Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 24, 1915, Page 1

VOLUME 13, N0, 72, "~ AY EVENING, MARCH 24, 1915. FORTY.CENTS PER MONTH. FARMERS -TELL BEMIDJI MERCHANTS THAT ACTWE SUPPORT IS NEEDED Representatives of Soir ‘913, _‘Out- line Conditions Under Whic.. % Co-operation May Be Realized. NEED MONEY AND CASH MARKET Necessary Accommodations Can Easi- ly Be Provided—Value of Home Trading Clearly Shown. So enthusiastic was the joint ses- sion of the Bemidji Merchants’ as- sociation and representatives of the Farmers’ clubs held at the Commer- cial club rooms Tuesday afternoon that much effective work is certain to be accomplished as a result. Nine farmers from various parts of this section, representing as many Farmers’ clubs, were present and en- tered into the spirit of the-occasion, freely discussing problems confront- ing them. President Barker at the opening of the meeting started the ball rolling by inviting our country neighbors to take possession of the meeting and called upon C. Heines, from Nary. Mr. Heines said: Need Money Most. “What we need most is money. Money withswhich to buy stock. Our chief trouble is of course a cash mar- ket. I have no fault to find with the service Bemidji merchants are giving, but believe they can help us secure cash for our produce when we need it.” Mr. Heines also sug- gested the securing of a starch fac- tory for Bemidji, which he stated would be helpful in disposing of the big potato crop in this section. Daniel Gray, president of the Be- midji Farmers’ club, and the man who introduced the slogan, “Bemidji 25,- 000 in 1925,” was next given an op- portunity to express himself. “I believe in many instances you merchants get too big a profit,” said Mr. Gray. “If you don’t, you'll have to show me by some ‘tall figuring.’ Now I do not mean that this is gen- eral, but on some of the staple goods. There is room still for improvement and I feel sure that matters are ad- justing ‘themselves, which will re- sult satisfactory to both farmer and merchant. Proposes Hitching Place. ‘At very little expense Bemidji could give the farmers a hitching place, where they could drive under shelter, tie their teams and feed at a cost of ten cents. It ought to pro- vide a cash market. I would sug- gest also that specializing in various lines as we farmers are urged to lo would result in better markets for the farmer. All these things will work out in due time, but I believe that a beginning should be made right now in this direction. The farmers’ complaints are to a certain extent a habit. If the merchant would whine as do some of our farmers they would g0 bankrupt in a hurry. We farm- ers are learning that whining is no remedy, and it is being done away with more and more Magazines Cause Trouble. “These farm magazines which are sent into our homes are the worst disturbers of .peace. They contain advertisements of cheap goods with a view to leading us to believe that we are being robbed by our local merchants. They create a feeling of dissatisfaction and strife among us and we are just waking up to this fact. Stick by your home newspa- pers. They are the real boosters and your best friends.” Mr. Gray also compared this com- munity with others in which he lived and stated that conditions here were much brighter than in any other. He encouraged the farmer to save his money and clear his land as fast as possible and buy from Bemidji mer- chants when he can consistently do so, giving as his reason that upon the growth of Bemidji depended the growth and increase of the value of the farm. His contention was that a farm near a city of 25,000 was worth far more than one near a city of 5,000. Speaks on Poultry. H. R. Gillette of Nary, who s building up a splendid place north- east of that village, came to the front with some valuable suggestions on the shipment of poultry. He stated that other towns have buyers which come to the city in the fall and ship out poultry by the car load. Bemidji and vieinity could load several cars in the fall and the farmer women would appreciate the city’s efforts along this line. “Start alley sta- bles,” said Mr. Gillettee, ‘‘there’s good money in it. You surely have some men here who would invest in it if they knew they could make a good profit by charging ten cents a head for stabling horses.” Buy Wood is Plea. “Buy less coal and more wood,” said C. F. Schroeder, “and you will belp the farmers more than you 2an realize.” * Iver Ungstad, from the live town of Frohn, said: “Is it worth any- thing to Bemidji to clear up an acre of land?” All agreed that it was. “Then we ought to burn wood in Be- midji instead of sending your money to Pennsylvania. = This will keep the 0, 't"ney in the country and help the ¥ = clear his land,” replied Iver. bt & ~t _have much faith in the mercha. < ( years gone by, but I am having more faith in them now| that I see they are making an effort to co-operate with the farmers. I would like to suggest a plan to en- courage land clearing. It is this: You merchants could put as a prize a good full-blooded bull to be given to the Farmers’ club which can clear the most land during a given period of time. This would encourage all of us. Then if you would burn wood we could have a market for what we cut.” Mr. Ungsted also suggested the building of a flour mill and en- couraged a cash market for farm pro- duce. A. P. Ritchie Talks. A. P. Ritchie threw some coals in the fire when he tried to point out that it was to the advantage of the farmer to trade away from home when he could save money by so do- ing. “I knew I would start some- thing and I did it intentionally,” said Mr. Ritchie. “I am not an advocate of trading out of town, but do believe that the farmer has as much right to send away for his goods as has the merchant, when he can buy it from the farmer. Milk and cream is being shipped in here, while the farmer could supply it just as well. “I came here eleven years (Continucd on last page). KANSASTOFIND WHETHFR PROYIBITION IS SUCCESS Lawrence, Kan., March 24.—Can Kansas be used as a shining example ‘o prove the contentions of both the prohibitionists and the brewers? Is Kansas the happy, contented state the prohibitionists picture it? Is prohibition a failure, taxes high and crimes rampant as the United Brew- ers’ association assert? To definitely settle the question as to the welfare of the Jayhawker state Professor F. F. Blackmar, head of the | department of sociology in the Uni- versity of Kansas, has been asked by the International Temperance:society to investigate these conflxcln\g state- ments. . " Professor Blackmar will find out how much liquor is consumed in Kan- sas in a year. He will make a study of the relation of liquor, erime, in- sanity, pauperism, imbecility, depend- ent and neglected children and to the depreciation of labor power. A his- tory of the political and legal aspects of prohibition in Kansas, including the decisions of the courts, and the social and educational past, will be laid before the anti-saloon element. The assertion by the Brewers’ asco- ciation that prohibition lessens the demand for the grain crop, will be either disapproved or substantiated. Concerning the investigation, Pro- fessor Blackmar says: ‘Zealous ad- vocates of both sides often assert what they canmot prove to be true. ‘We shall find out the exact status of these statements and have available information as to the welfare of Kan- sas.” STIRRING ’49 DAYS N ARE REPRODUCED San Francisco, Mar. 24.—San Joa- quin and Calaveras county will re- produce the “rush of ’49,” today and tomorrow, their respective county dedication days at the Panama-Pa- cific International exposition. These two districts brought the Bret and Harte country again into the lime- light by the most spectacular demon- stration of the early exposition period. A parade, divided into two parts began at the Ferry building, one, showing the conditions of the two counties in ’49 and the other il- lustrating the same county today. The parade, indicative of the long ago, was more than forty blocks long and consisted of ox teams and prairie steamers, burros ladened with guns and grub and camp equipment, an old stage coach with its guard, and a party of Indians in the background, and a pony express in operation. The second half of the parade showed the mining industry as it is carried on today. Big Initinhnn to Be Held on Night Neéw Officers Take Chairs,” April first is to be a big.day in Bemidji Elkdom and officers of the local lodge, 1052, are making plans for one of the largest meetings held in some time. There will be instal- lation of new. officers and a class ot ten candidates will be antlered. Fol- lowing the business meeting a social session wil lbe held. These are the fawn: Thomas Johnson, C. J. Wood- mansee, R. C. Hayner, F. A, Kreuger, Lee Allen LaBaw, 8. B. Webster, Ray Dennis, Dr. George Doran, A. S. Har- land and A. E. Stallings. Oliver Neilson, secretary, is today mailing announcements of the meeting to members of the lodge and Elks of neighboring cities will be invited to attend. 200 WANT BREAD PRIZES Many Pupils of Bemidji Schools En- ter Contests Now in Progress —Build 50 Bird Houses. DECLAMATORY MEET TUESDAY Girls of the Bemidji public schools are taking great interest in the bread-baking contest which was be- gun several weeks ago and there are 200 contestants enrolled. Each girl will bake six loaves of bread, five o be made while preparing for the final contest, the prizes to be awarded for the best loaves of the sixth baking. Compressed yeast is being used by the girls and the baking is being done in the domestic science room of the high school building. Later much of the baking will be done at home. In the bird house building contest the boys are busy constructing 50 houses. Persons desiring to pur- chase any of the houses may do so and the remaining ones will be dis- tributed in various parts of the city. Small prizes are to be awarded for the best houses in their . respective classes. Enthusiasm at the high school is at a high point because of the t:lass| declamatory contest which is to be held next Tuesday evening. Each‘ class will have two contestants. The contest is being prepared under the direction “of Miss Clarice Coult, in- structor -in English. the classes organized rooters’ clubs and they will encourage their favor- ites on to victory. W. P. Dyer, su- perintendent, announced this morn: ing that the public is invited to at- tend the contest. “For several years Bemidji has not taken part in the district declama- tory contest,” said Mr. Dyer this morning, “but we are planning to enter next winter. We will also have a debating team which will meet the various high schools of the district. We are much pleased with the interest being shown by the stu- dents in the contests which are now in progress.” & ELECTION ON APRIL SIXTH. International Falls Has 20 Candidates for Municipal Offices. International Falls is to hold its city election on April 6 and from in- dications it will follow a heated cam- paign. Twenty candidates for the various offices rave filed. The fight for mayor promises to be a hot one as three strong candidates are in the field, R. F. C. Iltis, Frank Keyes and Former Mayor A. B. Colburn being in the ring. Other offices will he hotly contested and the political bed is already decidedly warm. The wet and dry question is also attracting much attention, for although the city is generally looked on as a wet one, yet the recent surprises in other places of late may be sprung here. Mrs. David Gill entertained twelve of her Gaughter Norine’s third birth anniversary. The hours were pleas- antly spent in children’s games, after which lunch was served. A simple device to turn either one or two hems on a piece of cloth as it is being ironed is the invention of two Iowa men. SCOO REPORTER 1T5 THE BOSES (DEA - IMTO STARTUPIN A BUSINESS FOR MYSELF AND WRITE A SERIES /=K OF ARTICLES. | - THE CUB ELKS TO EAV'E INSTALLATION. FORM I) This morning ; ilittle guests this afternoon in honor [’ Cleanup Olmlliflmf' 'Will'Apped to Pride of Citizens to Assist.in Mak- S HOPE FOR NO : DELINQUENTS Three kinds of pride will be ap- pealed to and the glogan — will be “clean-up, paint-up: and keep-up”, when the “Clean-up Week,” the date for which will be selected at a meet- ing to be held at the Public Library tomorrow, opens: W L.. Brooks, chairman of the genenl clean-up committee, announ(:ad today that the various committees wfll be ready to report tomorrow, and that definite plans for the carrying on of the “week” will be made. These are the three kinds of pride that Bemidji residents will be ex- pected to show: Civie pride. Personal pride. | Neighborhood pride. Superintendents; of the nine dis- triets, into which the city has been divided, will direct the movements of those who are to fake active part in the campaign, apd the Boy Scouts, Camp-Fire Girls and school children are expected to be of great assistance. Dr. E. A. Shannon, health officer, will be identified actively with the work and following the cleanup week residents will be réquired to keep-up the work which has been done. Householders who :neglect or ignore the cleanup campajgh will be haled into court and reminded of the ordi- nance which covers, the point. The committee feels confident that there will be no delinquent ones. VAST RUSSTAN ARMY T0 STRIKE CRACOW (United Press) Petrograd, March 24.—Two hun--| dred thousand Rusgian troops and many batteries of new artillery have been -released for a ‘siege against Cracow and other Hungarian opera- tions by the fall of Przemysl, says a dispatch -from the Russian capitol. These troops, fresh from the greatest victory of the war, :are prepared to strike a crushing blow -against the Austro-Germans - as’sgon . gs_troop trains can bé-secured io carry them to the fromt. ~ The war-bffice thus far has not mentioned the number of troops to be,released: for “this latest campaign. MANY ATTEND MEETING Inclement Weather of Last Evening Fails to Damper Evangelist Interest Even' the inclement weather of last evening failed to damper the in- terest wich is being taken in the evangelistic meetings being held at the Baptist church, and a large num- ber were in attendance last evening. Tonight Evangelist Chapman’s sub- ject will be “The Cry for Help That Came Too Late.” Those who have not attended the afternoon meetings are missing many very helpful bible talks. Music this evening will be furnished by the large chorus, with orchestra. Everyone is cordially in- vited to attend these meetings. HARD CIDER IS DESTROYED Ten barrels, of the 16-gallon size, filled with hard cider were destroyed by Special Officer L. W. Carson- and Deputy Special Officer Charles Ben- son this afternoon. ~The cider con- fiscated was that taken from the soft drink establishment of Ole - Ander- son several weeks ago and was de- stroyed today after an order to do 8o had been received by the officers from H. A. Larson, chief special offi- cer. The cider was found to con- tain 7 per cent alcohol. MINIMUM WAGE FOR CITY’S WORK Portland, Ore., Mar. 24.—A city ordinance went into effect today by which city laborers, and laborers em- ployed by all contractors ‘on munici- pal work, will receive a ‘minimum MAYEFFECTEARLY ENDING OF WAR Might Mean Viotory for Allies Al though Incompetent Slav Leader- - ship May Lose Gain Made. 4 CORPS IN INVESTMENT FORCE Attraction cf Investing Cracow Mak- ing Itself Felt in Petrograd— Reinforcement Available, - N By J. W. T. MASON. New York, March.24.—Fall of Przemysl may have an important ef- fect on an early ending of the war or the gain for the Allied cause may be easily frittered away by incom- petent Slav leadership. The situa- tion now confronting the Allies is admirable, for the delivery of a pow- erful offensive in the direction of Budapest; but it will be in accord with the previous Russian strategy if the desire to accomplish too many things at once wastes the sudden ad- vantage now resting in the -Grand Duke Nicholas’ hands. Took Large Army. Either three or four Russian army corps must have comprised the in- vesting force about Przemysl. An army between 120,000 and 106,000 strong, full of confidence after win- ning one of the most spectacular vie- tories of the war, is now released for any use which the Russian general staff desires. This splendid reinforcement be- comes available at a moment when Austria-Hungary is being harried by threats of Italian belligerency, and when the campaign in the Carpathi- ans is deadlocked because of an equality of resisting power. Lost to Service. A rapid convergence -of the Prze- mysl investing.army would probably succeed, if properly led, in overcom- ing the Austro-German Carpathian resistance. But there is evidence, wluch must be intensely disappointing to Paris and London governments, that Russia ig hesitating. The attraction of in- vesting Cracow is making itself felt in "Petrograd, with~the ultimate ob- ject of ‘trying- to-penetrate into Sil- esia. If the Przemysl victors move across Galicia to Cracow, they will camp in front of that fortress for sev- eral months, in all probability, and be lost for field service. TO LEAVE BORDER CITY. Deputy Auditor Sheeran Will Enter Land Business at Benson. Charles L. Sheeran, of International Falls, who for eight years has served Koochiching county as deputy au- ditor, being a most capable and popu- lar official, has resigned. He will leave soon for Benson, Minnesota, where he will engage in the real es- tate, insurance and loan business, be- ing associated with Leo McDermott. Sheeran is well known in Bemidji, having made visits here‘and is a member of the local lodge of Elks. During the campaigns of the past four, years he has- been prominently mentioned for the county auditor- ship of Koochiching county, but’ his friends could never ‘induce him to be- come a candidate. Gives Equal Suffrage Talk. Mrs. Charels F. Moller, who is chairman of the district organiza- tion of the Women’s Suffrage move- ment, gave an interesting talk on equal suffrage at Pinewood recently, appearing under the auspices of the Young People’s society. Mrs. Moller handled the subjéct in a most con- vincing manner. In a discussion which followed the action of the state senate in defeating the suffrage bill was ridiculed. Married by Judge Clark. John Urness and Pauline Johnson ! were united in marriage by Judge of Probate Clark in his office at the court house yesterday afternoon. The man who loses could never stroyed “Séven gallons of LANS 'TOMORROW FALLOF PRZEMYSL | owaas s s e, (TRYICF (BSERVED J’ndge Stanton Gnntl Motion' of De- fense in Rainy Lake Damage Suit. Judge C. W. Stanton, of this city, yesterday afternoon dismissed the damage suit of Algot against the Minnesota & Ontario Power company, which has been in progress at International Falls dur- ing the past week. The case was brought for damages alleged to have been caused by the building of the Tnternational Falls dam, much land being overflowed as a result. An appeal will be made to the supreme court. Other cases brought on the same. complaint will not be tried un- til a decision of the court has been filed. It is expected ‘that Judge Stanton and Court Reporter Lee La- Baw will return to Bemidji this eve- ning. AGENTS MAKE BIG HAUL Officers Carson and Benson Unearth Liquor “Plant” Worth $200 in Cellar of Matt Thome. FIND 7 GALLONS AT KELLIHER One of the largest “plants” of li- quor found by agents of the govern- ment Indian department .since ths enforcement of the provisions of the 1855 treaty was begun, was un- earthed by L. W. Carson, special offi- cer, and Charles Benson, deputy spe- cial officer, this morning when they discovered and confiscated wines, whiskey and champagne, valued at approximately $200, in the cellar of i the residence of Matt Thome, Fifth ' street and Irvine avenue. Thome was formerly in the saloon business here. The officers upon introducing them- selves went directly to the cellar of the residence, finding a barrel con- taining 35 gallons of port wine and a keg in which they found five gal- lons of blackberry cordial. In suit cases well hidden was found 4 pints of champagne and 10 quarts of im- poried wine. ‘In a small hole be- neath the flooring of the cellar the officers found 37 quarts of whisky. The entire “plant” was destroyed. The Indian officers have been ex- tremely active during the past few days and yesterday Officer Benson de- Whisky found in the Harris hotel st Kelliher: Traces of “booze” such as the smell in glasses, was found in several places but the owners had previously been informed of the presence of the officer in town. CAPTURE OF LORETTE IMPORTANT FOR FRENCH - (United Press) Paris, March 24—The following bulletin was issued by the French war department this afternoon: The capture of Lorette by the French is the most important recent op;ratiun since the retreat of last fall. The Germans had established four lines of trenches in the Hills of the Lor- ette region and these were supported by Howitzers in the rear and artillery batteries. Within the last few days, the French, supported by British de- tachments, have captured all these positions. The trenches had been wrecked previously by mines and French shells. They also captured two machine guns and a telephone station. Since the capture of these German positions the French have re- pulsed three fierce counter attacks. ' TEMPLE BEATS WATSON. Hudson, Wis,, March 24.—Ray Temple of St. Paul showed that he had come back last night by trim- ming Red Watson of California, in their ten-round bout. He was the better ring general and boxer, mak- ing the sorrel top miss time and again. . Deputy Sheriff Returns. Erickson |- IN TRENCHES ON CHRISTMAS DAY German and French Legion Soldiers, Meet on “No-Man’s” Land, Em- bracing in Arms of Enemy. HALT FIRE TO BURY DEAD Spirit of Yule-Tide Exists and Men' Spent Day in Conversation— “War Not Our Fault.” By PHIL RADER. Copyright, 1915, by United Press. London, March 1.—There were three Americans in that marvelous Christmas truce in my part of the trenches, Eugene Jacobs of Pawtuck- - et, R. I.; Victor Chapman, a Harvard man from New York, and myself. ‘We belonged to the foreign legion, which had been made up in Paris from men of all nationalities and we had been in the trenches for 20 consecutive days before Christmas dawned. For 20 days we had faced that strip of land, 45 feet wide be- tween our. trench and that of the Germans—that terrible no-man’s land, dotted with dead bodies, criss- crossed by tangled mazes of barbed wire. That little strip of land was as wide and as deep and as full of death as the Atlantic ocean, as uncrossable 1as the spaces between the stars, as terrible as human hate. And the sunshine of the British Christmas morning fell on it as brightly as if it were a lover’s lane or the aisle in scme grand cathedral. Turk Started Truce. I don’t know how the truce began in other trenches, but in our hole Nadem began it—Nadem, a Turk, who believes that Mahomet and not Christ was the prophet of God. The sunshine of the morning seemed to get into Nadem’s blood. He was only an enthusiastic boy, always child- ishly happy and when we noticed at the regular morning shooting hour that the German trenches were silent, Nadem began to make a joke of it. He drew a target on a board, fastened it.on:a pole and sfuck it above the trenchés, shouiting to- the Gérmans, “8ee~how well you can shoot.” With~ in a minute the target had ‘been bull’s-eyed. Nadem pulled down the target, put little white bits of paper on the spots where the bullets had struck and put it up again, so the Germans could seé their score. In doing so Nadem’s head appeared above the trench and we heard him talking across no-man’s land. Thoughtlessly I raised my head, too. Other men did the same. We saw hundreds of German heads appearing. Terror Fell Away. Shouts filled the air. What miracle had happened? Men laughed and cheered. There was a Christmas light in our eyes and I know there were Christmas tears in mine. There ‘were smiles, smiles, smfleé, where for days there had been only rifle bar- rels. The terror of no-man’s land fell away. The sounds of happy voices filled the air. We were all unhumanly happy for that one glor- ious instant, in which we all—Eng- lish, Portugese, Americans and even Nadem, the Turk, and that savages, as we had been, cave men as we were, the awfulness of war had not filled the corners of our hearts, where love and Christmas live. I think Nadem. was the first to sense what had happened. He suddenly jumped out of the trench and began waving his hands and cheering. While he was doing this, a ponderous German with a happy smile that exposed rows of glittering white teeth climbed out of the trench and shouted: “Lieut. Schroeder presents his compliments to your lieutenant and desires to know if he will select four men and come to the middle of the neutral ter- ritory to arrange for a truce for bury- |ing the dead.” Wanted to Hug Enemy. Our lieutenant agreed in an in- Deputy Sheriff 0. M. Skinvik re- turned to Bemidji.this morning from Fergus ,‘Falls where he had taken Olga A. Graff, of Baudette, who was adjudged insane by Judge of Probate wage of $3.00 for an eight-hour day. successfully run a gambling house. Clark a few days ago. THE FRST THING TO Do 6 \\BUN \T- SHOOT T OVER GET THE RIGHT OFFICE. FURN\“RE. AN OFFKE TRAT beffictive Page Oriental Rugs And A Music Box Next BUSINESS EXPERIENCES " DNER\GNT away - TLL TH OFFICE ABIT WE CAN DO WH OUT THDESKI, .uw\ wfir!m T iy § ),‘./Ac il e stant. I was one of the four men he selected and I shall never forget how I felt as we advanced to meet the four German soldiers and their lieu- tenant who were coming to meet us. We felt as if we wanted to throw our arms about these men. They told me afterwards that the same desire was upon them. The horrors of war had been suddenly withdrawn and it left a vacuum in which we.human beings rushed into contract with each other. You felt their hand- shakes—double handshakes—with both_hands in your heart. * The truce was arranged. There. was to be no more firing, for one hour and the men from both sides were to come out and bury their dead. The soldiers flocked from both trenches. They rushed to each other and shook hands. “I want to have your photographs,” said the German lieutenant to our party. He sent back for his camera and we enemies stood with our arms about each others shoulders in horse- (Continuea on last page).