Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 4, 1915, Page 1

VOLUME 13, NO. 31. I%r, leay .e(et";\ WILL U. §. FLAG GUARD PALESTINE Effect of War on Turkish Possession Puzzling—Will the United States Get Sacred Country? ALLIES MAY DRIVE O0UT TURKEY Russia to Grab Asia Minor and North- ern Persia, Leaving Syria and the Holy Land. By P. M. Sarle. (Unite¢ Press Staff Correspondent) London.—(By Mail'to New York.) —"“Who is going to have Palestine when the war is over?” is one of the questions which is already beginning to worry the Allied Association of New Map Makers, and the responsive query “Shall it be the United States?” is receiving more consideration than at first thought might seem possible. Whatever happens to Germany and Austria, the Allies are determined that Turkey shall be pushed com- pletely off the map of Burope, and off the greater part of Asia Minor, and there will be a rare old scramble for ‘“leg portions” when the Ottoman bird is carved. Certain portions of the turkey have already been hooked. England has annexed Egypt and Cyprus and will almost certainly insist on retaining that part of the Persian Gulf and Eu- phrates valley captured by the Anglo- Indian troops. Arabia won’t be of much use to anybody, as its inhab- itants are a bit too lively for Chris- tian government and anyway Eng- land could not afford to have any other nation planted along the route to India. Russia will grab off most of Asia Minor and northern Persia, and there only remains Syria and the Holy Land. Power Broken in 1840. Palestine came under Turkish do- (Continuea on 1ast page) RUSSIAN TROOPS DRIVE GERMANSFROM VILLAGE London, Feb. 4.—Russians have abandoned their march on Konigs- berg. For_three days. unmentioned progress has marked the campaign northeast of Insterberg and was con- tained in official dispatches from Pet- rograd. Advices today say that the Czar’s army has encountered several forces of the enemy west of Fillkal- len and were forced to halt their ad- vance. Southeast of Insterberg, the Rus- sian forces were assigned to push in a mnorthwesterly direction along the railway leading through Insterberg to Konigsberg, making desperate efforts to cross the Angerap at Dark- heim on the railway. The Germans suffered heavy losses when they occu- pied strong positions on the west bank of the river. The Russian cav- alry, however, drove the Germans from the small village on the west bank of the Agerap, south of Dark- heim, and the village was held by the Czar’s troops northeast of Inster- berg. The Russians encountered unex- pectedly large forces of Germans -concentrated along the Laddehenon- Mallwischken line, west of Pillkillen. «German prisoners were taken in that vicinity and reported reinforcements were brought into East Prussia from Flanders along the western battle line. Military experts are chief- 1y concerned over the new German attacks near Verdun where the army of the crown prince resumed efforts to drive in the French infantry which was entrenched outside of the be- sieged city. SENATE HITS MAT WITH COUNTY OPTION BILL St. Paul, Feb. 4—Members of the Minnesota .state senate are going to the mat with the county option issue this afternoon. It was made a spe- ciul order of business at 2 o’clock this afternoon. The bill is known as the official county option bill, and was introduced by Senator Peterson. It has the approval of the County Op- tion League and a large crowd is present. The senate still has under consideration Lobeck’s state-wide prohibition bill. Saloon men are in .the galleries betting on the outcome. It is prob- able that the bill will be amended and pass the senate before dark. The traveling men’s enfranchisement bill passed the senate. A constitutional amendment providing for farm land loans from the state school fund, to a revolving fund for drainage ‘and road making in Northern Minnesota, ‘was passed. A bill was introduced to retire school teachers serving twenty years or more, giving $350 pension after serving that length of time and in- creased. pemsions with jincreased lengsh '91 service. BOWLINu. . ‘?‘E'co > U ATE AT PEORIA Peoria, Ill., Feb. 4.—More -than 500 five-men teams will compete in the American Bowling congress tour- nament here in March, according to word received by local tournament officials from Abe Langtry, the sec- retary. Langtry says unusual in- terest is being shown in the Peoria event and he expects a list that is likely to equal or surpass the record of six hundred teams at Chicago. E. J. Ryan of Detroit, president of the A. B. C., writes that the largest dele- gation that ever left Detroit for a similar event will come to-Peoria. At least fifty teams are promised by Charles M. Baker of St. Louis, a mem- ber of the executive committee. Ed- win H. Meyers of Indianapolis and William E. Kelly of Ottumawo, Iowa, write that they will accompany big delegations. A special train will take St. Paul and Minneapolis bowlers. EIGHT CHANGES ARE URGED Bemidji Sportsmen With Others of Northern Minnesota Will Insist That Game Laws Be Revised. ASK CLOSED SEASON FOR MOOSE Several Bemidji sportsmen are uniting with others of Northern Min- nesota in a move which it is hoped will result in a drastic revision of the state game laws, including the advo- cacy of a three-year closed season for NEW FIRMTO PLACE [ CELERY FARM HERE Fifty Thousand Dollar Corporation to Plant Ten-Acre Crop This Year— Will Be Gradually Enlarged. TWIN CITY CAPITAL INTERESTED Plan Originated by R. C. Hayner of Bemidji and Sucoess of Enterprise is Practically Assured. After many months of planning, an idea originated by R. C. Hayner, the .well known Bemidji land man, has materialized in-the forming of a $50,000 corporation to be known as the Northern Celery company. The proposition is backed largely by twin city capital and the success of the enterprise is practically assured. While it is the plan of those in- terested to make the producing of celery the chief point of attention for several years, the growing of other products will eventually be taken up. Expert to Be in Charge. ‘With an expert celery grower as superintendent, not less than ten acres will be planted to celery this year. The production of high grade celery should bring a gross earning of $1,000 per acre, an average which |- has been secured by many Minnesota growers. moose. Petitions are being sent to St. Paul which will be used in an attempt to cause the legislature to make the re- quired changes. Among the most important recommendations contain- ed are the following: No netting in stocked lakes. A closed season for moose for three years. A provision forbidding aliens to carry firearms or to obtain a hunting license. That the season for ducks and other aquatic fowls, prairie chickens, grouse and rahbits shall open Sept. 15 and close Nov. 15. That a sportsman obtaining a li- cense shall be entitled to one buck deer only, on this animais horns to show. That no hunting be allowed from automobiles. If a -gun or rifle be carrigd in the automobile it must be taken down in the same manner as when carried on a train. The netting of all fish in inland waters of the state, except whitefish, Dbe prohibited. R That a universal license for which a fee of $2 shall be charged, be is- sued to any citizen of legal age, and that 100 metal tags be provided with license, 50 of which shall be of one color or design and the remaining 50 to be of another color, or different design. That a bag for the season of prai- rie chicken, partridge and grouse be limited to 50 birds per individual, and that a bag of ducks and other aquatic fowls be limited to 50; that a metal seal be attached to each bird that is taken. TAKE 1,000 RUSSIANS AND MACHINE GUNS Vienna, Feb. 4.—The Austria-Ger- man forces operating in the Carpa- thians, have captured a thousand Russians and several machine guns, and made an assault upon a strong position held by the enemy, near Mountain Range. The attacks were very stubborn and all repulsed. The situation in southern Poland and western Galicia are unchanged. IS HELD ON MURDER CHARGE Plainview, Minn., Feb. 4.—Chade- line Weinerskirck, 18, is being held this morning charged with murder- ing her own infant child by strangu- lation, 3 Held on Robbery Charge. Deputy Sheriff George Denley will leave tonight for- Walker where he will take charge of C. G. Scott and Tom Doyle, who are being held by Sheriff Kennedy of Cass county on a charge of robbing the Erickson hotel of this city. SCOOP THE CUB REPORTER Stocks Are Transplanted. Celery stocks are transplanted from greenhouses in May and are ready for harvesting in October. It is the intention of the Bemidji com- pany to ship in the first plants but will have a greenhouse of its own later. The celery will be planted thickly and as it grows 12-inch boards will be placed along the rows and dirt filled in as the stocks grow, this mak- ing the product bleached and ready for the market when harvested. The Bemidji celery will be so grown that top prices may be demanded. Will Gradually Expand. According to Mr. Hayner, the Be- midji farm, to start with will include about 40 acres of the best land ob- tainable, will serve as a nucleus from which several subsidiary branches will result. To Enoours,ge Its Growth. ‘With the money that is to made through.the .producing ery ilie Northern Celery company will make special offers to new set- tlers with the provision that they raise celery, paying for the land with a certain percentage of the earnings. The expert of the company will su- perintend the working of the crop, assuring success. TO RACE WITH STORK. Berlin, Feb. 4.—The stork is ex- pected by the Crown Princess Cecelie in a few weeks. Arrangements for a special train to hurry the crown prince from the firing line for the event are complete. The couple was married in 1905, in Berlin. They have four sons. Was Largely Attended. The funeral of George Dyer was held from the First Methodist church ‘Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock and was one of the most largely at- tended of any ever held in Bemidji. The church was well filled, the mem- bers of the Eastern Star and George’s Sunday school class members being there in a body. ThHe hundreds of beautiful flowers were a token of the esteem in which the boy was held in the community. The pall bearers were M. J. Brown, A. T. Carlson, W. Z. Robinson and Bueford M. Gile. The body was laid at rest in Green- wood cemetery. To Sprinkle Sand. Complaints were made by citizens this morning of the slippery side- walks and the attention of the offi- cials called to the fact that many in- juries caused from this source may mean a lawsuit for-the city. Sand will: be sprinkled = throughout downtown district today. Have you ever reckoned up how many friends you have lost by giving them advice? lSoLvAY FaRiEES MEET, in process or eollecfiouhmn raflroad, express, telephone, - sleeping car, freight line and suburban railway companies by the state, according to a report made yesterday by Andrew E: Fritz, public examiner. ' In the past four years Mr. Fritz has been checking up on all compa- nies paying gross earings taxes. He has discovered 1,111 companies which have not been paying these taxes, In the past thirty 'days 500 com-. panies were discovered . which . will soon be called on to turn into the state’s coffers the taxes to-which the state is entitled. More than 500 telephone companies have been found which ‘thave ‘never paid any taxes. The cm{:p;nles are small ones, formed mostly by farm- ers who neglected to report and pay their'gross earnings taxes. —_— PREDICTS LAKE CAR LINE Thomas Roycraft of Grand 'i’orh, La- vinia Property Owner, Writes En- thusiastically About Bemidji. TO MAKE MANY IMPROVEMENTS Thomas Roycraft, general manager of the Grand Forks Street Railway company, writes enthusiastically about the future of Bemidji and the surrounding country and makes the prediction that an electric line will be seen around Lake Bemidji before many years. “I own some property at Lavinia, as you may know,” reads his letter, “and I have erected a summer home there and recently purchased a block | of that plat with improvements and expect to improve this property still further and some day help in build- ing an electric line around Lake Be- midji. “I am enclosing my check for the subscription to the Pioneer and feel that your paper is doing a good work for Bemidji and the surround(ng country.” Bemidji and its beautiful lake is receiving lots of good boosting away ! from home as well ag in the city nnd that the result will be-materially felt. during the next two years, is the pre- diction. ik i Many Attend Get-To-Gether Session to Discuss Development of Beltrami Lands. CLUB LADIES SERVE DINNER That thesSolway Farmers’ club is one of the most progressive in the state, was made evident yesterday by the success of the farmers’ institute which was held in that village. Rural residents from many miles around gathered at Solway where the day was spent in discussing_topics of in- terest concerning the betterment of the agricultural prospects. At noon a lunch was served by the ladies of the club and a short time was spent for social purposes. Interesting speeches were made by C. 0. Carlson of Erskine, L. H. Bug- bee of Carlton, and R. E. Olmstead of Excelsior, Minnesota. The sub- Jjects seelcted by the speakers proved of great interest to the farmers and as they are all educated and experi- enced men, showed an unlimited knowledge of questions relative to improvements for the raising of bet- ter crops and the conditions of farm life. New Bus Makes Hit. Bemidji’s “Jitney Bus” is making a hit. The bus, which in reality of an auto-street -car, has been in ser- vice for several days, being operated by Carter Bros., between Nymore and Bemidji. It is-electric lighted, heat- ed by hot air and will easily accom- modate 16 passengers. & the|. Notice. There will be a meeting of the Be- midfi Elks immediately after the bas- ketball game tonight. are requested to be present. 115 CROP PRIZES Local Business Men Offer Liberal Cash Rewards for Winners of Producing Contest. WILL FURNISH POTATO SEED Local Banks to Give Fifty Dollars to “Spud” and Corn Raisers— Barker Offers Watches. Bueford M. Gile, instructor of ag- riculture in the Bemidji schools, has mailed invitations to over 1,000 boys and girls of Beltrami county to enter a crop producing contest to be con- ducted next summer. Prizes have been solicited from Bemidji business men and the Fair association and the winners will be well rewarded for their efforts. According to Mr. Gile, the premiums on . corn, potatoes, bread, poultry and many other things are higher than ever before. Every boy .and girl between fhe ages of ten and eighteen years may enter the con- tst. The following are a few ex- tracts from Mr. Gile’s letter to the eligible contestants: New Potato Contest. The first 250 boys and girls who enter the contest will be given five seed potatoes of either the Early Ohio or Carmen No. 1 variety. They will raise all the potatoes it is possi- ble to raise from these five, and then bring the entire product, all sizes, to the county fair next fall. The pro- duct will be judged on the following points: Largest Number of Pounds of Po- tatoes Grown ... Largest Number of Pounds of Mar-. ketable Potatoes .. .20 |Story, “How I Grew My Potatoes’ (250 to 400 words) 10 (a) Preparation of ground and seed. (b) ‘Time and method of planting. (e) Cultivation and general care. (d) Number pounds raised. Amount of ground and yield per acre. Northern National to Give $25. Prizes for the potato contest are jas follows: 1st premium, $15.00; second premium, $10.00, both given (Continued on last ‘page.) PREPARE FDR-W: 5 High School Basketball Team Not to Play This Week, No game will be played by the Be- midji High school basketball team this week but regular practice will be held every evening until the Brainerd game which will be played here on February 13. On this date a double-header will be played, as the “Big Bemidg” five will meet the Two Harbors quint. The Brainerd team has made an excellent record this season and is considered one of the closest aspirants for the cham- pionship of the sixth district. The teams now leading in the race are, Little Falls, Royalton, Sauk Center,| Brainerd and Bemidji. As the trans- portation accommodations for school quints between these cities are poor it is probable that some of the games will be played as preliminaries to the contests for the championship of the state at Carleton. REFUSE GIFTS FROM U. . Amsterdam, Feb. 4.—On account of the assertions made that American neutrality was merely hypocritical, the war committee at the German city of Zwickau has refused gifts from the United States. They de- clare our neutrality a farce, because we have been furnishing arms and ammunition to Germany’s enemies. SESSION OF CONGRESS ENDS ONE MONTH FROM TODAY ‘Washington, Feb. 4.—Congress ends its session one month from to- day. Democratic leader Underwood says that unless the ship purchase bill be immediately disposed of, an extra session is certain on account of appropriation measures. The immi- All members |gration bill is expected to come up; today. An Impassioned And Logical Appeal For Liberty County Treasurer Expects That Work | Will Be Heavy Soon. According to County Treasurer Earl Geil, only 200 of the 3,600 per- sonal property taxes have been paid to date, which means that the latter portion of this month will be an ex- ceedingly busy time for the clerks in this office. As a ten per cent pen- alty will be added after March first, it is expected that during the last few days of the month it will be necessary for all late personal prop- erty owners to crowd the court house | corridors from early morning until dark, awaiting their turn at the win- dow. Unless many taxes are not paid within the next few days it will mean a delay in sending the receipts and also will delay the March settle- ment. ‘BEMIDG’ TO MEET 0SWEGO Eastern Championship Quint Will Find Stiff Opposition in Contest | With Local Organization Tonight THREE GAMES TO BE PLAYED Oswego won from the Duluth Rotary club last night by a score of 39 to 30. Oswego, the crack basketball team of New York state, will meet the strong “Big Bemidg” quint in the Armory this evening for what will be the first of a three-game series. The starchmakers are rated as the strong- jest team in the United States, and the remarkable record of the Eastern quint proves this claim {p be a valid one. I But Oswego will méet stiff opposi- tion in “Big Bemidg.” The local basket shooters have been perform- ing in brilliant style during the past several weeks, the entire team show- ing speed and splendid teamwork. Looking at the contest of this ev- ening from all angles, it looks as if the Eastern quint, with all its class and the prestige of perhaps the great- est record ever made by any team hould h g-call. ) to decisively | defeat-the Buffalo “Germans is smne team. Manager Jacobson of the Bemidji team believes that his aggregation has an excellent chance of winning. Special interest is aroused here over the appearance of ‘Swede” Grimstad. This giant stands six feet three in height, according to ad- vance reports, and is said to be the greatest basketball player in the world. # The game will be called at 8: 15 BEMIDJI NOT T0 HAVE SUNDAY PASSENGER In a decision which was filed in the Ramsey county district court this morning,, the Great Northern railroad ‘was upheld in its action whereby the Sunday trains running between Grand Forks and Duluth, through Be- midji, were discontinued. The opinion was the outcome of an appeal which had been made from an order of the Railroad and Ware- house commission directing the rail- road to replace the trains. In the decision it is stated that a “railroad need not run Sunday trains for baseball fans, ball players or ice cream venders as such things are lux- uries, not necessities.” It is the opinion of many that the train will ‘again be placed in service during the summer months. 0 Few “Sleepers” Now. Comparing the records at the City hall today of the sleepers using the city jail during the month of January, showed a remarkable decrease from those of last year. In January, 1914, over 200 sleepers were accommodated which is ‘more than have asked for lodging all this winter. Three men were given sleeping quarters last night. Of the 562,700 unemployed in New York City, about 125,000 are women. By "HOP" i 0 BflflST POUI.TR¥ Committee Appoinfied and Work of Encouraging Business Will Begin Immediately--Brookins Chairman \FALSE REPORTS ARE CONDEMNED Exaggerated News Items Sent From ‘Bemidji Criticised by Attorney’ Loud—Matter to Be Investigated Tho regular meeting of the Be- midji Commercial club was held Wednesday evening at which two new members were voted in and sev- eral topics of interest to the city dis- cussed. L. M. Clancy was accepted as a non-resident member and E. H. Jerrard as a resident member. Vice President W. L. Brooks presided at the meeting in the absence of Pres- ident B. W. Lakin. Dr. Rowland Gilmore presented a plan and encouraged the increased raising of poultry and poultry pro- ducts by farmers in this section of the country. “At present,” said the doctor, “our merchants and ‘citizens are sending out money for these pro- ducts and it is far better for the com- munity to have money brought in than to send it out.” On Large Scale. He advocated that this business be begun on a large scale so that ship- ments could be made to distant mar- kets several timés a week and still have ample supply at hand to meet the local demand. As a result of his presentation of the project a com- mittee was appointed with instrue- tions to become active at once. This committee is headed by H. B. Brookins, local manager of the North- western Telephone company, who has had twenty-five years of .poultry ex- perience and under whose direction it is predicted that this country will be literally covered with eggs and chickens within the next few years. The committee comprises: Dr. Row- land Gilmore, A. P. Ritchie, J. J. Op- sahl, C. F. Schroeder and Bueford M. Gile. False Reports Censured. Attorney- Herbert Loud..severely censured -the articles appearing in the Duluth News-Tribune with re- gard to recent fires in Bemidji and took exception to all stories publish- ed in city papers that prove of det- riment to the city and its welfare. He said: “Every time anything that may have the slightest sensational tinge to it occurs, reports are quickly sent out from here under a Bemidji date line containing exaggerated facts and often deliberate falsehoods. And often when murders, robberies, thefts and wolf scares occur in our neigh- boring towns, these facts are depicted under Bemidji date lines. This hurts our town and its people, because the readers of such articles .remember only the date line and not the actual place the incident occurred. To Be Investigated. “Something ought to be done by the Commercial club and thé mer- chants of our city to stop the continu- ance of such outrages. I believe it should be thoroughly investigated and the matter taken up with the re- porter who sends this stuff and also with the big city papers.” Mr. Loud’s statements met with the approval of the entire member- ship present and it was the senti- ment of the meeting that this matter be further investigated. TO HAVE NEW LOCATION. Akerber) & Kittleson Company Have Third Street Store. Robert Gulbranson, formerly trav- eling salesman for the Northwestern 0il company of Superior, Wisconsin, tand who has made his headquarters in this city for the past month, has purchased half interest in the Aker- berg & Kittleson ‘Clothing company. This firm has leased the Bacon build- ing on Third street which was for- merly occupied by the Larkin & Dale saloon and will open for business at that stand on February 20. The building is being remodeled and a new front is being built that promises to be one of the prettiest in that sec- tion of the city. The interior of the building will be repainted and dec- orated and slight changes made to accommodate the - clothiers. New fixtures will be purchased together with a 'large stock ol clothing and shoes. To Reopen Monday. Next Monday morning: the Model Manufacturing company Will reopen for. business, hnving been* tnoron‘hly rémodeled and-the muhlnm “placed in first class conidition. -The Model plant Has-been ‘closed for some time as the result of a fire which caused a damage of approximately $4,000. | Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Eckstrum. re- - turned from Minnéapolis where they have been attending the automobile show sincé Saturday.