Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 12, 1915, Page 1

VOLUME 13, NO. 38. UNITED STATE. ., AND GERMANY Washington, Feb. 12.--Officials here do not believe that serious compli- cations will result as a consequence of the notes to Germany and England, although some admit that should Ger- many sink American ships on ac- count of the war zone, the receiving of the note would mean war between the United States and Germany. it is understpod here that Britishers ] were surprised by the sharp tone of v the protest note. { The publication by the state de- partment texts of the notes sent yes- terday to England and Germany, re-| vealed that both countries have been warned, in most emphatic terms, against menacing the vessels or lives of American citizens traversing the recently proclaimed war zones of the sea. To Germany. Germany is advised that the United | States ““would be constrained to hold | the imperial government to strict ac- countability” for such acts of its na- val authorities as might result in the destruction of American vessels, or the loss of American lives, and that if *“such deplorable situation should arise” the American government would take “any steps it might deem necessary to safeguard American lives and property.” To England. i To England, the United A pointed out the ‘“measure of re- sponsibility,” which would seem to be imposed on the British govern- ment” for the loss of American ves- sels and lives in case of an attack by the German naval forces, if Eng- lang sanctioned the general misuse of the American flag by British ves- sels and thereby cast a doubt upon the valid character of mneutral en- signs. The two communications were prepared respectively to the British government by Ambassador Page, and to the German foreign office by Gerard. FAST PROGRESS IS MADE| Many Cases on Calendar in District Court Disposed of—Hazen Case to Jury Last Night. States ENGLAND PLEADS NOT GUILTY Fast progress is being made in dis- trict court and a large number of cases on the calendar have been al- ready disposed of. Judge Wright charged the jury in the Paul Nordin against A. B. Hazen case just before 6 o’clock last evening. Special in- struetions were given the jury this | morning upon failure to agree and they returned to the jury room for further deliberation. A verdict for the plaintiff was returned at noon. | The Coolidge-Schussler company against Trondson & Witting case was | to have been tried this morning, the witnesses on both sides being in the court room when the court convened this morning. A settlement was reached and the case will not be tried. Attorney Edwin Slater ap- peared for the plaintiffs, Attorney E. E. McDonald representing the de- fendants. i As it had been expected that the trial would take several days no other case was ready and Judge Wright ad- b Jjourned court until 1:30 this after- [ noon. It is probable that the case 4 of Mary Sand versus S. E. Woodward will be tried next. The case of William R. Mackenzie against Albert H. Klevin has been set for Monday morning. The at- torneys in the case are Healy & La- Du, of Minneapolis, for the plaintiff, and Judge Marshall A. Spooner, of this city, for the defendant. Call England, who was indicted ‘Wednesday for grand larceny in the second degree, and Frank Heulin, indicted for simple assault, were ar- raigned before Judge Wright yester- day afternoon, the state being repre- sented by Graham M. Torrance, coun- ty attorney, and the defendants by Henry Funkley. England pleaded not guilty and the case will be tried next Thursday. Heulin pleaded guil- ty and Judge Wright imposed a fine and costs or sixty days in jail. He paid the fine and costs which amount- ed to $137.54. 1 Will Return to Sweden. John Sparr, of Leonard, will leave next week for New York from where he will sale February 18 on-a steam- ship of the Scandinavian-American line for his old home in Sweden. He visited Sweden in 1912. intention to return to Leonard in the spring. Miss Reah W. Whitehead will here- after try all the criminal cases that ¥ come under. the jurisdiction of the prosecuting attorney in Seattle, ‘Wash. Let a want ad help you. WARNSENGLAND -2 It is his|- iod 1; er, all all ty. er by dge MoClennahan Decides He is'En- Juds. has just an case which has been in litigation dur- ing the past year, envolving the own- ership of a tract of valuable timber land in Koochiching coutity, the' re- sult being that -John Goodman, of Bemidji, property over A. P. White, also of this city, who claimed’ the land :be- cause of the foreclosure of a mort-{: gage, case by Attorney Graham M. Tor-| rance and Judge Marshall A. Spooner had charge of Goodman’s interests. The case was begun at International Falls, midji, the trial taking sdwaral days, witnesses coming from as far as Des Moines. the land during the past two years. OSWEGO TAKES LAST GAME .“Big Bemidg” Loses Interesting C‘on- test to Fast New York Aggrega- ROTARY CLUB HERE NEXT WEEK With both quints playing fast Jas- ketball the game between “Big Be- midg” and Oswego of last evening was one of the most interesting of ‘the series, the New York team win- ning by a score of 28 to 20. Peck, Bemidji’s center, thrilled the crowd by three sensational baskets during the first thrown from near the center of the large floor. the Bemidji team played good basket- ball and at the close of the first half Bemidji led by a score of 13 to 11. In the second half Brandon added Bemidji's only points, scoring three field baskets and one foul. kets by Grimsted brBught the score to a tie, 17 to 17; during the last per- Nolls took the score to 23. Here Ab- crding counted one point on a foul and Murnane and Nolls followed with baskets. Bemidji’s defense appeared to break during the last few minutes of play, the strenuous work of the long series showing its effect. _ Next week the Rotary club:of D\|1 luth will play here and three games are expected. Jacobson . Trafton Summary Brandon 4, Peck 3, Miller 1, Trafton Grimsted 5, Aberding 2. Foul goals, Bemidji—Brandon 2; Oswego—Aber- ding 2. BARKER NAMED PRESIDENT. Bemidji Man to Head State Associa- E. A. Barker, president of the Mer- chants’ turned this morning from Minnea- polis, where he attended the automo- bile show and the annual conven- tion of the State Association of Rex- president. This association comprises nesota and the honor conferred upon the Bemidji man is one of responsibli- “Ideal Business Conditions’ took the meeting by storm and that the speak- two hours answering a rapid fire of questions that would make a cor- poration lawyer look like a school- boy. Bemidji received a lot of good adver- tising and that its business men and their co-operative spirit was pictured as ideal to those in attendance. “Fol- low Bemidji” was the slogan adopted Women in uniform now run the elevators in nearly all London stores. V GOODMAN GIVEN LAND: TN h' is tiot lfl&nflwrb !Mon, elected hy the peopl“‘ *4_to- Koochiching Pmyerty. “nahan, of Bmlnerd. dced his decision in a + lunm & velop Northern Minnesota ‘puting the house of the next genel Margaret B. Bak u-kr ; cialist of the Boys’:and Girls" Lciu_xh work and agent for the United States Department ot Azfleulturo gave s splendid address conurnln efforts carried on throughnut the state, at] ‘the " telchern' mnstlns today. "Metxr bers. of the Beltrami Coanty: Riival Bread-Making club were rewarded for| their efforts and were highly praised by Mrs. Baker. A silver loving cup was presented to the club as a gift of the Northern Minnesota Develop- ment association. Diplomas as ,a state second prize were presented hr Mrs. Baker:in belhalf of the Boys’ and - Girls’ department of the State Agrécultural college and a cash prize: of twenty dollars was divided dmong the members as a gift of the Pills- bury mills. The girls comprising the club honored were: Esther McGhee, Alice Grove and Alice Brannon ‘of Eckles, school district No. 13, Maggie Sadek of Farley, and Nora and Cora Wheeler of district No. 6. ! “The object of the work,” said Mrs. Baker, “is to enlist the interest | of the boys and girls for the home farm, the home garden and the home kitchen; to increase an interest in their school studies by making prac- tical the industrial subjects taught in our schools and to develop social . % a3 most i 3 instinet .and train for leadership. salesmen; . but;: n nsiances there was'no road-ovef which to carr “But the club work is not the ther;nr?em to market. ‘Then umi e neludes the Inter- | . Biwell Road Lawas an angel of o Sl ron a8 ohddren, fnd salvation. - Now:Seuthera-Minnesota the interests of their parents. It con- wishes to repeal the Taw and Senator templates the future man or woman. Nord and his colleagues: ask ‘that Ct?mbining class room instruction Northern Minnesota “ heard. with the farm home enterprises and In case it might be'asked whether b ¥ ¥ 2 the child’s play with the child’s club Senator Nord knows ' whereof he contest, it cultivates a love for na- i speaks, let it be mentioned that there ture labor and proper habits of think- g ing, working and achi e is a hollow between his broad shoul- 4 5 oyement ders, created by many years of carry- During the coming season a contest ing pack sacks of grub; that he has has been made especially attractive| -5 P 2 b: canoed every river and’stream in y the addftion of several new con- A t Northern Minnesota; that there is ests which are sure to prove popular . has' § foll a; with the clubs. - It is the idea of the |187dI%. @ trail he hag not followe that he has voyaged ail thie way from extension department to organize sev- International Falls to Hudscn Bay. eral new clubs and to enroll man: . new members in the old nrgnl:iz:-' He came to this legislature prlmrny tons. . in the interest of roads in-Northern z Minnesota. It 18 not’ his desire to SECRECY GUARDS PLANS [ i B IN'EASTERN PRUSSIA becomes the owner of the {trunk line roads is aimed for Duluth, White was represented in the third toward the twin eities. line,” said the senator. : much-we thank the Elwell law. | later being adjourned to Be- Goodman has been logging ing one-quarter ‘is ‘charged agai ~{annual’ installments. drlmt.ic .plea’ for ba l" tells the rommfic ‘story of . Minnesota’s struggle Bgainst dicap of few- roads. Mr. Stuart says: 4 It is a story of Bountio .| Koochiching. . Other parts of Bel Same way with St. Louis. the Elwell law, made by objectors, | tion by Score of 28 to 20. but of crops which walsted {n fleld and crib, of ‘potatoes 'wh!bh “froze before they ever reached a In.rke!, of ‘har- dent praperty owners.” —_— Jurist Be Appointed to Fill Vacancy Left by Brown’s Death. half, one being The other members: of Two bas- caused by the death of and three successive counts by Governor Hammond. The petition is as follows: fast thereof are far from that, he says; but many others, he avers, are rich The score: in potentionalities, yet held -abso-{state of Minnesota, to fill ‘the va- Bemidji Oswego lutely in check. for lack of roads. cancy occasioned by the death of the Brandon . . Murnane 200 Miles of Road Now. Miller and / Petrograd, Feb. 12.—Dispatches Until the Elwell law was placed |and respected Associate Justice. Bestul ........ R rom the Russian war department to- upon the statute books, sdys Senator,| < “This peétition is prepared, circu- Peck .... .C. . Grimsted | day explain that certain Slav forces Nord, there were not more than twen- ty miles of road, traversable by team, in all of Koochiching county, which same is an empire of some 2 000,000 acres of land. Alert Koochiching, during the two years the law has been on the books, has constructed or started comstruc- tion of almost 200 miles of highways, each road being a main artery- pierc- ing a land rich in agricultural poten- tialities. “Give Northern Minnesota her roads and agricultural development will take care of .itself,” said the Murphy .G. . Aberding Field goals, Bemidji— have been withdrawn from the ad- vanced positions in East . Prussia. They say it will be necessary for a few days to withhold all news from that section and assign the.reason that “‘we are on the eve of a great operation that must solve the issue of campaign here.” The Russians are confident of important success, but are closely guarding the secret of’ just what has been planned. The dispatches also admit that Przemysl is holding. senator from the north. ‘‘With reads WHEAT MARKET HISIGRY _|a:generation ago we would have been TALE 0FJOY AND S(}RROW a _great, thriving agricultural dis- trict today. Good Land; No Roads. Chicago, Ill, Feb. 12.—The ro- mance. and tragedy of the people’s “Eighteen years ago hundreds of homesteaders gettled in Koochiching | breadstuff in the last-50 years is a :]':d ;d’:m"“ l‘:“n“;" They. "“::d story of fortunes made and lost; of e Iand -would profuce 2verything speculation and suicide, with the in- mocent consumer always paying the Stanton. Oswego—Nolls 4, 2, Murnane Referee, Stanton, timekeep- Tanner; scorer, Cords. J. Loud, M: H. Spooner, Cart L. He! ron, W. N. Weber, Charles Scrutchin, P. J. Russell, Henry Funl GERMANS LOSE 40,000 tion of Rexall Dealers. association of this city re- dealers, of which he was elected Rexall dealers in the state of Min- asked of it. But there were no roads to market. Hundreds, yes, thousands of them gave up the battle.” In most Labeiselle,: where the Germans French are holding their positions. The rapid and sensational abvance From the sea to Somme artillery ex- in wheat prices which has followed the war recalled to Chicago traders other Wheat marks in years gone by. During the civil war, wheat at one time sold for $2.25 in ‘the Chicago grain market, while on the seaboard it could not be purchased cheaper than $3 gold. The prices forced by the war lasted until 1867. From that time until 2883, wheat sold above $1 every year. In the last 20 years, wheat brought above $1 in 11 years —not continuously but at times. In 1872, the Franco-Prussian war, lands. - They realized that -these lands were too rich to lose. - They. went away to await road develop- ment. It starteéd with the Elwell law, which enabled Northern Minnesota to get good roads immediately. ““Many of those people who trled and gave up close to 20 years ago ars back now for Koochiching, through the blessings-of the Elwell law, is as- sured of nearly two. hundred miles of road, mostly: all constructed now:: “Now Southern Minnesota, or BE least parts thereof, objects to the El- “ell law. -The people say they do was held on the floor for nearly sition of the forces remain un: There can be no doubt but that the offensive. i, the Rexall band. Philadelphia Board of Heplth suc (Continued on last page.) THE CUB REPORTER SCOOP Scoop Is Stlll Good At Finding Cover [ Minfiesbth ticed iiot a8 it unless. the tive boards of county comints- “We of Northern: mm rotest at the law should he:fefs- ‘0«(!8 and should .object. ' For, atter all, to de- is. but One of the Kooeh!ching county’s |another ‘toward Crookston and ithe iade this possible because under tiils benefited ‘land and s payable in ten Northern Bel- trami county is about as roadless as trami have considerable good' roads: ““One -of the chief’ protests against is that it permits six residents along a_proposed -highway to petition the county commissioners for a road. We are williag that this shou’a be amend- ed to make it 20 per cent of the resi- BAR ENDORSES STANTON Local Attorneys Urge That Bemidji TO BE PRESENTED TO HAMMOND Signed by every member of the Be- midji bar, a petition favoring and urging the appointment of Judge. C. W. Stanton, of this district, ‘to the vacancy on the state supreme court Justice P. E. Brown, will be presented to “We, members of the bar of Bel- trami ‘county, recognizing the judi- cial ability, learning and integrity of the'Honorable C. W. Stantor, District Judge. ot this Fltteanth Judicial Dis- Jis] Stanton be npnolntéd an Associate Justice of the Supreme: Court of the ilonorable P. E. Brown, late honored lated and subscribed wholly at the instignation of- the bar of Beltrami county, and without the solicitation or knowledge of the Honorable C. w. “John F. Gibbons, John L. Browmn, Montreville J. Brown, T. C. Bailey, E. E. McDonald, A. A. Andrews, Hi- ram A. Simons, Graham M. Torrance, G. W. Campbell, A. M. Crowell, H. ley, O. M. Skinvik, Hallan L. Huff- IN OFFENSIVE MOVE Paris, Feb. 12.—Bulletins issued !;y the war department late this after- noon told of severe fighting south of ox- changes continue and the relative po- changed. - The Germans ~bombarded Tracylemonte and succeeded in dam- aging a number of buildings there. Dispatches from Petrograd; mention that the Germans have lost 40,000 men in their recent attempts: to renew //Four women out of six who tried F a position as bacceriologist in the ceeded, while but one man of nine; rot wish to use it in their'counties. passed the examination successfully. - Sucoessful ‘We are sure that all three of these roads will be completed to our county With an address by Winfield - S. 'Hammond, governor of Minnesota, the most successful convention of the. North-Central Minnesota Educational association ever held will be brought to a close this -evening. ‘Nearly three hundred superintendents, prin- cipals and instructors of the counties ffncluded -in"the association are in at- tendance and the interest and enthu- siasm has been at a high pitch since the opening program of last evening. Governor to Arrive. Governor Hammond, who is to pay Bemidji his first visit, will arrive in this, city at.6 o’clock this evening. making the day trip that he may view the country through which he passes. He will be met at the train by a com- mitteg and will be escorted to the Ho- ! tel Markham where he will be enter- tained until the hour of the evening program. Governor Hammond will be the guest of Bemidji until tomor- TOwW mnoon. Dr. Weld Scores. The opening program of the con- vention was given last evening, Frank A. Weld, president of the Moorhead State Normal school, giving his lec- ture, “The Man From the -Other Side.” The lecture 'was masterly and interesting from beginning to end, being entertaining and instruc- tive, the progress of discovery, im- migration and advancement of civil- ization being traced from the early ages to the present time. Mayor Welcomes Visitors. ‘William McCuaig, Bemidji’s mayor, welcomed the delegates, and in part said: ¥ “It affords me great pleasure as mayor of this city to bid you a hearty e}!:ome to Bel In this I voice ary citizen. . Your 1 ‘advance the cause of- educa'tion, withiout which our institutions founded upon the suffrage of a free people canndt last, and with- out which there ean be no respect for law or lawfully constituted authority. Education is but means to enable our young men and our young women when they go out in the world to earn an honest and honorable liying, mak- ing them good eitizns, loyal and obe- dient to their God and country. AgainI bid you welcome and hope your meeting will be ‘most pleasant and profitable.” ¢ Superintendent Keepan of River responded. Schulz Not Here. Two changes in today’s program ‘were necessitated by the absence of C. G. Schulz, state superintendent of education, and ‘T. A. Erickson, spe- clalist of Boys’ and Girls’ club work, both being unable to be present. Splendid musical numbers, pro- vided by the various choruses of the Bemidjt schools, and given under the direction of Miss Margaret Newton, supervisor of music, have been prom- inent features on each of the pro- grams given thus far. The Boys’ Glee club sang three numbers at the meeting of last evening, the selec- tions being, “I'd Like to Go Down South Once Mo,’”, “In the Gloam- ing,” and “Shipmates O’ Mine.” At Deer . ploded a mine under a section of = W freight. Some times the grower bene- 3 [ this morning’s session “Morning In- Direct reports from the convention | eoq sometimes not, - . |\Bstences they sold the. timber onFrench trenches. Despite this the | r, e e satis 1by the B1ii5 oF state that Mr. Barker’s address qn their lands, but refused to sell thetr the Fifth and Sixth grades; ‘“‘An- chored,” by hoys of the Third and Fourth Grades, and “The Fairy Dreams” and “The Sandman,” by the Second grade. Prof. Storm Talks. B. Stewart, president of the as- sociation, presided at the meeting and following the announcement of com- mittee appointments, Professor A. V. Storm, of the department of agricul- ture of the University of Minnesota, ‘was introduced. ‘‘Common Sense and the Common School,” was interest- ingly discussed by the professor. By “HOP" OFFICER-T HEARD (i(W HAMMOND T0 SPEAK TONIGIIT Iinnzwh’l Chief Executive Comes to Bemilji as Guest of llb'rth-centnl Educational Association and Will @ive Closing Address of PRESIDENT WELD SCORES IN “THE MAN FROM THE OTHER SIDE” Excellent Program Progresses as Planned—State Superintendent Schulz Unable to Attend—Mayor McCuaig Welcomes Delegates in _ Behalf of Bemidji Citizens. Meeting. cialist of the Boys’ and Girls‘ club | work, then spoke. Dr. Hill Here. Dr. H. W. Hill, of St. Paul, who by his efforts as executive secretary of the Minnesota Public Health associa- tion has secured wonderful results in bettering of health conditions in the state, spoke on “The New Ventila- tion.” A. J. Linden, of Pine River, state summer school director of musie, sang several selections in a most pleasing manner. Mr. Linden will sing at the meeting of this evening. Under the direction of Miss Mar- - garet Newton, ‘the students of the junior high school opened the pro- gram this afternoon at 1:30 with two songs, “The Gondolier” and “Who Is Sylvia.” Following these numbers, J. H. Hays, superintendent of the sehools at Thief River Falls, delivered an address on “Education and the Public Expense,” and was followed by Professor J. M. McConnell of the State Normal school at Mankato, one of the leading educators of the state. Mr. McConnell spoke on “Some New Century Standards.” Election Held. Time was taken for the election of officers and the reports of the various committees. Mrs. Margaret B. Ba- ker, of St. Paul, delivered an address and demonstrated ‘methods of can- ning. A large number of Bemidji women were present at this lecture. At three o'clock the various round table conferences were held. The election committee comprised the following: E. E. McIntire of In- ternational Falls, Edna Hill of ‘Be- midji, and M. H. Aygarn, of Akeley. . The officers elected were as follows: President, R. F. Ross of Walker, Cass countysuperintendent of schools;:y vice-president, W. E.- Pafl: ~superins. ‘tendent of _the Blackfluck :schools; treasurer, W. H. Allen, superintend- ent of the Walker schools; secre- tary, Edna Murphy, principal in the Deer River high school. At the closing session which is to be held in the Armory this evening, music will be provided by Remfrey’s orchestra and the high ‘school Boys' Glee club will sing. Because of a severe cold Miss Newton will be un- able to take part on the program. Superintendent Stewart will intro- duce the governor. The public is invited to attend the meeting this evening. DISPATCH SAYS KAISER WOULD ACCEPT PEACE Paris, Feb, 12.—A newspaper here,a France Semains, has printed a Zurich dispatch in which it is claimed that the Kaiser is despondent and in his absolute depression he has informed his officers that Germony must seek some way to conclude peace. The Kaiser is claimed to have stated that he is willing to abandon Austria. Berlin, Feb. 12.—The Kaiser is again at the eastern front and con- siders the situation very satisfactory. Campaigns at Bukowina and Carpa- thians are being pushed. AGENT ARRESTS YOUNG. Ed Young, well known in Bemidji and for several years a resident of this city, was arrested early this morning by L. W. Carson, special officer of the Indian department, on a charge of introducing liquor in the territory covered by the treaty. He was on the east bound Great North- ern passenger train when arrested and is said to have had three ome- gallon jugs of whisky in his posses- sion. Young was arraigned before Judge H. A. Simons, United States commissioner, this morning. Officer Carson has just returned from Det- roit where he confiscated several grips ‘containing liquor. CARNIVAL AT TAMPA. Tampa, Fla., Feb. 12.—The annual AN EXPLOSION AN § Defictive “Gasparilla - Carnival,” similar. to a mardi gras, of Tampa opened today. It will be a “dry” event, too, any- thlng stronger than grape juice being barred. The Rotary club is in chu.rge of the various events. Lennon Injured. - William Lennon, a member of the board of county commlulonern, was {severely injured yesterday near Kel- ° liher when his leg was broken. Len- non was riding on a sleigh when the accident took place. He spent Tues- day and Wednesday in Bemidji, being fin ;mndanee at the bonrd meemls.