Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 5, 1915, Page 1

| i I i " i ! be ordered to patrol the waters and re- out the threat. stripes has been sunk near Atrecity. They say that if a United States ship was sunk by Germans it would mean a deep insult and probably war. formal protest will be made, it is be- lieved, when the proclamation reaches ‘Washington. AMERICAN WOMEN —That two nurses of American na- tionality, but of German sympathies, serving with the British army France, have been detected acting as spies and “effectually dealt is the assertion made today by the Nursing Mirror. mors of female spies masquerading as nurses, both abroad and at home,” says the journal, VOLUME 13, NO. 32, ENGLAND ACCERTS . GERMAN CHALLENGE; U. S. SHIP IS SUNK London, Feb.' 5.—After conferences held today by the admiralty, follow- ing Germany’s declaration that all waters around England and Ireland will be closed after February 18, the announcement was made this after- noon that England will accept . the challenge and will defy Germany to attempt to starve out England through sinking of all merchant ves- sels in these waters. It is believed that British ships will lieve all fears of merchants and ship- owners, by sweeping them clear of all German submarines. Admiralty officials frankly declare that Germany’s declaration is nothing more than a bluff, and believe that Germany ‘will not be able to follow The English are watching the United States. The Chronicle says that a ship flying the stars and A EXECUTED AS SPIES London.—(By Mail to New York.) in with,” “There have been persistent ru- “but we have been |ri Grimsted. seven field baskets and two fouls to his credit, was to a large extent re- sponsible for Bemidji’s defeat. defense and offense of the Oswego quint was around the giant Scandinavian, and his floor work and passing was the real feature of the contest. He surely I mcmwm% \ Minneapolis, l(lml lee are today watchtully see if a bold gang of rol next attempt to carry away the Unit- ed Grocery Co. store since their at- BY Vote of 36 to 31 Semtar !mr~ tempt to carry away the safe was accidentally foiled by the police, The robbers had backed a wagon up against the back of the store and were-making ready to take away the ton safe, when the police just hap- pened to slip around there. Later it ‘was explained that the police had nothing -else to do just then. The attempted feat is today looked upon as an attempt by the burglars to cli- max a long and successtul series of robberies. OSWEGO WINS FIRST GAME New York Champions Defeat “Big Bemidg” in Most Sensational Game Ever Played in This City.. SAME TEAMS PLAY TONIGHT In what was perhaps the most sen- sational game of basketball ever play- ed in Bemidji, the crack Oswego bas- ketball team last evening defeated “Big Bemidg,” the strong quint of this city, by a score of 22 to The visitors gave a wonderful dem- onstration of basketball and in ad- ministering the defeat used a ma- chine-line play which showed plainly the reason for their brilliant record. 117, It was purely a case of too much This big Swede, with The built almost entirely ived up to advance notices, and his playing made a hit with the 400 root- ers who erowded the hall. Although outweighed and. out- eached by the easterners, the local slow to believe them. Unfortunately, | boys were not outgamed or outfought; evidence of a convincing character has been placed befare us. “Lord Kitchener, it.appears, was|lag. afraid that the reports were not and not for a minante during game were the players permitted to the Oswego evidenced a tendency to hold, but aside from fhis feature the groundless, and earlier in the war, |contest was one of the fastest and nel, matters have been more serious. Two nurses were proved to have acted as spies. dealt with, and it is good to know that they were not of English nation- ality, but Americans with German Fing. sympathies. ent importance of no nurses or wo- men being allowed to enter homes of foreign hospitals whose attendants have not been subjected to. the most careful investigation by a responsi- ble official.” said a wounded officer, recovering in a London hos- when he was at Southampton, he dis-{most free from fouls covered that there was a leakage of |here: news going on, and made inquiries, with the result that four women were | was remarkable and not once were found to be the culprits. “Two of these were nurses and they |ner in which to play the ball. were at once requested to go inland, not because they were suspected of wilfully giving information to the enemy, lacking in diseretion. t! but because thev had been “On the other, side of the Chan- “They were, of course, effectually t i “Still, the incident proves the urg- |j, “What’s it like in the trenches?” non-commissioned pital. “It's 8wlul—up to the knees in mud and ‘mufflers " The latest recruiting poster cir- culated in Cornwall reads: *“The country is arranging for an excur- sion to Germany in the spring. All hotel expenses and railway - fares paid. Good shooting and hunting. Ages nineteen to thirty-eight. Rifles and ammunition frée. Cheap trips up the Rhine. Apply at once, as there is only & limited number (1,- 000,000) required.” TO MEET IN CHICAGO. Chicago, Feb. 5.—The annual con- vention of the Vocational associations of the middle west will open’ tomor- row at the LaSalle hotel with many: prominent educators, social workers and philanthropists in attendance. TO ARREST JOHNSON. El Paso, ‘Tex., Feb. 5.—General Carranza issued orders this afternoon to arrest Jack Johnson if he attempts to alight in Mexico for his fight with Jess Willard at-Juarez. Given Five-Day Term. For the second time within a week| John Allen was arraigned in munic- ipal court this morning for drunken- ness. Judge Crowell imposed a sen-| tence of five days in jail or a fine of $6 and the former was accepted by the defendant. Mesdames J. J. Conger and-A. A.| Warfleld entertained .the Presby-| terian Ladies’ Aid society at the homej| of Mrs. Warfield on Lake Bouleyard yesterday afternoon. romance, touching upon the great thirsts in this world, the thirsts for wealth, life and love. of the desert, the mountain and the sea, and of a search for treasure. The story will appear. in installments in this paper on Friday of each week, and the moving picture films cover- ing each installment may be seen at the Grand theater on . the following Monday. Bixt s persons| ~ were served by the hostesses. - ever ' played .. The teamplny ot the Oawego b&yq hey in doubt as to the proper man- EBach member of the quint proved himself (Continued on last page.) GREAT SERIAL BEGINS Do not fail to read the first install- ment of “The Master Key,” which appears in this issue, the moving pic- ure films of which may be seen at the Grand theater next Monday eve- This great moving picture ser- al, written by John Fleming Wilson, s a thrilling story of mystery and > three It is a tale Turn to the story now. PAY EARNINGS TAX. St. Paul, Minn., Feb. 5.—The Chi- cago, Milwaukee & St. Paul, known locally as the “St. Paul Road,” de- spite the protests from Milwaukee, was today looked upon as the first road to pay over the gross earnings [ taxes for the last half of 1914. road very sweetly yesterday laid down |; a check for $50,000, as a part of the|: The |, taxes, the money going into the state treasury. —_— JUSTICE PITNY 57. Feb. ‘Washington, 5.—Associate Justice Pitny of the supreme court, former chancellor of the New Jersey supreme. court, today-celebrated his 57th birthday -anniversary. He was appointed to the high bench in 1912 by President Taft. SCOO THE CUB REPORTER; CGUNTY 0PT10N BILL Next week is-the fitth anniversary| of the Boy Scout orgapization. The| Bemidji camp will have no special “doings.” Monday evening at’8:15 will be the hour of the organization; at that time all boy scouts through- out the United States are supposed to stand at attention with his hand at salute and ‘repeat the scout oath, % which is-as follows: ‘‘On my honor ms m WEIIS I will do my Mest:° 1.. To do my & foann 4 duty to God and my country and to obey the scout law. 2. To help; chemoalmyni, “Blmnawnznl other people at all times. 3. To Excellent Physical P ties and keep myself physically strong, men- 5 tally awake and morally straight.” | Fair ‘Degree of Harduess.” 300 TEACHERS COMING Convention of North-Central Educa- tional Association Will Bring Many Visitors to Bemidji. LIQU(}R PRGBLE Governor Hammond in suteln;ent Says That ‘He Will Keep Promises Made During Cnmwgn ? monun CE OVEB-ESTMATED B_Y »sgrm‘ 'BOA[(D Report of Dirision of Saitation Tet Shows This City to Be - pllod With Fine Water. ' son’s “Official” Measure is Approved Following Interesting Debate. - NOW GOES TO. LOWER HOUSE 5 nerllouu position. Jorlett scratched: and started a comp cert. He sang “It’ Needed 34 Ballots for Passage and “Wets” Made Hard Fight—Op- posed by Senator Nord. Woman’s Mmge is Made Special Or- der for Next Tuesday—Prison for Women. With two votes to spare and after a lengthy debate, Senator F. H. Pet- erson’s “official” county option bill last night passed the state senate by a count of 36 to 31. But 34 votes were needed to pass the measure and its opponents expressed a hope that it would be defeated by a margin of one vote, at least. The bill will go !mmedintely to the house of representatives where a hard fight will be waged with the probability that it will be defeated. 4 Opposed by Nord. The Peterson bill was opposed by Senator Leonard H. Nord, of this district, in the senate. During the debate. which ‘opened yesterday afternoon the . galleries were packed and ‘standing room on the floor of the senate was at a prem- ium. Friends and opponents of the bill besieged the locked gallery doors at 9 a. m,, an hour before the senate met and five hours before the time set for the special order. Women were numerous among the spectators. “Drys” Made Gains. Rumors of defections from the ranks of the “wets” increased the ex- citement. Senators T. J. Grose of Minneapolis, C. E. Adams of Duluth, and O. H. Griggs of Virginia, were accessions to advocates of the meas- ure. Senators Grose and Adams had been counted among the bill's opponents, while Senator Griggs had been classed as in doubt. Senator Grose said he voted for the bill in response to numerous re- quests from his constituents. VOTE ON SITE IS URGED Street Talk Favors Giving Residents ~Opportunity to” Show Choice. of Federal Building Location. — COST WOULD BE BUT LITTLE *****t*********&***’**‘ * ] ***********-fi**'*********4 Bemidji water, obtained from the two new wells, Nos. 3 and. 4,'1s ap- proved by the Division of Sanitation of the State Board of Health, in & report which has just been issued as a result of the recent investigltion held here. Charles Warfield, of the erneld Electric company, has received - a copy of the report, which in part says: St. Paul, Feb. 6.—Governor Ham- ‘{mond ended all discussion as to what BbM“)g" AN miEKL*ESoRT - is action will be should the house ass the county option bill, thereby taking the measure to the chief ex- ecutive for his signature, when he to- Mmto North Dakohn Business Man, | day saia: Praises Natural Beanty and Urges Cannot Doubt Action. Accommodations for Outers. “Anyone who heard my campaign L sbeeches cannot doubt what my ac- tion will be should the county option bill be passed by the lower house, un- less they doubt my sincerity-in those addresses. I do not believe that a county option law will solve the liquor question, and I firmly believe that its importance is greatly over- estimated.” Refers to Red Wing Speech. _With this the'governor refused to comment further, but Secretary An- drist cited the Red Wing speech, in which the governor, then a candidate, said that he would sign a county op-] tion bill, should it be passed. Special Order for Tuesday. The woman’s suffrage bill was made a special order for next Tues- ok *ii#ii*i <Hx *«g PROGRAM BIG DRAWING CARD Field Data Report. This inspection was iade to de- termine the sanitary quality of the supplies from two drilled wells, des- ignated in this report as wells N 3 and No. 4, which were recently ‘- . stalled to supplement the supplies frem wells No. 1 and No. 2 (artesian) from which the entire water supply for Bemidji was previously obtained. Well No. 3.—This well is located on an abandoned end of Mississippi street, about 60 feet from Third street and one block from the pump- ing station. It was = completed - in July, 1914, and has been in opera- tion since that time. It had a capa= city of 172 gallons per minute when tested at that, time. The depth is 137 feet. ‘When the well was first pumped- the presence of air in the system gave evidence that all connections were not tight. This condition was reme- died when the various joints were tightened. Owing to the unsanftary protection around this well at the surface, any leakage at this point would contribute contamination o the supply. A concrete pit shoujd be built around and over the top of i{the well casing in order to el the present method. of using a |n5A of manure.to.protect- the With its program one of unusual excellence the convention of the North-Central Education association which is to be held in Bemi(ijl next Thursday and Friday, will be attend- ed by at least 300 teachers from the territory included. ‘W. B. Stewart, county superintend- ent of .schools, and president of the association, has received many let- ters complimenting the officers on the splendid character ‘of the program and R. E. Denfield, superintendent of the Duluth Public schools, and one of the state’s most prominent educa- tors, says: ~“I wish to congratulate you upon the excellent program you have prepared for your association.” “There will be no charge to the session pf the convention which will be held on Friday evening and at which Governor Hammond will talk,” said Mr. Stewart, “and I wish that%ll will assist us in packing the Armory the help in giving the chief executive a cordial greeting on his first visit to our city. .The meeting is open to the public and”everyone is invited ‘and urged to attend.’” g fiEK ANAVIATORS SHELL TRENCHES 0F'AI.LIE\S Paris, Feb.'5.—According to in- formation given out by the war de- CONDITIONS MOST DESIRABLE For several years J. W. Boeing, a well known business man of Minto, North Dakota, and his family, have spent the summer morths-in Bemidji, residing-at their Lavinia cottage and in . connection . with "fhe . campaign which is being waged to make. this city more prominent as a summer re- sort, Mr. Boeing in a letter just re- ceived by W. L. Brooks, cashier of the Northern National bank and chair- man of the Commercial club and Merchants’ assuciatmn Suminer Hotel committees, says: “Since 1909 we have spent several summers at Lavinia Ol"l the east shore day. of Lake Bemidji and we are still firm ! 2 in the belief that there is mio'other| Pill Was introduced today which oo Cilprovides an appropridtion of '$40,000 resortIn morthorn Migheaotaithabot:l, =y o tablishiment of o’ woman's f;‘;e“‘e natural attractions €xisUng | . 1o, ¢o be located within the walls 5 of the Stillwater prison. “The bathing, fishing, boating and autoing are excellent. ' Speaking of Would Protect Young Girls. Lakeside and Lavinia, on the east{ Legislation is being urged which shore, the cottagers Who come there | Will safeguard young girls, making it each summer, the excellent drinking|necessary that both parties must ap- water and accessibility of these pla-|Dear when application is made for ces, is_all that couldibe desired. marriage licenses, and to require and “Two bass lakes about a mile east | compel clergymen to make out dupli- and the woods suri ding offer |cate returns, one for the clerk of enough.: of,- wildl = natu rt-and:the other foy -.the state: beauty to suit most any oe.. - A sum- | board of health. 5 mer night’s auto trip’ around Lake | Bemidji is worth going many miles to enjoy. % “I belf®ye the establishment of ade- quate accommodations for such as desire a short summer outing, on the east shore somewhere and north of the Mississippi outlet, would do much to increase the popularity of Lake Be- midji as a summer resort for North Dakota people.” GERMANS HURL TROOPS UPON WARSAW DEFENSES Petrograd, Feb. 5.—The Russian 'war office .this afternoon announced that 100,000 Germans are hurilng themselves against the earthworks west of Warsaw, which is developing into the.greatest battle of the war. Several crack divisions, the flower of Von Hindenberg’s army, are leading the attacking Germans at Sumplou- Sly, between Zura and Rawka, and’} behind them are hundreds of German batteries shelling the Czar’s trenches. ‘The snowy: plains about Warsaw are crimson with- blood. tions for wells No. 1 and No. 2 are of this type and are very satistactory: ‘Well No.' 4—This well is located at the southeast corner of Third street and Park avenue. It was drilled to a depth of 263 feet, being completed about November 1, 1914. This well had a capacity’ of 190 gallons per minute when tested at the time lt was completed. Previous to the construction of well No. 4, the supply was insufficient to satisfy the needs of the community. ‘Well No. 2 presumably has become clogged with sand and only a scant THREE CANDIDATES FILE. Ervin, Heffron and Simons Petitions are Left With City Clerk. partment this afternoon, German avi- Considerable_street talk about the city has developed an idea that in order ‘to decide definitely where to locate the new Federal building, it should be put up to a vote of the peo- ple at the coming city election. The cost would be slight and it would decide definitely which of the two sites would be most desired by the voters of the city. The two sites from which our citizens have to choose are the-lots opposite the court house, on Beltrami avenue, and the block on Second street, between Min- nesota and Beltrami avenues, near the Union depot. Some of the business men have be- come so enthusiastic over the vote proposition that they have offered to pay for the tickets and cost of hold- ing the election. In speaking of the possibility of holding an election on the postoffice site, Mayor McCuaig had this to say: “I would favor putting the two sites up to a vote of the people at the city election on the sixteenth. Then Wwej can see, where the majority of'the voters want to place the postoffice.|* GI.ERKS TO-COHPETE roads and ditches about the county. It may also prove of assistance to the| " But one contract was let this morn- Federal ‘authorities in definitely fix-| St Paul, Minn,, Feb—The _ever |ing, this -going to the Hewitt Steel ing the site.” growing. tlash ‘between - Minneapolis | & Bridge company of Minneapolis, be- and St. Paul, arising from"the jeal- [ing for bridge 1549 on No. 20. The ousy of these two citles, took another {contract price was $4,7777. . Some turn ‘today when bank clerks of the [spirited bidding was expected this two. cities arranged’for .a meet in [afternoon. which their efficiency would be pit-| ted. . Tests. of-the various work done| NEW MODEL FOR AEROPLANES by -the bank clerks will be ‘staged; and the team: doing the best work in| New York, Feb. 5.—New models the shortest time will be declared thelin aeroplanes were expected to be de- most efficlent. vised as results of inventions display- ed today at the conference of Bcien- tific organizations at the Engineering Charles 'l‘fl;tton left this .!ternoo" Societies’ building. Inventions to in- Y wheré he will referee the |crease the stability and safety of aero- ators traveling in squadrons, have been raining shells upon the- allied trenches in Belgium, and German’ monoplanes have bombarded the town of Furhes, six miles inside the allied lines.- At the same time German ar- tillery: dropped ‘shells from a great distance but no damage resulted. Several German aviafors passed over s the alliod tronches near Nieuport, |"UPBIY s obtainable therefrom. Sam- their objective being apparently Dun- |P1¢8 Were collected from the pressure kirk where a serial of aerial attacks|PU™P And. (rom three; plices on; the distribution system. It was impossi- bel to sample each well separately, owing to the inaccessibility of wells No. 3 and No. 4 and the fact that all are connected to a single snetion leading to the pump. Interpretation of Results. The analysis of sample 14083, eol- WI'IEAT CORNER EXPECTED lected from a tap on the pressure pump and representing the supplies from all of these wells, shows a count of 1 bacteria per c. c, and B.coli mors, but not confirmed, are in circu- | was not fround present in 1 c.-c..or lation here that a certain man of 100 c. c. amounts. The chemical an- great wealth is about’to corner May |alysis of this combined supply shows wheat, sent the price to $1.66%,|a water of excellent physical proper- then to a new high mark, $1.67. ties, a fair Adegree of hardness, wlth» but traces of the various unoxidized ELEPH( nitrogen constituents. These Te- T - ONE BILL IS sults show the supplies direct from ONE OF MUCH SEVERITY these wells to be free from contamina- tion. The analysis of samples 14084, 14085 and 14086, collected at nrlmu_ points on the -distribution ~system, show counts of 26, 5 and 3 bacteria per c.-c., respectively, and B.coli was not found present:in 1 ¢. ¢ or 100 c. c. amounts. These analyses prove that no contamination was present in the distribution system at this time. QUAKE ROCKS BUILDINGS Harrisburg, I, Feb. ' 5.—Severe earthquakes here and in other Illinois cities, were felt today, causing dishes to. be shaken from shelves and build- ings to be rocked, but none were de- stroyed. The damage was slight. Petitions of three more candidates for city office have been filed with Clerk Stein, being those of Thomas 8. Ervin and Carl Heffron who would represent the fourth ward on the council and Judge Hiram A. Simons, who aspires to be Bemidji’s next mayor. The filing of today leaves only the socialist candidates, and it is expected that their petitions will be left with Clerk Stein today. To- morrow is the last day on which a candidate may file. Next Tuesday is registration day and a week: later election day. is expected. Dispatches from Dun- kirk, however, failed to mention their arrival. In the Argonnes region the scene of most desperate infantry fighting has been going on during the last twenty-four hours. MANY CONTRACTORS HERE. Bridge and Culvert Contracts for Rural Highways Being Let Today. <With a large number of contract-| Chicago, Feb. 5.—Persistent ru- ors in attendance, bids are being op- ened at the court house today for bridges and culverts for various ST. LOUIS HEARS SUFFRAGIST. St. 'Louis; Feb. 5.—Mrs. Pethwick Lawrence, well known for her suf- frage work in London, is here today} to address a mass meeting of St. Louis: - suffragists. - Mms. - - Rosina Schwinker, of Budapest, will occupy the same stake, speaking on “War and Women.” - St. Paul, Minn., Feb. 5.—Legisla- tors today look upon the new tele- phone bill now before the Minnesota state legislature as one of the most severe measures yet introduced into the legislature. The bill provides for telephone directories, that shall carry no_advertising, being distribu- ted to all telephonre subscribers every two months. Provision is made that no toll charges on calls'shall be made between Cities. whose limits adjoin, and that physical connections shall made between all companies. By "HOP" " Mr, and Mrs. H. L. Rasmusson have Teturned from Hawkins, Wisconsin, where they have spent the past. tvio months, ‘guests of relatives: MUST HAVE A 'wxm t. Paul, Minn., Feb. E —In order to sue another man for alienation of your wife's affections, it is necessary that you have a wife, says the rec- ords today in the case ‘of Adolph Nordquist, charged by W. A. Ryan . | with alienating the affections of An- | nette Hlnun, whom Ryan claims as . The Hansen women tostt