Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 18, 1914, Page 1

VOLUME 12, N0. 200. . GERMANS SINK TWO DESTROYERS|: Vessels Lost in North Sea Battle Fol- lowing Bombardment of English Seaport Towns. KAISER TO RETURN TO FRONT Allies Successful in Pushing Through Massed Forces and Have Advanced Practically Two Miles. (American Press) Berlin, Dec. 18.—Two British de- stroyers were sunk during a running fight in the North Sea between Eng- lish patrol and German cruisers, fol- lowing the recent bombardment of English towns by the Germans, ac- cording to an official statement is- sued here. Berlin, Dec. 18.—Emperor William is planning to return to the front within a few days. He has not de- termined whether he will go to the eastern or western front. Paris, Dec. 18.—At the very point where Germans had amassed great forces, intending to start the offen- sive against allies, it is believed that the French and British.troops|. have delivered a blow which resulted in an advance of praectically two miles. London, Dec. 18.—In the western arena of the war, especially in Flan- ders, the roles of the contending ar- mies appear to have reversed com- pletely. All the recent official com- munications, issued by both the allies and the Germans, refer to the allied oftensive from the River Lys to the sea, indicating the Germans in thig region are on the defensive. The French statement says thgf between the sea and the River Lys the allies have occupied several Ger- man trenches at the point of the bay- onet and that they have consolidated their positions at Lombaertyzde and St. George and have organized the territory taken from the enemy to the west of Cheluvelt. The Fiénch’ also claim progress in the region of Vermelles. HAS NEW OWNER. Rolland Henrionnet Sells Store to M. J. Case. Grocery A transaction has just been con- summated whereby Rolland Hen- rionnet, who has conducted a grocery store at the corner of Eighth street and Irvine avenue during the past several months, has sold the estab- lishment to M. J. Case. Mr. Case is well known in Bemidji, having con- ducted a farm near the city limits for some time. He intends to run a high grade store and should make a success of his new undertaking. Mr. Henrionnet will leave soon after the holidays for Henning, Minnesota, where he will engage in the jewelry business. His going will be gretted in Bemidji as he has been rated as one of the city’s most reli- able young business men. re- PHONE OFFICIALS HERE. Pleased With Report That Bemidji Service is Satisfactory. Two head officials of the North- western Telephone company, M. G. Stokesberry, district commercial manager, of Grand Forks, and G. W. Rutherford, district plant chief, of Fargo, are in Bemidji today on busi- ness pertaining to the local exchange. They were much p]eaéed when in- formed that the service here is much improved and giving general satisfac- tion. SCOO THE CUB REPORTER GOSH-T DONT FEEL ABITLIKE FIGHTI KKK KKK KKK KKK KX * B NL*" FIVE DAYS FOR Q}\DFEI.LOWWORK . A e 4 0. *x x x (Y days think h. opportun past. The Good been establish weeks, and the. no excuse for er. work Christmas eve. Volunteer now. Maybe you can take care of an entire. family Christmas’eve. Maybe you can care for a single child. Maybe you can find a few days’ work or permanent occupation for the head of a needy family. Whatever it is, think quickly and act quickly. The time is so short! more shopping Christmas, and 2, Good Fellows’ 'swre slipping have several w1uld be .dg the w8 K ok kod ok ok d ok ok ok ok ko ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok K BEMIDJI LAD INVENTOR Wesley McTaggart Constructs Wire- less Telegraph Instrument Equip- ment—Has Appartus in Action. SENDS MESSAGE SIX MILES In ' Wesley: McTaggart, - the - nime- teen-year-old son of George McTag- gart, Bemidji has found an inventor. Of a mechanical mind, young Mec- Taggart has always found time to ex- periment with various forms of ma- chinery, electricity and engines. For a time it was his mother’ sewing ma- chine that called his_attention,. its, #Big Bemidg'-Staples’ GameProves parts always being in ‘the stages of reconstruction whén most needed. Then his father’s launch engine went through an overhauling about every other day. ) % x'w'ing ti_red of the more simple principles ¢f mechanism, a desire grew upon him to perfect a wireless telegraph instrument, and: after two years of continual experimenting he has.been rewarded. Wesley now has an apparatus in er’s farm home at-Turtle Lake to the Turtle River depot, where Agent B.| M. Remey has installed an' instru- ment. The machines have been. in- stalled and messages have been suc- cessfully sent, Remey -receiving his first several days ‘ago. As' yet the agent can only receive, his sending apparatus not having arrived. He takes a message, writes it and then sends it to Wesley by rural free de- livery. The distance the message travels is six miles. The cone spindle, one of the most complicated parts of the entire sys- tem, was made by McTaggart, and has been built as only an expert could duplicate. ’ The boy is also a good operator| and his knowledge of the wireless is quite extensive. He devotes almost all of his spare moments to the study of electricity. It would cost $400 to install a sys- tem similar to the one McTaggart and Remey have in operation. It can successfully send messages fifty miles. operation, Tunning hetween his. tath..il“?%fi.fi‘wh .onersided-affajrs and the 01d Time Resident Here. J. J. O’Neil, formerly of this city, but now a member of the Spokane lumber firm of Irvine & O’Neil, left this morning after a short stay here. C. M. Foster, at one time a resident of Blackduck, but now of Spokane) being connected with the Irvine & O'Neil company, was also in Bemidji. Both state that conditions point to a period of prosperity for the United States. Iver Hoven of Pinewood transacted business in the city yesterday. A want ad will sell 1t for you. What Chance Has A Pri = WHY-YOU L\TTLE ok ok ke ke ok ok ke A ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ke ok ok —— - | membered. SHERIFF CONTEST BEGINS Case In Which Election of Kennedy, In Cass County is Questioned in Progress at Walker. FIND MANY DISPUTED BALLOTS With a large array of legal talent the Cass county contest for sheriff began at Walker, before Judge B. . Wright, this morning. The conl-| test was started by candidate Mohler, who on the face of returns had been defeated. ] Dan DeLury, of Walker, Scribner of Walker and A. L. Thwing of Grand Rapids, are defending the electipn of Kennedy, who is now deputy sheriff, while E. E. McDonald, of this city, Attorney Charles W. LaDu of Minneapolis, and Attorney Eugene L. Forbes of Pine River, appear for Mohler. Kennedy won out by five votes on the face of the returns and on the recount had a majority of one, with twenty-three votes disputed by Mohler and fourteemn disputed by Kennedy. Both candidates have been busy{ checking up irrégularities and it is claimed that efforts will be made by Mohler to throw out the entire pre- cinct of Mud Lake which gave Ken- nedy sixteen votes out of seventeen. “"The qdalifications of numerou .voters in the county will be called into question and it is freely pre- dicted that the contest will be taken nto the supreme court in any event. WIN EASY VICTORY. Disappointment to Crowd. Bemidji basketball enthusiasts were again disappointed last night, the home team having little trouble in scoring at will and defeating the over-rated All-Nations of Staples by a Score of 54 to 9. Such games as the one of last night will kill the game in Bemidji as_the fang _are not willing to spend momey to wit- management should. take care _in scheduling contests with weak or- ganizations. Bemidji is perhaps the best basketball city in the state and has repeatedly shown that it will support the team. Whether the quint loses or wins, the fact that it can play the game is sufficient to bring out large crowds and in ar- ranging games this fact should be re- The same teams will play again tonight, and next Mon- day and Tuesday, Little Falls with several University players, will come. These games are certain to be close. CUTLER IS WINNER. Former Bemidji Athlete Throws Wes- tergaard in Straight Falls. i Charles Cutler, well known in Be- midji and for a time a resident here. | but now of Chicago, defeated Jess Westergaard, of Des Moines, in Du- luth last night in two straight falls. | Cutler won by superior weight and speed. The affair was a whirlwind, both going after blood from the Jjump. The first fall came in 36 min- utes with a leg grape-vine and a bar lock, and the second came in omne minute, when he rushed his oppon- ent, secured a flying hold and quickly shifted to a.bar lock and body hold that won the match. Cutler entered the ring weighing 231, while Wester- gaard tipped the scales at 212. Cut- ler used the hammerlock effectively during the earlier stages of the bout. Twice he had big Jess near a fall. but sheer strength saved him. Wes- BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, FRIDAY zvfime,- DECEMBER 18, 1914. CONSUMPTION FIGHT Plople as a Whole Awakening to ] ‘i‘ibemnlolis, Shows Sanatorium {listed as apparently arrested, 22.33 ! improvement |provement was shown to the extent MORE PRONOUNCED ineulty of Early Recognition of WALKER INSTITUTION IS SUCCESS AboRt 1,500 Persons Treated There Bince Establishment in 1908— Has Good Record. That the people of the state, both physicians and laymen, are awaken- i1ig to the necessity of early Tecog- | nitton of tuberculosis, and of insti- tutional treatment of the same, is evldenced by the increased popula- tion of the Minnesota State Sana- totlum for Consumptives, located at Walker. Since 1908 this 'imstitu- tibn, which is under the state board of comtrol, has given tr néarly 1,500 ‘tuberculous and the applications for admissions cohtinue in increasing numbers. At thé present time the Walker saflatorium has a population of 138. TH. normal capacity of the institu- tidh fs 108 and the excess which the first figures show has only been icated .for by . the .overcrowding : of, witds, porches and : epttages. At thé beginning of the blemnial period,, Adgust 1, 1912, the ssnatorfum had ) ‘patients under treatment. The totsl admissions for fhe year were 219, making 368 'persons who were given treatment. Of this number 281 were discharged. During 1913 patients to.the number of 420 were; treated and 282 discharged. The average daily population in 11912-1913 was 95, and in 1913-1914, '117." Not all of the discharged rep- resented cures, but there was an im: provement in® practically all of the cases. - While overcrowding is omne| of the principal discomforts at the ."?’:iz:t time, this will be relieved W ‘the.“completiont - of ' “buldings: naw {n course of construction. These:| ‘co 3of an additional wing to tha’ main building, adequate bathing fa- cilities, a service buflding, an as- sembly hall and a children’s pavilion, At the present time nine children are under treatment and most of these attend school an heur or two daily. Many Discharged. H During the biennial period end- ing July 31, 1914, 553 affected pa- tients were discharged. In the case of patients listed as incipient in 1913, 52 percent showed the disease! apparently arrested, 23.59 improved, and only 11.76 percent unimproved, mile for the first five miles of a pas-| Of 103 patients admitted as moder- | ately advanced, 19.42 per cent were! per cent quiescent, 45.63 per cent improved, and only 12.62 per centl wehe unimproved. In 1914 the of those registered’ as incipient was 37.5 per cent and| of those moderately advanced im-| of 45 per cent in 1913, and 30.43 in 1914. The far advanced cases: totaled about 175. The Physical Surroundings. During the last biennial period | nearly 28 acres of land have been cleared, and it is hoped to double!and attractive. These carols—all of tember, this amount during the next two years. This cleared land has done much toward augmenting the food suplies of the institution. The dairy herd is one of the best in the state and its milk producing record has placed it second in the list of state institutions. While the impaired health of most of the patients will not permit of tergaard used the toe hold effectively a dozen times, but was unable to push his advantage. COWARD-WHAT DO~OU MEAN BY COMING- N HERE T0 HIDE - HOW DARENOU BE S0 NELLOW-SHAME- ONNu- vate Gof? fir Defective Page = o — hard labor yet many prefer to be employed and as a result the institu- tion" has profited. They have con- structed buildings and aided mate- rially in the improvement of the grounds. A landscape survey of the grounds is now being made and it is expected that the patients will aid in carrying out the plans. Means Improvement. When ‘the legislature authorized the Walker sanatorium it was witn the idea that the institution would care for incipient cases alone, but only a small fraction of the patients received are in the incipient stage. The. majority of them are moder- atly advaficed, and are received be- ‘cause there is no other _place for them. This state of affairs will be materially improved as the county sanatoria, nearly a score in number, now under construction, are complet- ed; as they are intended to profide for the more advanced cases in their respectives localitleg. ELKS TO BE GENEROUS Bemidji' Lodge Will Supply Wants of Many Poor Families--Members and Committee to. Help Needy. WILL VISIT HOMES PERSONALLY — “And the greatest of charity.” . To the fullest extent did Bemidji Elks at-their meeting last night put into practice that cardinal principle of the order, and as a,consequence & committee comprising J. O. Harris, F. A. Wilson and George Kreatz, to- gether with every member of the lodge, will do their share in reliev- ing conditfons of poverty on Christ- mas day. § The committee will' work in hgr- mony with that of the Associated Charities, making the two competif- ors in the joy-producing work. After the routine business of the lodge had been closed, the Christ- mas work of the antlered tribe was taken up. - The Elks who assumed the respon- sibility of providing for those who are needy, obligated themselves to these is | visit each home -personally, for with them personal ;sefvice comes - fore- most ‘in” their charitable work. They will not only see that a bountiful dinner is provided, but they will fur- nish clothing and fuel and in one or two cases will pay the house rent which has aceumulated. MAY CHARGE THREE CENTS (By American Press) St. Paul, Dec. 18.—Railroads Minnesota can charge three cents a senger’s trip, according to a decision which was filed by the state supreme court this morning. PROGRAMS ENJOYED BY MANY Singing Was Feature of School Pro- grams This Afternoon. Christmas programs in the various school rooms of Bemidji today were attended and enjoyed by many. Christmas carols were sung and not only was the singing rarely beauti- ful, but they were most interesting them, teemed with true Christmas spirit, that of love toward human kind, and they teach unselfishness. The programs were all worth attend- ing. The debate on woman suffrage at the high school yesterday was won by the affirmative. Without any means of protection against the pressure of the water, a Greek sponge fisherman recently made a dive to the depth of 262 feet, believed to be the world’s record. ~ By "HOP" - JUST MY LUGC-THE. ONLY ) HDING PLACEON THE. BATTLE FIELD s -mrL-5IND-saLIe-MD . in! - FORTY CENTS PER MONTH. IPOTATOGROWERSIN 'STATE TO CONVENE Bemidji Farmers to Be Benefited by Organization 'of Association — Means Help in Boosting Price. DELEGATES FROM HERE MAY GO Plan Is to Grow Same Varieties on Adjoining Tnch—Agxicnlturigt Gile Sees Merit in Plan, Bemidji should, and undoubtedly will, show 'interest in the meeting of the potato growers which is to be’ held at the University Farm, St. Paul, at 1:30 p. m., January 7. The session promises to be .one of great importance to the industry and be- cause of this fact it is probable_that Bemidji wiil send at least one dele- gate to the meeting. Bueford M. Gile, Bemidji agriculturist, said- to- day, that e is heartily in favor of the movement and is lending what support he can. Otto Bergh, super- intendent ath the North-Central Ex- periment farm at Grand Rapids, is also active ‘in its behalf. The gathering will be one of a series of conferences hield during the week, when:the Minnesota College of Agriculture is giving it annual series’ of short courses for farmers and farmers’ . wives. Besides the meeting of the pofato growers, there will .be conferences of creamery. ma! P, »uve stock breeders, horse, swine, sheep, short horn, Hereford,, Holstein, Guernsey and Jersey breed- ers, Minnesota Crop Improvement as-. sociation, .growérs of fruit'and coun- : d Prevent Diseases. At the meeting of the potato grow- ers it iy -egpected that a state-wide potato ‘growers’ association’ will: be tormed. * The aim of this association will be to standardize the varieties of potatoes in Minnesota, and to throw-up defenses against potato dis- Bemses. A representative of the Wis- eonsin Potato Growers’ association, which:-has dome immense service to the industry in Wisconsin, will be present to’ outline the work in his state, where many.communities grow the same’ variety, thus enabling the farmers to ship in car lots, making a saving in freight charges and in- creasing their profits. Boost to Prices. The potato industry means much to the farmers of Bemidji and they should lend every possible assistance in aiding in the formation of a state jorganization, the chief purpose of which would be to standardize the va- rieties of potatoes and to bring about the boosting of prices. - MISS RUTH LAMBE DEAD Popular Young Woman Dies at Her Grand Forks Home. Bemidji friends of Miss R_nth Lambe, of Grand Forks, learn with regret of her death, which took place at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Lambe, yesterday. The Grand Forks Herald says: ‘Miss Lambe, who has been ill since Sep- died yesterday at the family residence on 515 North Seventh street, from an attack of diabetes. The young lady, who was a graduate of the high school last year and who was to have entered tfie state univer- sity at the opening sessions this year, had many friends among the younger set. Miss' Lambe was - active in church work and ‘a teacher in St. Mark’s Sunday school.” Miss Lambe has spent her summers at Grand Forks Bay, Bemidji, for several years, and had charge of the outers’ column of the Pioneer each year. She was in Bemidji two weeks ago, her condition then not being regarded as serious, although she was unable to- continue her University studies. SHIP CAR TOMORROW. Second Load of Cattle Will Be Sent | to South St. Paul Market. | Bueford M. Gile, who has charge of the cattle shipments of the Mer- ichants’ association, stated this after- < ;noon that more than enough animals |have been listed for the carload { which is to be sent to the South St. {Paul market tomorrow. Cattle and !hogs.are included in the shipment. Mr. Gile will accompany the car, {which is to be sent over the Soo Line.