Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 26, 1915, Page 1

VOLUME 13, NO. 50. mmmnmnmm;nmu ummgfwnvmmmv“ ALLED FLEET [ ™ oo TogUNTy OPTIONBILL AN TO ATIRACT | "™ ™™= mm=s (o) |Cy OF FRANGE PASSES FORTS OFDARDANELLS (Unitea Press) London, Feb. 26.—Dispatches re- ceived here this afternoon say that the allied fleet, preceded by mine sweepers, has moved past the forts at the entrance of Dardanells, and began shelling land fortifications on both sides of the straits. Twenty- five miles away in Niagra Roads, g very narrowlike river, the Turkish fleet is waiting and it is probable that a most decisive naval battle will be fought here. Fifteen miles inside of straits, the channel narrows to one and one-fifth miles and small islands further in obstructs the channel and twelve fortifications equipped with Krupp guns guard the passage through which the allied ships must pass. It is confirmed that Turks are preparing to leave Constantinople, rex.xring attacks. Berlin, Feb. 26.—Two German for- ces are menacing Warsaw from north of the Vistula river and on the right bank the Kaiser’s advance guard has reached a position a few miles from Vizigored, less than thirty miles from the Polish capital. The center of Von Hindenberg's right is less than fifty miles from Warsaw and prog- ressing “ slowly. Other engagements in Poland are of no material import- ance. KRR KRR KRR RKK K KRR * FIRST WEEK’S RESULTS x ¥ OF GERMAN BLOCKADE x * OFF BRITISH ISLES * KKK KK KKK KR KRR KRR S British. Cambank, torpedoed in Irish sea, off Holyhead. Downshire} Oakby, torpedoed in-channel Folkstone. Branksome Chine, torpedoed in channel off Beachy Head. Royperana, torpedoed in channel off Eastbourne. torpedoed in Irish sea. off Harpalion, torpedoed in channel off Beachy Head. Daptford, torpedoed or mined in North sea off Scarborough. ‘Western Coast, torpedoed in chan- nel off Beachy Head. French, Dinorah; torpedoed -in--ehannel -off Dieppe. Norwegian. Belridge, mined or torpedoed off Dover. Bjarka, strikes mine in North sea. Nordkyn, strikes mine in Baltic sea. Regin, torpedoed or mined off Dover. United States. Evelyn, strikes mine off German coast. Carib, coast. strikes mine off German NAMED DISTRICT JUDGE. Governor Winfield S. Hammond to- day named R. T. Daly, Renville coun- ty dttorney, judge in the Twelfth ju-| dicial district to succeed Judge Gra- ham Powers, who a short time ago resigned because of ill health. CARPENTER TAKEN PRISONER Amsterdam, Feb. 26.—George.Car- penter, the noted French pugilist, who was wounded in battle, has been taken prisoner by the Germans. Contest Lead Changes. During the past week several changes have been made in the stand- ings of the contestants in the Huff- man & O’'Leary free piano contest and No. 92, with 609,705 votes, now leads. The standings are as fol- lows: 1, 339,864; 2, 104,414; 3, 7,00 4, 122,896; 8, 307,000; 9, 172,00 10, 192,000; 13, 207,000; 18, 17,- 000; 19, 317,000; 21, 200,414; 22, 239,000; 23, 12,000; 24, 292,749; 28, 192,000; 33, 252,749; 34, 279,- 896; 36, 277,325; 40, 327,698; 45, 7,000; 48, 227,645; 49, 32,000; 55, 27,000; 63, 19,000; 66, 23,000; 67, 164,345; 172, 27,000; 74, 194,435; 78, 221,885; 86, 317,772; 90, 313,- 414; 91, 102,000; 92, 609,705; 97, 188,330; 112, 172,685; 115, 169,965; 116, 22,000; 117, 243,000; 123, 102,- 415; 125, 240,675; 130, 496,890; 131, 220,000; 133, 312,000; 134, 272,000; 136, 282,000; 138, 269,414; 150, 21,000; 156, 127,845; 155 186,- 745. First Strawberries Arrive. The first strawberries of the season have arrived in Bemidji and are on display and for sale at Stewart’s Grocery. “They are luscious looking berries and appear in mid-season form,” .said Mr. Stewart this morn- ing. The price for quart boxes is 50 cents. Mnyor Burbank of Brockton, Mass., debates and fu.. segislative regnlin today marked the submission of a bill necessitated by one red cemt, to the Minnesota legislature. Several years ago a state auditor noticed that the Northern Display Advertising “com- pany’s account lacked a penny of balancing. So he dutifully wrote a check for the penny, and the check ‘was never cashed. Facing a possi- bility of auditors having to carry the weight of that penny with them for the remainder of their natural life, they petitioned the legislature to ad- mit a bill permitting them to wipe the penny off the slate. HOLD ANOTHER CONTEST Farmer Boys of Beltrami County Will Again be Given Opportunity to Win Free State Fair Trip. HONOR TO BEST ESSAY' WRITER Who is going to be the lucky lad this year? As last year, the Minnesota state tair is looking for a farm boy in Bel- trami county, between 16 and 19 years of age, who wants to attend the great annual exposition, free of charge. The boy who writes the best essay on clover, alfalfa, livestock or corn, from 400 to 700 words long, will be given the honor. The essay contest will close June 1. W. B. Stewart, county superintendent of schools, is in charge of the Beltrami county con- test and he will be assisted in the judging by local persons. All in- quiries regarding the rules should be sent to the county superintendent, as well as the essays written. An Eckles lad represented Beltrami at the fair of last year. The winner in the county contest will be able to attend the Farm. Boys’ camp at the fair an entire week. In addition to one boy from each county in the state, all chosen in essay con- tests, there will be about a dozen other farm boys who have been se- lected on a congressional district unit basis. As a result over 100 boys. will belong to the 1915 camp. During fair week the boys will spend part of their time ushering in the grandstand and livestock pavilion, The rest of the time will he spent wha will explain. all the educational exhibits to the boys. Some time will be spent in the judging of fine live stock. ‘ Excellent quarters will be given the boys on the fair grounds during the entire week. The Farm Boys’ camp building is a large room build- ing equipped with toilet and shower bath facilities. There is a large spe- cial kitchen and dining room at- tached. E. C. Higbie, head of the State Ag- ricultural school at Morris, Minne- sota, is to be in charge of all the boys. GIFFORD NOT LIKELY TO BE TRIED AGAIN Albany, N. Y., Feb. 26.—Indica- tions are today that Malcon Gifford, jr., will not be retried for the murder of Frank J. Clute, local chauffeur. Two juries, drawn to decide upon his innocence or guilt, have both dis- agreed. Eleven of Gifford’s jurors in his second trial voted to acquit the the 19-year old society lad. In view of this vote District Attorney, Alex- ander, it is understood, will not press a third trial. The defendant’s at- torneys are not even likely to ask for a dismissal of the indictment. Thé case ‘will probably die a quiet death. The young Hudson aristrocrat has al- ready taken up the threads of his life, broken several months ago by his ar- rest and subsequent trials for life. Released after his second trial under $25,000 bail, he has since resumed his scholastic studies. With the com- pletion of his prep school course, he plans college work, looking toward a professional career. In Kansas 17 per cent of the wo- men are married, 14 per cent separ- ated, divorced or widows and 69 per cent are unmarried girls. Last year’s apple crop of the Unit- under the care of special instruetors| REACHES HAMMOND Signed by Lieutenant Governor and Speaker of House, Measure Was Presented to Governor Today. BIG AMOUNT FOR VISITING BOARD After Ten Years anithttomey Asks $2,500 Attorney’s Fees for West- ern Union Prosecution. (United Press) St. Paul, Feb. 26.—The county op- tion bill is now in the hands of Win- field 8. Hammond, governor of Min- nesota. The measure, which passed the house Wednesday, repassing the senate yesterday, reached the office of the state’s chief executive at three o’clock this afternoon, bearing the signatures of Lieutenant Governor Burnquist and- Speaker of the House Flowers. At the office of the governor, ex- cept from the preliminary statement that Hammond will not have the bill in his hands long, no information was obtainable. That the governor will sign the bill is practically certain. In Senate on Monday, ‘The semi-monthly pay bill was con- tined in the senate this afternoon un- til next Monday. A bill was presented by Senator Orr this afternoon which will give, if passed, $11,600 annually to the hoard of visitors. Has Waited Ten Years. After waiting ten years, C. W. Sim- erby this afternoon asked the state senate for $2,500 attorney’s fees for prosecuting the Western Union Tele- graph company cases, which were tried at that time. Minette Bill Passes. The Minette-Burrows telephone- bill passed the house this afternoon’ by a vote of 123 to 0. MAKING STATE FAMOUS Superintendent Schulz Says Lunches s Served in Rural Schools is For- ward Step in Country Edncltlon, e S e =] PLAYS AN IMPORTANT PART St. Paul, Minn,, Feb. 26.—Hot lunches, not free lunches, necessarily, are helping to make Minnesota fa- mous. C. G. Schulz, state superin- tendent of education in Minnesota, is probably best prepared to tell of this movement. The following article is written by him for the United Press: Warm lunches are now being served in a large number of public schools in Minnesota, particularly in rural schools. The project was first suggested and tried out by a few county superinténdents, who enlisted the interest of a number of their rural teachers. No one plan is being followed. Almost every school has a plan of its own. The one feature that is common is that the pupils bring something for lunch which can be easily warmed, or the teacher brings or procures a dish which is adapted readily for warming. The serving of warm lunches is a simple undertaking, and needs only to be properly handled. In a one-roomed school the reg- ular teacher undertakes the direc- tion of it. The children all join in the plan. The warm lunch may con- sist of cocoa, or some light soup. As a rule, a variety of warm dishes are not served. In the consolidated schools the project is more easily handled. This school usually has a room used as a play room or a special class room. In many of the consolidated rural schools, home economics is taught in connection with the school work. In that case, provision is usually made by having a cook stove, a cupboard, cooking utensils and some dishes. The value of the warm lunch in the school does not consist merely in the fact of serving warm dishes for the -children. It helps as well to teach the children to be orderly, ed States approximated 86,300,000 barrels. SCOO REPORTER REPORTER has ‘selected as his secretary, Mrs. Edith M. Blanchard, a former news- Daperwoman and prominent maga- zine writer; (Continued on last page). Our Slogan “Bemidji- 25,000 CHAMPIONS BEAT BEMIDJI Fond du Lu’l Otuk !luhthll vae by Soore of 250 18, PLAY Ab)u:i m xv'nkme Appearing even. stronger than on their first visit to Bemidji a year ago the Fond du Lac hasketball five, champions of the world, last night defeated “Big Bemidg”. by a score of 25 to 16, before one of the largest crowds to ever wllness a here. The visitors’ teamwork was sensa- tional and the dribbling of Fogarty was one of the main-features of the game. Aside from continual hold- ing on the part of the Fond du Lac players, the game was void of fouls and was interesting, throughout. Although - -completely outplayed during the first half Bemidji came back strong in the last period, scoring | one more: point' than. did the cham- pions. Stevenmson, the ‘former Carle- ton star, held Fogarty. to one basket during the first half and the Fond du Lac captain was able to count but once in the last half, while plnying| guard. Hawkins, the giant center, played a strong game and by : his great height was able to obtain: the tap over Peck on almost every toss- up. 'Heinisch, who played here sev- eral weeks ago as a member of the Chaska team, scored four of the Fond du Lac baskets and his playing was excellent. Young :and, Longdin :at guards for the vmtorn played good basketball. . e Peck, although ol’:}mfi}ped!by. Haw contest ling “of the -ball Brandon and Howe, forwards, played well and Bestul’s: work was valuable. Stevenson thrilled the crowd repeat- edly by his speed and clever guarding. The same teams will play again this evening. Last evening’s score: E Fond du Lac Bemidji Howe and Miller ... ..+ Fogarty Brandon .... Heinisch Peck ... «... Hawking Bestul . .... Longdin Stevenson ..... Summary: F‘leld Baskets, Bestul 3, Brandon 1, Miller 1, Young' .3, Hawkins 2, Fogarty 2, Heinisch 4. Fouls thrown, Young 3, Brandon 5, Miller 1. Referee, Stanton; - time- keeper, Tanner; scorer, ‘‘Butch’” Klein. The game this evening will start at 8:15. GERMANS GAIN IN MARCH TO WARSAW (United Press) Petrograd, Feb. 26.—Dispatches from the front tell of Russian vic- tories in the vicinity of Stanislau and west, but it is admitted that the Germans are gaining in their drive toward Warsaw. The Austrian ad- vance upon Lemberg has been check- ed. The Russian enveloping move- ment through Wysckow is reported as progressing. . FIVE INJURED IN WRECK; STEEL CARS SAVE MANY (United Pross) Lafayette, Ind., Feb. 26.—Five persons were injured when a passen- ger train of the New York Central line, running 60 miles an hour, was | derailed, near here this morning. The SUMMER TOURISTS Wa-Ville Property Owners to Build Many Cottages This Summer— Erect Dining Hall. TO 'PROVIDE FOR VISITORS Red Lake Northemi’ Impruveiment Company Organized-—Plan ‘to [Es- tablish Milk Route in Country. Wa-Ville is to witness a season of prosperity. During the.coming sum= mer, announces J. J. Opsahl, who.has charge of the Wa-Ville sales, many cottages are to be built. Twelve lot owners are to erect summer homes and a large number of outsiders have announced their intention to build, In addition a dining hall is to be established and the management plans to erect tents for the use of vis- itors and to construct a series of small cottages which will be rented to thoge. desiring them. The property, which comprises one .of the prettiest spots on Lake Bemidji, will be beautified and made’as attractive as possible. Will Advertise Resort. Together with the Cochran hotel at the head of the lake, should it be erecled, the Wa-Ville resort will be advertised far and near and the move- ment will be pushed with much en- ergy in order that Bemidji may at- tain the position in the list of popular summer resorts that it deserves: Company is Organized. During the past week a company to be known at the Red Lake North- ern Improvement company, has beem formed, Mr. Opsahl being oneg of the principal organizers. The purpose of the new company is better rural transportation facilities; add to'the number of rural homes; secure more livestock for the farms of the timber- ed belt; bring more summer visitors to the park region of Minnesota, the greatest recreation spot and summer playground in the world. Much Stock Sold. Already enough stock has been taken to provide for the building of the Wa-Ville eating house. and to erect and provide material for 100 ottages there and at Bags Lake and Kabekona.- - Series-A of:the stock will be used for this.purpose. Series B will ‘be used exclusively for livestock development on the farms of this district, a certain divi- dend being guaranteed. To Run Milk Route. . The first move in the rural trans- portation plan will be the establish- ment about May 15 of the Bemidji- Bass Lake egg and cream route, mak- ing tri-weekly trips, gdthering cream and eggs on a cash market basis from the farmers, also carrying freight and passengers. The route will run through Ny- more, East Bemidji, Wa-Ville and then east on the county road south and east of Little Bass lake, past Utech’s mill, through the Bass Lake settlement to the northeast corner of section seventeen, thence west to A. D. Simpkin’s corner, southeast to the Bass Lake spur, west and south around Big Bass lake, through Oak- wood, Pine Beach, Lakeside, Lavinia, Oakdale, Wa-Ville and back to Be- midji. This will give the farmers a chance to send produce at fixed schedule pri- ces to Bemidji or other points, and the merchants will be given an op- portunity to send merchandise on the same basis to customers. PLAN FARM BUREAU. Albany, N. Y., Feb. 27.—Plans for the establishment of a farm bureau here are today being perfected by the local chamber of commerce. The pur- pose of the bureau will be the reduc- tion of the cost of living and the peo- pleing of the vacant farms in Albany county. # LONGFELLOW HONORED. San Francisco, Feb. 26.—The Pana- ma-Pacific exposition today honored Longfellow, the American poet, by fact that the cars were all steel, is all that sayed a heavy loss of life. DONT GIVE UP YOUR. SEAT TILDA- SIT DOWN -T JusT CAME OUT 10 66K NV HOWNOU LWED The New Maid Is A Hustler setting aside theiday as “‘Longfellow Day” in the fair's calendar. Expem}ed That Pogue: Case Will- Be finished This Afternoon. Just previous to the adjournment of last night the plaintiff in the $11;- 400 "damage suit of J.. P. Pogue against the Great Northern railroad rested and today the evidence ‘ot ‘the defendant was submitted. Fast prog- ress was made and it is believed that the evidence will have all been given [late this afternoon, which would mean’ that the. closing arguments and the charge of Judge Stanton. will be given at an evening session, allow- ing the jury to begin its deliberation tonight. "Much interest is being ta- ken in the case and a:large number of spectators are found ‘at each ses- sion. FARMER RESISTS OFFICER Indian Agent Carson Breaks Revolver Barrel Over Head of Man Who At- tacked Him With Hunting Knife. ARRESTED ON LIQUOR CHARGE Angered’ because a suit case con- taining liquor had been taken from him, John Jacabo, a Finlander farmer of Menahga, Minn,, taking a hunting knife from his waist-coat rushed at L. W. Carson, special agent of the | government Indian department, yes- terday afternoon, demanding that the case and its contents be returned. The affair took place on the Great Northern Sauk Center-Bemidji pas-! senger train last evening, and JusL in.time did Carson, who is of perfect athletic build, notice that his life was in danger. He whipped his large revolver, a 38-calibre government spe- cial from its holster and struck the Finlander a blow over the head, the barrel of the gun being broken off. Stunned by the blow Jacabo sub- mitted to arrest, and. offered but lit- tle resistance while the handeuffs were placed upon his wrists. When the memory of Henry Wadsworth | the train reached Menahga Jacabo was released, although it is expected that a charge will be brought against him. The liquor was purchased at Wadena and was being taken into Indian territory, in violation of the treaty of 1855. SCHALLER NAMED JUSTICE Albert- Schaller, of Hastings, was today appointed associate justice of the state supreme court by Governor W. 8. Hammond. Schaller, who is a former state senator, succeeds the late Justice Philip Brown. Judge C. W. Stanton, of this city, one of the jur- ists of the Fifteenth Judicial district court, was prominently mentioned as the probable successor to Justice Brown, but was disqualified: becanse of his residence in the northern part of the state. Schaller will serve for two years at the end of which time it will-be necessary for him to be a candidate for election. OREGON TOWN HOLDS A MUNICIPAL AUCTION Albany, Ore., Feb. 26.—For the purpose of bringing buyers and sellers together to the mutual advantage of | each, and also to-stimulate trade be- tween citizens of this city and the surrounding towns, a public auction sale, the first of its knd, was held here today. A- parade, which ap- proached the proportions of a pa- geant, preceded the sale. Everything imaginable was sold under the ham- mer, including horses, wagons, chick- ens, plows, mowers, rakes, harrows, household goods and utensils, imper- ishable foodstuffs and dry goods. No auctioneer’s fees were charged. Al- ihe said ‘militarily stricken. IS “WAR WITHOUT MERCY” -VIVIANE Premier Says Germans Have Misoal- culated—Expected Discord and Dissension Among Allied Nations FINDS THEM WITHOUT FACTIONS “Franice Economic and Financial Con- ditions are Normal, Despite Ex- pense of War,” He Announces The following interview with the Premier of France is: “the first authorative announcement of the government of France of its present position in the world ‘war. By WILLIAM. PHILIP SIMMS. Copyright 1915, by the United Press. Copyright in Great Britian. Paris, Feb. 26.—Premier Rene Vi- viani today pictured Germany to me as a hopelessly beaten nation in the first interview the French govern- ment has ever granted to any news- paperman, French or foreign. “The Cerman torrent is checked,” decisively. “Germany is An implacable blockade is drawing tighter and tight- er about her. Despite all precau- tions Germany has taken to conceal the truth, I can assure you that her i financial and eeonomie rout is com- plete.” % Resembles an American. The interview took place at the prime minister’s private office at the ministry of foreign affairs, where he works from 8 o’clock in the morn- ing until 11 at night. Dressed in a blue business suit, his hair and mustache of an iron gray, the man at the head of the French govern- ment closely resembles an American |business man. When I entered he was pacing the floor smoking a cig- arette. He took a seat at & rich em- pire desk when the interview began. “‘Day,for day, the present war has about reached the length of.that of 1870,” said Premier Viviani,' #'but what a difference in France’ tion.. The first three months:of the war of 1870 saw our armies at.Sedan and Metz, prisoners; another army &t Paris invested—in all over 400;000. - “The world believed France crush- ed.”- But ten years after the war at the universal exposition, she showed ‘the world the spectable of a heborn country. France faced her prohlems. fairly, resolved to solve her most ar- duous interior political questions. She retained her ideas of fraternity and libérty. She applied them to her social laws. She guaranteed inde- pendence both by obligatory military service and by international alliances and ententes, which German diplo- matic duplicity often tried without success to undo. Then came this war which Germany craftily prepared, then unchained. Had Germany real- ly loved peace she might have had it by simply establishing pourpar- lors at London, July 2 or two days later by accepting the Czar’s call to the Hague tribunal, or ‘on July 31, Great Britian's call to suspend military operations in view of nego- tiations at London. Fragce.” and Russia adhered to all these Pacific attempts, but Germany declared war. She had been mobilizing for ten days. Realizes Mistake. “Germany has sadly mlscalclllatod She realizes it now. Wlthout spgak- ing of countries othervthn,n my own, Germany expected discords and dis- sensions. What she ran up against was an immovable block with- out factions, without divergencies. bany merchants took advantage of the huge crowd of agriculturists who were here attending the sale, by hold- ing special sales of various commodi- ties. “Don Almo” Here Next Week. The “Don -Almo,” the new home and hand made cigar to be placed on the local market by its manufacturer, :Del Burgess, will make its appear- ance next week. The smokers and dealers. are becoming impatient, be- cause they expect great things from the new product. By *HOP" Every man of France took up arms, rich, poor, Socialists, Conservatists, free thinkers and Catholics alike. “Today, France’s policy continues to be what in the name of the gov- ernment it was stated to be on Dec. 22, ‘War without mercy.’. We are unanimous on this point. We are unanimous in declaring that we will not accept but a victorious peace for all the allies. The united pact of Sept. 4 has our signature and for us, a treaty is not a scrap of paper. Our armies are intact. They have check- ed the German torrent. What was Germany’s first objective pofnt— Paris. She failed to win it. She left 200,000 cadevers on the .Yser, (Continued on last page.) AMERICAN SHIPPALMER IS BELIEVED LOST (United Press) Washington, Feb. 26.—That = the American ship Theodore Palmer, of New-London, Conn., is lost with all hands, is indicated in a dispatch re- ceived here -from the consul general at Copenhagen. = Newspapers . .there -|say that the Swedish steamer Vala, ‘landed here and reported the picking up in mid-ocean a man in:a Ilt-bout lbearlng the Pal