Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 19, 1914, Page 1

THE BEMIDJT VOLUME 12, NO. 201. VALUABLE GROUND GAINED BY BRITISH (American Press) Paris, Dec. 19.—Moving north- eastward across northern France in force, the British troops are holding ground representing the most import- ant gain reported since Arras was taken. Important advances are also reported from Armentieres. Athens, Dec. 19.—Greece and Turkey are on the verge of war as a result of the arrest of a naval at- wtache of the Greek embassy at Con- stantinople by the Turks. The offi- cer was sentenced to death as an al- leged spy. Germany is making every effort to prevent a rupture between the two countries. STAPLES AGAIN DEFEATED. “Blg Bemidg” Basketball Team Piles Up Score of 74 1o 10. Staples was again defeated in the basketball game played at the Ar- mory last evening, the “Big Bemidg” team winning by the overwhelming score of 74 to 10. The visitors were completely outclassed by Bemidji, the local players adding point by point seemingly without effort. Howe, Brandon, Bestul and Miller did most of the counting for Bemidji and seldom did they fail to take advan- tage of an opportunity to score. The other members of the team, Jacobson and Peck, also played good basket- ball. The game was one of the roughest played here in some time. Monday and Tuesday nights the Lit- tle Falls quint will play here and it is expected that both contests will be hard foughts The team includes several players of University athletic fame and should be able to give Be- midji a hard battle. Basketball en- thusiasts here are anxious to witness a game in which the strength of the locals may be truly judged and a large crowd is expected to attend the games. Was Much Enjoyed. Although the attendance was not as large as had been expected,, the G. A R. dance and farewell party given in honor of Judge L. G. Pend- ergast last evening at.the City hall, was much enjoyed by those who par- ticipated. Mr. Pendergast will leave Tuesday for St. Paul, where he will spend the winter, and take up his du- ties as a member of the house of rep- resentatives. Mrs. Pendergast, who is at the present time visiting her daughter, Miss Jessie, will leave for the cities later in the winter. War Stops Work. Sherwood Cross, who has been at Winnipeg during the past year with an engineering crew, is in Bemidji, being the guest of his brother, Clayton C. Cross, the real estate man. Mr. Cross has been working ona $16,000,000 project, the Greater Winnipeg Waterway, labor on whicn was suspended because of the war, He will remain here until after Christmas. Miss Alvilda Stenseth, a student at the Bemidji high school, will leave Monday for Thief River Falls, where she the guest of her mother and other relatives. M. E. Smith, of the firm of Smith- Robinson Lumber company, will leave this evening for Minneapolis, where he will spend the Christmas holidays with his family. The larger the gun the more ra- pidly is its accuracy impaired by the erosion of its bore and rifling. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Brak- will spend Christmas vacation, | K KKK KK N KKK KK ,SUNDAYINTHECHUBCHES“ /.,' [ EE S EEEEEES "’q/ Swedish Lutheran. Su. &, school at 12 o’clock. There will be '6 +her services on account of the par ® abs- ‘from the city. J. H. Randa + Ca. ¢ Low mass at 8 4. m. High, m: at 10 a. m. Sunday school and beffe- diction at 1 and 2 p. m. Vespers at 7:30 p. m. Father J. J. T. Philippe. Episcopal. There will be no Sunday morning sermon. Sunday school at 9:30. Christmas tree and program will be held Christmas day in the afternoon at 5 o’clock. Archdeacon Parshall. First Scandinavian Lutheran. Sunday school tomorrow between (Continued on last page.) TO SAVE HOMESTEADERS Congressman Lindbergh Writes Audi- tor George That No Appropriations Will Be Made at This Time. PROPER DRAINAGE MAY FOLLOW No dam is to be built at the mouth of Red Lake river by the government, according to g letter which was re- ceived by James L. George,county au- ditor, this morning, from Charles A. Lindbergh, congressman of this dis- trict. The dam was to be built, being re- commended by the government en- gineers, for the providing of proper drainage on land of the Red Lake country, its purpose being to raise the water of Red Lake and store the run from a vast number of acres. Congressman Lindbergh recently notified officials here that the Indian committee was ready to recommend an appropriation for the purpose of building the dam and asked for the opinion of local men on the matter. A series of protests were at once sent to Washington, claiming that to com- ply_with the suggestions of the en- gineers would destroy ditches which had already been bullt for the bene-| fit of the vicinity; that it would ren- der valueless a large number of hay meadows and that it would cause hundreds of farmers to seek new homes, the lands on which they are now residing, being certain to be flooded. The congressman's letter explains that no appropriation will be asked for at this session, on account of the desire to rush matters as much as possible, but that at the next meet- ing of congress efforts will be made to provide for proper drainage on the government land at Red Lake. Tt is urged by Bemidji engineers that the| Red Lake river be dredged, making it possible to lower the waters of the lake, and that other ditch projects be erected, thereby making thousands of acres of land now useless suitable for agriculture. | ASK FOR ASSISTANCE. | Captain Liviek, in charge of the| Bemidji barracks, has announced that a Christmas tree will be had at the Army headquarters next Wednesday, the same as in the past. has been doing no soliciting year, only letters of appeal being sent. Early responses will be appre- ciated as an effort will be made to give a large number of poor children candy, toys and fruit. “We have done no soliciting this year,” said the captain, “and anyone wishing to contribute may do so by sending a check or phoning 827-J, or I will be glad to call. I thank all in antici- The Army this {utor. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, SATfi'BlMY \E'VEIH.'HG, DECEMBER 19, 1914. GIRLS WIN SILVER cup Superintendent Stewart Informed That Beltrami County’s Bread Was Given Brainerd Premium. ALSO WON IN STATE CONTESTS That the Beltrami County Girls® Bread Making club won the Silver Trophy cup for the best bread at the Brainerd meetings of the Northern Minnesota Development association and Minnesota Crop Improvement league, was the information received by W. B. Stewart, county superin- tendent of schools, from D. A. Erick- son, Boys’ and Girls’ club specialist of the Extension division, on his re- turn to Bemidji from a week’s in- spection trip. The information also called atten- tion to the fact that Beltrami county girls won their share of premiums at the state contest held in November and that the list of winners would be forwarded in a few days. Proper inscription is now being placed on the Brainerd cup, and it will be sent here as soon as ready. Beltrami girls’ clubs have been taking much interest in the bread making contests and fhe winning of these prizes is indeed gratifying. START SUIT FOR $2,000. Henry Funkley Begins Action Against Saloon Owner. Mrs. Sherm Maish, of Blackduck,|until atter the holidays, having an-|of the Postmaster General, through her attorney, Henry Funk- ley of this city, has brought suit for damages against George H. Newton, the Funkley saloon owner, and his bondsmen. In her complaint Mrs. Maish asks for damages in the sum of $2,000. The case is the outcome of alleged injuries received by the plaintiff’s husband at the hands of Eddie Smith in Newton's saloon at Funkley several weeks ago. As a re- sult of injuries, which consisted of a broken jaw, Maish has been unable to perform labor of any kind and for several weeks was unable to masti- cate solid food. The case will be tried at the next term of court. S00 MAKES BETTER TIME. Agent Fisher Announces Changes in Leaving Time of Passenger. Commencing Monday morning the east bound passenger of the Soo Line, No. 162, will leave Bemidji at 9:35 a. m., instead of 9:54, arriving in Superior at 3:50 p. m., and Duluth at 4:20, instead of 4:40 and 5:10 as heretofore. No. 163 will leave Duluth at 10:30 a. m and Superior at 11, instead of 9:30 and 10, ar- riving in Bemidji at 4:55, instead of 4:37 p. m. The benefit of this change is at once apparent as the new schedule brings faster time and will provide Duluth connections with all trains out of that city in any di- rection. To Be Distributing Point. Forest Halgren, manager of the Gamble-Robinson Bemidji company, has accepted the agency of the Don Caesar and the Havana Rickey cigars, and will act as their Bemidji distrib- These cigars have been placed at nearly all of the Bemidji cigar stands. Ramsey-Kidder. Thursday evening, at the Presby- terian manse, at 7 o’clock, Carl A. Ramsey and Miss Myrtle Kidder, both of Nymore, were married by Rev. S. E. P. White. R. H. Schumaker, cashier of the First National bank, will leave this evening for the twin cities, where he will spend Christmas with his wife Interior to enforce.” AGENTS DESTROY 'LIQUORATMALLAR ‘| Deputies Brandt, Carson and LeMarr Drive 80 Miles in Cold But Find Only Small Quantity of Wine. PROTEST MADE TO LANE Committee of Business Men’s League of Indian “Lid” Territory Advises Against Old Treaty. It cost three of the Indian depart- ment’s special deputies, J. P. Brandt, L. W. Carson and J. C. LeMarr, a drive of eighty miles in the cold of yesterday to land the opportunity to dumgra few gallons of port wine and other liquor, the Mallard saloonm, re- cently closed, being the point of their attack. Mallard is forty miles emfihwest of Bemidji. The agents had expected to find iderable liquor at Mallard, but ithe d either been disposed of or hid- doq, when they arrived there. Solway Depot Visited. On the return trip the agents searched «¢he Solway depot, finding no; midit. is expected that he will not return nounced before leaving that he plan- ned on spending Christmas with hig family in Denver. A Protest to Lane. Declaring that the United States supreme court decision in the “lid”’ case does not make it mandatory on the government to enforce the pro- hibition clause in the tract of 1855 throughout the affected territory, the Business Men's Treaty committee has prepared a lengthy protest against the arbitrary exercise of the “power which undoubtedly rests in thg government but which is entire- Iy lelt “with the Department of the T Is Sent to Tare, The protest is signed by Victor L. Power, mayor of Hibbing, chairman; M. T. Dunn, Brainerd, vice chair- man, and M. L. Koll, Cass Lake, sec- retary. It has been forwarded to Franklin K. Lane, secretary of the interior at Washington, and probab- ly will be presented to him today. After showing that the territory covered by the treaty contains 16,- 394 square miles, as large as the states of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Delaware and Connecticut combined, the protestants say that the enforce- ment of prohibition in such an ex- {tensive district by the Federal gov- ‘ernment is unlike any other situation which has ever before arisen in the United States. In Force Fifty-nine Years. “For forty-nine years,” says the protest, ‘“‘there has been no attempt lto enforce the section of the treaty relating to intoxicants. Communi- ties have been established. The coun- try has undergone a complete trans- formation. The Indian population has become insignificant as compared to the white. The white population has by precedent and custom habit- ually regulated all matters having to do with the sale and use of in- toxicants under their respective lo- cal and municipal governments or under the laws of the state of Min- nesota without reference to the early treaty.” Suggestions Are Made. The following suggestions are made by the committee to Mr. Lane: The exclusion from the lid order of organized municipalities where the viction of bootleggers and other ped- dlers of intoxicants to Indians. segregation of the areas where Indians actually live, within which rigid ‘regulations should apply. BEMIDJI BOY IS HONORED. Charles Gerlinger Picked for Macal- ester Scholarship Society. Charles Gerlinger, of this city, a graduate of the local schools in 1912, being the valedictorian of the clasg, has just received added scholastic honors, having been named a char- ter member of the Macalester college, St. Paul, Scholarship society. He was one of the four Sophomores thus hon- ored. The selections to membership are made in recognition of meritor- ious work in the college FORTY CENTS PER MONTH. BEMIDJI TAX RATE WITHOUT CHANGE Anditor and - Assistants’ Complete Work Compiling City and County Valvation—Rates Are Lower. —_— LOCAL ASSESSMENT 66.6 MILLS Beltrami Real nnd_l’enoml Property, With Money and Credits Total $8,- 204,753—Shows Good Increase. Beltrami county’s valuation, as course. |shown by the 1914 assessment, the Twenty students were named, each|work of eompiling having just been reeeiving honor pins. CUT POSTMASTERS' PAY Reductions to Be Made in Gopher 0f- completed by Jnmes L. George, audi- tor, and his assistants, is $8,204,753, an increase of $890,271 over that of a year ago, the 1913 valuation be- ing $7,314,482. The figures, as quoted by Deputy Lamson this morning, show that the fices if Present Appropriation is [real estate valuations of the county Approved—Bemidji $100 Less. MUST SHOW LARGER RECEIPTS Reductions in the salaries of post- masters -in Bemidji, St. Paul, Min- 'mittee adopted the recommendation under which receipts of offices must be larger to maintain present salaries or procure increases. total as follows: City ... ceees..$1,149,270 Towns and Vfllnges ...... 5,231,375 Lol 1) E R, o v $6,380,645 On Personal Property. Concerning the personal property liquors. They are still in Be-{neapolis and many other Minnesota|0f th€ county, the following figures Henry A. Larson, the chief |offices will take place, should ‘the{aPe found: sperial agent, has not been in Be-|postoffice appropriation be pased ‘in|City ... midii during the past week and it|its present form. The House com-|Towns and Villages .... .......... $ 493,765 693,676 .$1,187,341 Money and Credits. The valuation of the personal and real estate property gives a total of Under the new plan, the salary of 137,667 ,986 ‘which with the money Postmaster Erickson will be $2,500 [gnq credit; , $636,767, increases the instead of $2,600, the St. Paul salary|amount to $8,204,753. $5,000 instead of $6,000. At Duyluth there will be an increase from $3,900 to $4,000. These the 1913 Figures. The 1918 valuations were as fol- Other changes under the propoled’ W'? plan are as follows: Albert Lea, re- duced from $2,800 to $2,500; Alex- andria, from $2,300 to 2,200; Anoka, $2,100 to $2,000; Austin, $2,700 to $2,500; Brainerd, $2,500 to $2,000; Chisholm, $2,300 to-$2,000; Crooks- ton, $2,700 to $2,500; Detroit $2,300 10'82,000; - Fairmont, $2,300°" to $2,000; Lake City, $2,300 to $2,000; Little Falls, $2,400 to $2,000; Marsh- al, $2,500 to $2,000; Northfield, $2,- 500 to $2,000; Willmar, $2,400 to $2,000. CHARITY DANCE TONIGHT All is in readiness for the Charity dance which is to be given in the City hall by wives of members of Be- midji council, United Commercial Travelers, this evening. The pro- ceeds of the affair will be turned over to the Associated Charities to assist in the work of relieving the poor of Bemidji and bringing Christ- mas good cheer. The dance should be largely attended and is expected to prove one of the most enjoyable social funetions of the season. Long Brothers’ orchestra will provide music. Invitations must be present- ed at the door. ’ Excellent Programs Given. Parents of the school students crowded the high school assembly room Friday afternoon to witness the program given by the junior high school. The entertainment was one of the best given this year and each number showed that a great deal of time had been spent in preparation. To Give Operetta. Members of the Boys’ and Girls’ Glee clubs of the high school have decided to give an operetta some time during the month of January for the benefit of the basketball team. Miss treaty has never been applied. Margaret Newton will coach the ke, yesterday, a daughter. pation of generous response.” and daughters. An active campaign for the con-!e¢lubs. SCOOP fxii By “HOP" REPORTER y Scoop Beheves In Signs [ s\eN i DOESNT DO ANY Ny GOOD ON & BATTLE \ELD BUT= . FEEL MORE XMASSY AN AT HOME © M-S -Pa LY Personal Property .$1,673,867 Real Estate ........ 5,149,530 Money and Credits ...... 491,085 Total: oo dow op siis stes $7,314,482 The- City’s Valuation. ,It is. of interest to inspect the fig- res of the 1913 and 1914 city valua- tions, which are as follows: 1913 1914 Real .$1,149,723 $1,149,270 Personal .... 707,376 493,765 - Total .$1,857,099 $1,643,035 Rate Remains at 66.6 Mills. The Bemidji tax rate remains the same as that. of 1913, being 66.6 mills. The tax is divided among the following revenues; the figures be- ing.in mills: 1913 1914 .. 5.03 4.75 ..16.87 15.75 City ..22.2 20.6 .22.5 25.5 Potal . cucimiivn s 66.60 66.60 These figures show that reductions have been made in three of the four divisions, the school tax alone show- ing an increase and being responsible for the rate not heing lowered. The figures show the county tax !to be 1.12 mills less, the state .28 mills less, the city 1.6 mills less and the school tak 3 mills more. Leaving the 1913 rate unchanged. Personal Property Less. One of the most noticeable points of the valuation figures is the fact that there is a reduction of ap- proximately half a million dollars in personal property, which explains the increase in real estate. The lower rates are also conspicuous, this being true in city, county and state. LANDS STILL ATTRACT. War Cuts Little Figure in Sales of Minnesota—Future Bright. Despite the fact that November is regarded generally as a poor month for immigration, Minnesota received a large number, says Fred D. Sher- man, commissioner of immigration. Of 252 cars of immigrant movables handled by the Minnesota Transfer railway during November, Minnesota received 109 cars. Eighteen states received cars of immigrants last month, said Mr. Sherman, and Min- nesota led every state in the group by more than two to ome. “These figntes'nre very encouraging to me,” said Mr. Sherman, “and I am sur- prised to learn that nothwithstand- ing the fact that the European war has materially affected practically all branches of business in the Unit- ed States, Minnesota farm lands con- tinue to attract.” . -