Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 3, 1915, Page 1

THE BEMIDJI D - CARNGRORSTATE | WARDS BRINGS HEAVY EXPENSE = Board of Control Asks State Legisla- BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, SATURDAY | STATEMENTS SHOW TAX BATE County Treasurer Geil Follows Plan Which Will Aid Citizens. CHURCHESPREPARE SPECIAL SERVICES FOREASTERSUNDAY Lenten Season to Be Brought to Close [BRITISHLABORERS | NEED AMERICAN ~ SHLE OF LIVING Government Will Probably Find That On the back of tax statements which are now being sent out from the officé of Barle Geil, county treas- urer, a table showing the tax rate in ‘every town and village in the county ture for $4,000,000 to Be Used for What Workmen Need is More Beef, is. printe hows the found. The report .shows- the school by Special Sermons and Music in ; g ? i ) 5 7 State ta te. -t ills fo T . ) Materi- &, ’:,'1)15 Biennial Period -Not Merely Less Beer, 1?1: “‘.; :;‘:'“;F:;_”Zsr:;e ;5.;; Bemidji Houses of Worship, Ol'/oq _— i S g mills. - By adding the state tax and : 10,000 TO b. %,,t;'\nn FOR DRIRK EVIL STUMBLING BLOCK [the county tax the total tax rate is | ppoGRAMS [N, SUNDAY SCHOOLS e ——— Problem of Estimating Su,, < Maintenance is Big But is Solv. « With Remarkable Accuracy. To feed, clothe, minister to in case of sickness, and care for in every respect the 10,000 or which more wards have been made its special charge, during the next biennial per- iod, the state board of control figures will " cost nearly $4,000,000. Esti- mates covering this figure have been submitted to the legislature and are now being considered by the two lawmaking bodies. The term used in speaking of this particular line of expense is support, and it takes in everything pertain- ing to the care of the state’s unfor- tunate with the exception of the erec- tion of new buildings, additions to the same, improvements and equip- (Assiatasios -of Great Britian and " ruptoy—Intemperance Cause. - By J. W. T. MASON. * New York, April 3.—It seems as it the British government. is not pre- ‘pared to go to legislative extremes In trylng to overcome the drink evil. Instead of compuisory measures, a voluntary blue ribbon movement ap- pears to have been: accepted. as a compromise worth _trying.- It - is hoped examples of total abstinence announced by the King, Lord Kitche- .. /|ner and by the cabinet in general -| will eause the workingmen to. forego ~|their frequent beer and occasional spirits and thus provide the army. with all the amunition it possibly can shoot ‘away. Rk - There is a reason to believe the “|temperamental enthusiasm of the district in which every town and vil- lage is located. The plan should-be mugh appreciated by taxpayers. PUPILS START BASEBALL High Schoo Bo—yl,—nnketbfll Season Having Closed, Begin - Diamond Practice—Many Candidates Out. TO ARRANGE HARD SCHEDULE With the close of the basketball season, during which the champion- ship of the sixth congressional dis- trict. was won, high school athletes are turning theif attention towards haseball and from indications a for- ‘midable nine should be placed in the field. T Julius Bestul, who so successfully Children to Take Part—Pastors Cor- dially Invite Everyone to At- tend the Services. Bemidji houses of worship have prepared special services for Easter Sunday .and the programs as an- nounced by the pastors of the various churches follow: - Baptist. Easter program by the Sunday school, 10 a. m; reception of new members, 11 a. m.; sermon; anthem, “By Jesus Grave,” J. A. Parks; 6:30, B. Y. P. U.; services, 7:30 p. m. Eve- ining service; anthem, “The Ever- lasting Father,” Gabriel. The choir will be assisted by an orchestra. I. D. Alvord, pastor. St. Philip’s: Catholio. Regular services on Sunday. Low mass at 8'a. m. High mass at 10 a. ment. These are l'isted under an- r}Brmlfl:i t}:ll;tm;aellor ‘?ldtl:i EX;he:l“i: coached the basketball quint, will|m. and a service for children in the other head and provided for in othor as led him to regard the effects of | jiroer the work of the baseball |afternoon at 3 o'clock, In the eve- estimates which have likewise been A submitted to the legislature. . Sixteen Institutions. The problem of estimating the cost of support and maintenance of more than 12,000 persons for the next two years, housed in sixteen different institutions scattered over the state, might well appall .the average indi- vidual and invite from him the ques- tion if it was not largely guesswork. How the cost of food, clothing and labor a year hence could be figured 4. sudden prohibition among the British workingmen with too much optimism. campaign Impressed By Reports It seems apparent that Lloyd George has been vastly impressed by reports from Russia concerning the consequences of the Slav . Govern- ment’s prohibition of the sale of -in- toxicants. As the Slavs ‘ally, the British Chancellor of the Exchequer is bound officially to believe what tales Petrograd may wish to tell. q PHETE BY FRANK PO This is that morn—the resurrection hour Of all the good that has within us died, squad and in response to his first call for candidates enough players for two full teams reported. Earnest practice will be taken up directly fol- lowing the Easter vacation. Johnson is slated to do the pitch-| . ing this year, while Tanner will be found behind the bat, both mem- bers of last year's battery, Riley and Sullivan, having graduated. For first base there are several Geo. Graham, Clifford Thompson and candidates, ning Vespers and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament will he said. Spe- cial services are being held each morning at 8 o’clock and evening at 7:30. Father J. J. T. Philippe. Episcopal. Sunday school, 10 a. m. Templar devotional service and sermon at 4 p. m. “Come Ye Faithful,” profession- al hymn, Newton'Nevin; Gloria in Excelsis in E-flat, E. W. Reade; an- them, “Christ is Risen,” E. W. Reade; Ed Simons; for second base, Delbert N . s 2 hem, G. J. H on the basis of today’s prices would The hour to throw aside with paSSIOl’\ate force,{ The prohibition movement in Rus-|Woods and several others; third base, g?::;rn a:: ;}Tfln? F':I Egey Rl:::: suggest a problem. But it is done sia, however, was a spontaneous act gt £ 5 every two years with a degree of ac- curacy that is remarkable, and that in the face of a growing institution- al population and a constant change in food prices and dietary. At Anoka Asylum. As an example, $220,000 will be required during the next two years for the support of the incurable in- sane at the Anoka asylum. This cov- ers clothing, food supplies, salaries and wages, and the hundred and one things necessary for the comfort of the inmates and the maintenance of the institution. For the Hastings asylum, $260,- 000 will be necessary for support dur- ing the next two years. This insti- tution the first of the year had 759 patients and 82 employes. The cost per capita last year was $140.84. For the Fergus Falls, Rochester and St. Peter hospitals, $535,000, $450,000 and $475,000, respectively, are requested. The Faribault Schools. S aine, a French steamer some weeks ago, Flor Treischloer, a Swiss singer, tele- graphed to this city from Genoa, The cruel bonds of wrong, and blindness—pride=. And rise into a level high of power, BE - Of strength—of purity—while those we love rejoice With “clouds of angel witnesses” above ] And all the- <ear ones who before have gone. | GER -SAYS- SHE CAN | VGTEON SALOON QUESTION|BIG SHIPPING COMPANY PROVESWOBODA NOT SPY ASKS FOR RECEIVER (Unitea Press) (United Pross) Paris, April 3.—Secret.inquiry in- New York, April 3.—Petitions for tsu n:}e ;harges that Charles Raymond the appointment of a receiver for the WOobo i with haav’intgheset :fle:‘:”t’;‘e Ez;‘;ie: WATCH BRAINERD SITUATION | International Mercantile Marine com- 2 pany, a big shipping corporation formed by J. P. Morgan, was filed in United States court here this after- noon by the New York Trust com- pany. Claimant says that the de- fendant corporation does a business estimated at $50,000,000 annually, on the part of the Czar. It is in- cumbent on ‘all the loyal subjects of his Majesty to extol the effect, what, ever conclusion may be warranted by the facts. Prevent Bankruptoy. If, in truth, the Russian people have been renegated by the Czar's temperance mkass; 4t-is-amazing that Great Britlan and France should have to finance the Slav empire, ‘at this time, to prevent national bankrupt- ey. It is equally inexplicable why, under the new era of regeneration, Russian has failed to keep up her own supply of war stores and has to call on Britian for help, and why the Russian armies cannot make progress in the field. Improve Standard. E Unquestionably Petrograd’s opti-} mism about Russia’s new industrial; efficiency is on a par with the fre- quent statements that the Slav arm- fes are at last about to overwhelm More Than Fifty Cities of State to Hold Elections Tuesday—Twenty May Go “Dry.” was resumed this- afternoon. Among the fifty larger municipal cities of the state which will hold their municipal elections next Tues- day will be Brainerd, and one of the interesting points in this connection stating that if she is the one referred to in the investigation, she could prove that Swoboda was not a spy. team most successfully. Glenn Thompson and Harold Swish- er; short-stop, Claude Bailey; field, Fred Graham, Myron Plummer, Glenn Conger, Bill Walker, Alvin Ol- son and others. the championship: basketball five is oyt for the haseball nine. Herbert Alee ‘Warfield, Cameron, Every member of The-boys_favor the election of ames. Malone:.88..manager:-of - the e managed the basketball Attempts will be made to arrange games with Cass Lake, Walker, Ake- ley, International Falls, Park Rapids, Bagley, tosh, Pine River, Brainerd and other places. for a trip to the iron ranges, Coler- aine, Hibbing and Virginia b played. EITELXEPORTEDTO HAVE Fosston, Blackduck, MecIn- Arrangements may be made being ESCAPED FROM NEWPORT ‘““Angels Roll the Rock Away,” C. F. Roper; offertory; - “The Resurrec- tion,” N. Nevin; “Allelula,” (L. Da- vidica) Dorothy Torrance, director. Archdeacon Parshall, rector. Presbyterian. 3 Morning—Organ prelude; doxolo- 8y; invocation; anthem, ““Alas and Did-My ;Savior Bleed,* ‘B W Cro’ zier; Hymn 105; interlude and bari- tone solo, “Behold I Show You a Mys- tery,” Mrs. A. A. Warfield and N. E. Given; scripture lesson; anthem, ‘““Golden Glories Break,” E. R. Hewet and William Kirkpatrich; prayer; offertory; solo, ‘“Hosanna,” (Jule Gravier) by Flossie Baumgardner; sermon; “The Resurrection,” by Rev. J. C. Strand, pastor evangelist; an- them, ‘““Christ, Our Passover,” G. W. Marston; Hymn 99; benediction; postlude. - Evening—Organ prelude; Hymn 291; invocation; anthem, “Crown Him;” scripture lesson; solo, “There Is a Green Hill Far Away,” (Gounad) by Ida Virginia Brown; & but defaulted in the payment of $2,-|the Germans in a crushing defeat.; prayer; anthem, “Golden Glories The three institutions located at Is the fact that the saloon question|gog g9q jnterest on bonds. Lioyd George, however, 1s » man of| NEWS FRIDAY NIGH Break;” offertory; Hymn 175; ser- Faribault are the School for the|REV. WHITE TO BE will receive attention from the vo- B generous impulses and is a loyal ally i mon, “Some Appointments With i Blind, School for the Deaf and the HONORED, IS RUMOR | ters. WILL INSPECT DETROIT HOTEL |of the Czar. Therefore, he cannot e Christ,” Rev. J. C. Strand; Hymn School for the Feeble Minded. For the first, $76,000 is requested for the The business district of Brainerd is within the boundary of the terri- regard impartially Petrograd’s self- praise. Beside, it is up to him to Rumor has reached the Daily Pio- neer that Rev. S. E. P. White, pastor George Cochran Will Secure Sugges- ‘(United Press) Washington, April 3.—According 181; benediction; postlude. 8. E. P. White, pastor. support; for the second, $150,000, A tory by the Indian treaty of 1855, A s discover some reason for 'Britlan’s: to the weather bureau a rumor has ethodist. and for the School for Feeble Minded, | °f the Presbyterian church, is to be|ynger the provisions of which the| tions for Birchmont Structure. |failure to supply the army with its, % M s e ’|nonored by the University of Woos- 4 F been received from Baltimore that| Morning service at 10:45 a. m. $495,000. The latter has a popu- L Dy the Universily of Woos-|gqvernment has been closing many needs, and intemperahce is the most {ser, Prinz | Voluntary; pastorale, anthem, lation of 1,548 inmates and 240 em-|t¢%» Ohio, it being understood that |ga100ns, those of Bemidji being in-| George Cochran and Thomas John- | plausible. i the German converted cruiser, Prinz awakel Glad Soul ‘Awakel . @. ployes and the list is growing. The|the degree of D. D. will be awarded | o1y geq, son, architect, . will leave tomorrow| If, however, the British govern-|Eitel Frederick, escaped from New- . : School for the Blind has 82 pupils and 44 employes. The School for the Deaf has 255 pupils and 78 em- ployes. The cost per capita for the three in 1914 was: Blind, $416.64; Deaf, $276.60, and Feeble Minded, $183.30. In the case of the latter the cost per capita is less than it was five years ago. Then the fig- ure was $187.94. The sum of $176,000 will ‘be nee- essary for the conduct of the State him at the commencement exercises to be held in June. The Pioneer congratulates you, Doctor White. Like those of Grand Rapids, Chis- holm, Coleraine, Bovey and Hibbing, Brainerd saloon men have received no order from the government to close and because of this condition the vote at the Crow Wing county seat will be watched with interest by residents of other parts of the “dry” zone. Twenty of the larger cities of the state which now license more than 300 saloons will vote on the wet and morning for Detroit, Minnesota, |ment were to regard the matter im- where they will inspect several ho-|personally, it would probably dis- tels which- are: operated there for|cover that the British workingman’s summer visitors and tourists. The/|failure is due, not to too much beer, plan followed at Shoreham will also [but to too little beef. It is becom-; be investigated. The purpose of the |ing more and more apparent that trip is to secure suggestions and ideas | Lloyd George and Lord Kitchener and: for the $10,000 summer hotel which |other responsible ministers -are mak- Mr. Cochran is to erect at the head [ing a mistake. They are trying to; of Lake Bemidji, Birchmont Beach.|get American results out of the Brit- It is probable that the committee|ish standard of living. The thing is meeting which was to have been held |an impossibility. Drink or no drink, Knights Templar Attention. All Knights Templar are requested to meet in the Assembly tomorrow afternoon at 3 o’clock and dress in full ungorm, and proceed to the Episcopal church, where service will begin promptly at 4 o’clock. ‘W. B. STEWART, On account of a severe storm it has been impossible to secure infor- mation in Washington direct from Newport News or Norfolk. Keenest interest is expressed in government departments although it has been found impossible to verify the report of the escape. The weather bureau says that it the Fitel did make a dash for the|%iSes; solo, Dorothy Rhea; ocean it was an ideal night to aid |Message” three first year Jr. boys; port News some time Friday night, |Bridge; prayer; fesponse; offertory; Intermezzo P. Mascagin; anthem, “Christ, Our Passover,” H. P. Danks. Jr. league at 3:30. Epworth league at 6:30. C. L. Isted will lead. Sun- day school program will be given at 7:30 as follows: Song, emergency choir; prayer, pastor; Cradle Roll song by primary, placing names up- on the Cradle Roll; promotion exer- “The “Easter,” six primary children; (Continued on last page.) Commander. |dry question. Indications are that this afternoon will be.postponed until { the British workingman cannot re-|in its escape, there being a stiff «Baster Chimes, "l’ thitdyand fourt}‘l e in many of these cities the vote will [ Tuesday. Mr. Cochran returned to|spond physically to the speeding up|northeast wind, overcast sky, with 5. gittas "‘The Thies Ha Son at Barker Home. year Jr. H MAYER TO ATTEND. Commercial Club Secretary Will Be Present at State Conference. It is probable that Harry H. Mayer, secretary of the Bemidji Commercial club, and who was on Thursday in- stalled as the exalted ruler of the local lodge of Elks, will attend a con- ference of commercial club secre- taries which will be held under the auspices of the new Minnesota Com- mercial and Civic Federation in one of the smaller cities of the state, some time in June. The purpose of this meeting is to give the secretaries now demanded of him unless his standard of living is improved. be very close. Among the important cities hold- ing elections are Albert Lea, with 13 saloons; Anoka, 10; Belle Plaine, 8; Benson, 6; Blue Earth, 7; Brainerd, 24; Ely, 24; Fergus Falls, 11; Hast- ings, 11; LeSueur, 11; New Prague, 11; Pipestone, 5; St. Peter, 10; St. James, 5; Shakopee, 16; Staples, 11 and Winona, 41. Bemidji this morning from Cavalier county, North Dakota, where he clos- ed a transaction for the purchase of a 560 acre farm. The farm is well| located, being only a few miles from Langdon, the county seat, and is en- tirely under cultivation. It has been rented for this year.. In making the deal Mr, Cochran traded his Lumber- man’s hotel and livery barn at Bena. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Albert L. Barker last eveming. i John M. Herbert, assistant man- ager of the sales department of the" Crookston Lumber company, left this noon for Duluth where he will spend Easter Sunday. He expects 'to re- turn to Bemidji Monday. Harold Schmitt, who is a student in the Thief River Falls High school, arrived in Bemidji yesterday and will visit at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. 'W. H. Schmitt, of Dewey avenue, until next Saturday. Miss Irma O’Leary of Coleraine is the guest of her uncle and dunt, Mr. New South Wales is said to con- tain more kinds of flowering plants than all Europe. Over 19,000 women and girls were given assistance last year by the Philadelphia Travelers’ Aid society. Louis Klinger of Pinewood was the guest of his daughter, Mrs. Archie Fenton, today between trains. vacation. blending snow. flurries. Officials say that if the Eitel did not take advantage of such a night to escape the cruiser must surely in- tend to interne. The Eitel was well prepared to Late Friday the situation aboard the Eitel was tense. Every officer and |tlon; . and Mrs. P. J. O'Leary, during Easter 'sailor aboard believed he was going |Mrs. Naugle's class. Epworth league to sea. SCOOP rerorier REPORTER blems,” three primary girls; ‘“Jesus Loves Me,” twelve primary girls; chorus, “Hail All Hail,” Mrs. Cun- ningham’s boys; “From Darkness to Light,” Alice Witting and nine first sall, bunkers filled with coal, stores | year Jr. girls; “Lily” song, second replenished, machinery repaired and |Year '“"‘ girls; “You Know ““' “f' the officers and crew resigned to any |°F Day,” Edward Shepard; “What's fate, awaiting the word. the Use of Frowning?” four first year Jr. boys; remarks and collec- chorus, “Resurrection Morn,” business and social meeting Monday . . evening at 7:30, at the parsonage. * Official board meeting at the parson- age Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock. C. ‘W. Gilman, pastor. of the state’s civic organizations the [HELLO -& EASTER BUNNET-EH” \ /DOES MRS, WALTER CLARK E .f;’?e?.iefl‘fn"fm;m at benefit of the general experience of OND \TGOES TO TS HOVSE-HUN?)| vWe HEAR ? T HAVE . ": il o e sd | such an organization. Among the SAY SONLET ME DELIVERIT - A HAT FOR HER FROM TH o'clock. Special music. Sunday subjects to be discussed, are plans 1 MAY UNCORK AN school at 10 a. m. George Larson, for increasing and retaining active membership in commercial clubs; plans for local undertakings by such clubs and fuller co-operation between such clubs. The secretaries of the three largest commercial organiza- tions in the state will attend to- gether with the executive agent ufi The expectation is; the federation. that the conference will close with a dinner, devoted to the problems of the city in which the meeting is held. Bemidji.may make an effort to secure the conference. =z = pastor. Swedish Lutheran. Services in the morning at 10:30. Sunday school at 12. - Children’s pro- gram in the evening at 7:30. Chil- dren’s Sunday school program in Ny- more at 2:30. J. H. Randahl, pas- tor. Christian Science. Christian Science services held at residence, 520 Beltrami avenue Sun- day morning at 11 o'clock. Wednes- ~(Continued on last page)