is unprepared for so strong 2 team as Bemidji is.the excuse given for the cancelation but a request was made that the two teams meet at a later date. Efforts are now being made to schedule a contest with the Bagley five to be played in that city on Friday. COMMISSIONERS IN SESSION All Members of Board in Attendance at Last Meeting of Year. With every member present, the board of county commissioners is in session at the court house today. This is the last meeting of the year, and of the present board. ~The morning was almost entirely taken up in the reading of the minutes of the last meeting and the’ discussion of ditch matters. Need anmy nesp?’ ITy a want ad. By "HOP” - © 111 -NTL-SHND — PALYO - M. )N SUMMER MEETING GOE_S T0 COLERAINE Executive Committee of Northern Minnesota Development Holds Ses- sion in Duluth—Lycan Attends. ' ‘BUDGET RECEIVES BIG DECREASE Bueford M. Gile, Bemidji Agricultur- ist, Placed on’ Agricultural Board —Much Enthusiasm Shown. Next summer’s meeting of the Northern Minnesota Development as- Thursday and Friday, June 10 and 11. This-was, decided at a meeting of the association’s = executive' committee, held. in‘ the Duluth Commercial club rooms yesterday: - Hibbing and Bau- dette were the other places to make a bid for the outing meeting. * F. 8. Lycan, of this city, vice- president of the league, attended the meeting ‘and on-his return to- Be- midji-today said-that unlimited en- thusiasm was shown and that each man present was optimistic concern- ing future -accomplishments of - the association. He heartily éndorsed /|the action taken at the meeting in cutting the expense budget forty per cent. Bemidji Next Winter. Already, according to Mr. Lycan, members-of the association are think- ing of the next winter meeting which is to’be held in Bemidji the second wéek in December, 1915. The con- ventions which have been held here have been the most successful held and the pleasant treatment and cor- dial welcome always accorded dele- gates has been appreciated by them. Agriculture is one of the proposi- tions which will be given much at- tention by. the association during the next year and all -possible will be done to promote progress along this line. Bueford M. Gile, high school agriculturist of Bemidji, was placed on the agricultural committee and tits-assistance should, prove of much value to his associates. All Members Present. --A tull'attendance‘of the committee attended the meeting as follows: C. T. Kelley, Menagha, president; F. 8. Lycan, Bemidji, vice president; C. R. Middleton, Baudette; George P. Jones, Bagley; J. L. King, Mora; H. V. Eva, Duluth; W. R. Mackenzie, secretary; George D. McCarthy, sec- retary-elect,- Duluth. Agricultural and legislative and good roads committees were appoint- ed and will enter upon their duties at once. The committee follows: These Are Committee. Legislative and good roads—Still- man H. Bingham, chairman, Duluth; C. M. King, Deer River; F. R. Dux- bury, Pine City; Annie E. Shelland, International Falls; Charles Scheers, Akeley; J. B. Galernault, Aitkin. Agricultural—Otto I. Bergh, chair- man, Grand Rapids; D. B. Jewell, International Falls; Mark Thompson, Duluth; B. M. Gile, Bemidji; W. M. Dunton, Bagley; Stapleton, Akeley; A. J. Gafke, Brainerd. about THINKS TERRITORY WILL CLOSE Deputy Marshal Tufts Says Treaty Will Be Enforced. It is the opinion of Frank Tufts, deputy Unijted States marshal, that the saloons of the entire territory covered by the 1855 Indian treaty will be closed. As the deputy marshal is in close touch with government of- ficials charged with the enforcement of the treaty, the announcement is not the result of a mere rumor. Thomas Lloyd, manager of the Be- midji office of the Great Northern Ex- press Co., together with other agents, has been notified that no liquor ship- ments must herealter be accepted. This order includes- all places where the Federal government has closed .|the saloons. Kruger is_ Promoted. Fred Kurger, who for four years has been one of the localilinemen of the Northwestern Telephone com- pany, left yesterday for Crookston, where he will have charge of otie of the departments, having received a well earned promotion.. While. here Kruger has always been one of the most reliable employes of the com- pany. . Pioneer want ads bring results. sociation will be held at Colen.ine..