Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 21, 1915, Page 1

SRS S —— j’%’ | =81 VOLUME 13, NO. 96. BEMIIJ], MINNESOTA, wmm EVENING, APRIL 21, 1915 FORTY CENTS PER MONTH. NEW SLAV EMPIRE IS A} OF SERBS alofic . a s Prince Alexander Outlu,%es,. g of Countrymen to Regain 1v. tory Held by Austria. TELLS HOPES TO AMERICAN Would Include Croatia, Bosnia and Ancient Province Beyond Danube —Thanks United States for Aid. By HENRY WOOD. Copyright, 1915, by United Press. Copyright in Great Britian. Nish, Serbia, April 11.—(Via Salo- nika and London, April 21.)—A new Slavish contederation to inclhide Ser- bia, Croatia, Slavenia, Berzogovina, Balmatia, Istria and ‘the ancient kingdom beyond the Danube is the hope of the Serbian leaders. And when it is formed, it hopes to settle for .all time the great Balkan ques- tions, so they may build up their devastated country and resume their place in the family of the nations. ‘This was the plan and hope expressed today by the prince regent of Serbia, Alexander, in his first public utter- ances since the war began. He re- ceived me in his five-room cottage ! set apart for his convenience at Kragmyovats, the general headquar- ters of the Serbian army, and re- cited for the United Press details of the great campaign the little Serbian army has been able to wage against the might of Austria. For a time the prince was the interviewer, ask- ing anxiously as to my observations in France and the probability of Italy entering the war. Prince Was Proud. ‘When he discussed the work of his own troops, the prince waxed en- thusiastic. It was plain he was proud of the manner in which his soldiers have twice thrown back the entire weight of the Austrian army and he was glad to tell of the fight- ing. ““The moral force behind the sol- dier fighting for home and country makes him invincible over the sol- dier whose only force is that inspired by military discipline alone,” he said. “It is this that has enabled Serbia twice to defeaf Austria and it is that which will enable her to con- tinue victorious to the end. Soldiers of an agricultural country like Serbia where every citizen owns his own home or farm are more to be reck- oned with than the soldier who fights simply because he is ordered to do so. The poorest peasant in our army fights with grim determina- tion and defies death to save the lit- tle patch that is his and his coun- try’s. Fighting like this is invin- cible. I personally am an ardent ad- mirer of military discipline and or- ganization, but I cannot deny that the real source of strength of the Serbian army is its patriotism. No Attempt Now. “While we have defeated the enemy twice, I do not believe that a third attempt to overwhelm us will be (Continued on last page.) STUDENTS TO GIVE PLAY “Princess Chrysanthemum,” Three-Act Operetta, to Be Presented Next Monday Night—Success Assured REHEARSALS BEING HELD DAILY Rehearsals for the three-act oper- etta, the “‘Princess Chrysanthemum,” which is to be presented next Mon- day evening at 8 o’clock in the City hall by students of the high school, are being held daily, and the success of the plan is now assured. Miss Mar- garet Newton, supervisor of music in the schools, is directing the pre- parations. The scene of the operetta is Japan and the plot centers around the courtship of the Emperor’s daughter, the Princess, and Prince So-Tru. But the Prince has a rival in Prince So- Sli, who by securing the aid of Saucer Eyes abducts the young wo- man who has just become of age. She is placed in a cave and the story of her recovery ushers forth many amus- ing situations. Myrtle Neumann will play the title roll and the remaining members of the cast will be as follows: To-To, Claire Nangle. Yum-Yum, Edith Mills. Du-Du, Grace Peterson. Tu-Lip, Harriet Davids. Falry.Moonbeam, Jane Hayner. Emperor What-for, Robert Shaw. Prince So-Tru, Alec Cameron. Prince So-8li, Edwin Simons. Top-Not, George Graham. Saucer-Eyes, Charles Haycraft. Sprites of the Night, courtiers, populace, attendants, fairies, etc. ‘W. P. Dyer, superintendent, an- nounced today that the reserved seat tickets will be placed on sale at Net- zer’s drug’ store tomorrow morning, the price being 50 cents. Exclusive Bemdp Sleeper Will Be Operated During Suinmer Molgthu. That-the Bemidji-St. Paul sleeper will be placed in service next Sun- “ay night is the announcemernt made <%/ R. E. Fisher, local ticket agent v the Minnesota & International rail- road company. The sleeper will leave St. Paul Sunday night and the service will be placed in eperation from Bemidji to the Twin Cities Mon- day evening, April 26. The sleeper will be continued during the summer months and as long as business war- rants, the service beginning one month earlier than a year ago. The Bemidji car will be open at 9 o’clock each evening, the train leaving at 11:20. Morning passengers are per- mitted to sleep till 7:30. T0 HAVE EXCELLENT BAND Prospects for Splendid Musical Or- ganization in Bemidji Never More Encouraging—Merchants Assist. TO NAME NEW LEADER TONIGHT With the unanimous support of the merchants of the city, a sufficient fund secured and a stubstantial in- crease in the membership, prospects for a splendid concert band in Be- midji were never more encouraging than at present. C. W. Brandborg, chairman, E. F. Netzer and Frank Koors, members nf the soliciting committee of the band problem of the Merchants’ associa- tion, announce that $115 a month has been subscribed for the mainten- ance of a band. This committee, to- gether with that of the band will meet tonight and a leader will be selected. There are a large number of ap- |plicants for the Bemidji post, sev- eral of them being men who are well known in the musical field. The interest which has been shown by the merchants in the welfare of the organization as tended to en- courage and increase the enthusiasm of the band members and all are anxious for the arrival of the new leader that earnest work may be re- sumed as early as possible. There are now nearly thirty mem- bers of the band, and this number will be added to” during the next month. Bemidji is the home of many good musicians and several who have resigned from the band have announced their intentions to return. “We feel much encouraged now,” said Oscar Nelson, treasurer of the band, this morning, “and I am cer- tain that Bemidji will be given a band this summer of which every cit- izen may feel proud. It is our in- tention to entirely reorganize and to take steps which will materially im- prove the band. The support which has been given us of late is surely ap- preciated.” IS READY FOR BUSINESS New 0il Company Receives First Ship- ment—Tanks Installed. Bemidji’s new oil company is now ready for business. One car of kero- sine was received at the new local branch of the St. Cloud company this morning and a car of gasoline will arrive tomorrow. Two large tanks, each with a capacity of 17,- 000 gallons, have been installed. A temporary office has been erected on the property of the company and the main building, which is to be 30x60 feet, will be started during the next few weeks. E. H. Jerrard, who is to be the Bemidji manager, said this morning that the tank wagon will arrive tomorrow and that all is in readiness to begin business imme- diately. Dr. Rowland Gilmore, T. J. Burke, president of the Northern Grocery company, and A. P. White, president of the Northern National bank, left last night for West Baden, Indiana, where they will spend a couple of weeks. Superintendent and Mrs. Walter visitors today. They will return to their home tomorrow afternoon. SCOO THE CUB REPORTER ~OU SAYYOUR. UR PAPER. WANTS YOU YO INTERVIEW Two Hundred “Million Pike Fry Needed for Waters of Minnesota— Start Today at Local Hatchery. FISH ARE NEVER HARMED Two hundred million pike fry are wanted by the state game and fish commission this spring—twice as many as have been produced in pre- vious years—and to get this vast number nine crews of ‘“‘spawners” are stationed in the most advantag- [eous spawning grounds in the state, one being placed at the Warfield dam here to secure spawn for the Bemidji hatchery, the stripping starting to- day. The game and fish commission never has made such extensive pre- parations and, while gathering spawn always is more or less of ‘a gamble, there will be keen disappointment if 200,000,000 eggs are not produced. Under favorable conditions the haul may be double that amount. 5 The commission is forced to take extraordinary measures because of the clamor for pike fry. The angler wants bass or trout, but the fisher- man is quite content with a string of pike, for there is none better as a food fish than the succulent pike, properly prepared. The best breeding grounds for pike are in wild and inaccessible places, but the commission has had consider- able success in the settled sections of the state by protecting the waters with care while the pike are run- ning. All the work is under the direction of Eben W. Cobb, superintendent of hatcheries, who is now in the field and who will visit most of the sta- tions. The methods employed are much the same at all the stations. The crew sets out in a boat with & seine when the school of pike is thick and makes a haul. The females are caught and quickly stripped of the spawn. The work is done by experienced hands and the fish returned to the .water unharmed. The seines often bring in a lot of rough fish, such as buffalo, red horse and the like, and then the settlers have a feast. Usually there is a group loitering about waiting with sacks for their share. The rough fish are: never returned to the river, but are thrown ashore. The scrambles FOR CHAUTAUQUA Urged That Lirge Number of Com- mercial Club and Merchants’ Asso- ciation Members Attend Meeting. OTHERS INTERESTED INVITED Representative of ‘Redpath-Vawter Bureau to Outline Week’s Course to Be Given Here First of August- A joint session of ihe Bemidji Com- mereial club and Merchants’ associa- tion has been called for this evening at 8:30 in the Commercial club rooms for the purpose of effecting a co-op- erative plan in boosting the Redpath- Vawter chautauqua which will be here the first week 1n August. H. A. Hedges, who.is connected with the bureau, is in the city today and will meet with the two organiza- tions and citizens toright and.explain just what kind of an entertainment we have coming. He will glso sug- gest ways and means.to organize for- ces and the planning of arrangements preliminary to the chautauqua. All Should Attend. Every citizen who'is interested in this big feature entertainment should attend the session tomight. It will take but half an hour to go over the plans, according to Mr. Hedges, and many helpful ideas may he secured by meeting with' him. About fifty citizens signed the contract last fall to bring to Bemidji this chautau- qua, which promises to be the big- gest advertising stunt ever carried on here. Backed by Club. The Commercial club is back of the movement and together with the support of our various organizations this city should establish a new rec- ord as beginners in- offering this form of entertainment. TO RE-LIST SWAMP LANDS Fight Over Grants Under Act of 1860 Necessitates Step. A record of all swamp lands in Minnesota is to be prepared because for the prizes are often-highly amus-{of the controversy-iietween the state ing, but ordinarily there is emough for everybody and the men often take home up to a hundred pounds of fisn to stock ‘the family larder. MUCH SENSATIONAL EVIDENCETHROWN OUT (United Press) Syracuse, N. Y., April 21.—Justice Andrews, who is presiding at the trial of the libel suit here of Barnes against Roosevelt, ruled this after- noon on Colonel Roosevelt’s testi- mony of bi-partisan bossism charges against William Barnes, and that the colonel must limit his testimony to matter raised in justification of the libel charges. This ruling will elim- inate much sensational evidence and is regarded as a serious setback for the ex-president. GUN LICENSE LAW IS PASSED BY SENATE (United Pross) St. Paul, April 21.—The senate this afternoon passed the universal gun law license bill, providing that all hunters in Minnesota must pay a license of one dollar to carry & gun while hunting, it making no differ- ence whether in his own county. The senate. refused to pass the bill legal- izing the holding of public meetings in school houses. It passed the Nimocks bill, providing for a state law having the same principle as the Harrison Federal drug act. Wing Visits Bemidji. Frank Wing, the clever caricaturist of Minneapolis, is a Bemidji business visitor. Wing’s work while a mem- ber of the Minneapolis Journal won him prominence in his profession and F. Dickens of Red Lake are Bemhml during the past few months his cari- catures of North Dakota legislators and state officials attracted much at- tention. and the United States department of the interior regarding recent grants under the act of 1860, said J. E. 0. Preus, state auditor, who returncd yesterday from Washington, D. C., where he had been conferring with the United States land commissioners and the interior department. The record will be prepared to form a basis for any further negotiations re- garding swamp land, and will con- tain more than 30,000 acres, as each 40 acres will be listed and described separately. When the record is com- pleted, it will be checked with the government surveys. . INVESTIGATES GIRL’S DEATH Coroner Concludes Little Lizzie Ha- mala Was Drowned by Accident. Garfield Akerberg, coroner of Bel- trami county, returned to Bemidji Monday from the town of Konig where he had gone to investigate the death of the little twelve-year-old Lizzie Hamala. The child met death on April 12 when she fell in a three- foot deep hole in which there was eleven inches of water and consider- able mud. The coroner received no information of the accident and the child had been buried when he was notified Saturday. After a thorough investigation the -coroner concluded that the child had fallen in the hole by accident and had ‘drowned. MRS. SCHMIDT HONORED AT BRAINERD MEETING In a message received from Brain- erd this afternoon it was announced that Mrs. Bertha Schmidt, of this city, had been elected to the com- mittee on courtesies at the state con- vention of Maccabees of the World which is-now in progress there. A. G. Wedge, vice president of the First National bank, went to the Feels confldmt That: Bemidji’ Normal Appropriation Will “Be Made, Andrew Johnson, sheriff of Bel- trami county and president of the State of Minnesota Sheriffs’ associa- tion, returned to Bemidji this morn- ing from St. Paul where he has spent]| several days. The sheriff was in the city in the interest of several bills of the association which have been before the legislature. He attended the session of the house at which the omnibus bill, including the. appropri- ation of $50,000 for the Bemidji Nor- mal school, was passed and says that he feels confident the money will be granted by the .nemte. BOND ISSUE 1S FAVORED Proposition of Purchasing $60,000 Bonds is Approved by Voters— Count 280 For to 48 Against. BONDS WILL BE SOLD TO STATE By the substantial majority of 232 votes the proposition of a bond issue for $60,000 was approved by the vo- ters of Bemidji at the polls Tuesday. The vote was 280 in favor of the issue and 48 in opposition. The vote in the various wards of the city was as follows: Yes No First Ward ... 11 Second Ward ... 21 Third Ward .. 15 Fourth Ward . . 1 In order to make the sale of the bonds lawful a majority of the votes cast was necessary. The money will be secured from the state at four per cent interest and $55,000 will be used to retire unpaid city warrants. The other $5,000 will be placed in the permanent improvement fund. At the present .time the city is paying six per cent interest on all outstand- ing warrants. Application to the state for the loan is the next move and this will be promptly made. It is understood that although the Bemidji loan is re- garded with favor, the state considers all applications and makes the loans in order of their receipt, meaning that the money may not be available for everal months. WILL ISSUE CERTIFICATES State to Honor Farmers Who Boost Agriculture—To Reward Those Who Aid in Country Uplift GROUP HAS BEEN SELECTED Hereafter there will be some in- centive for Minnesotans to make original contributions to agriculture and country life—hand embossed certificates are to be issued them by the State attesting their service. The plan has been worked out by College of Agriculture authorities and duly approved by the Board of Regents of the University. It is un- derstood that already a group of men has been selected for distinguished service in agricultural lines to whom these certificates, be-sealed and be- ribboned, will be given. Announce- ments will be made at the mnext farmers’ short course in December. “We long -have felt,” said ‘Dean ‘Woods of the College, “that the State would do well to show its apprecia- tion for special work dome by prac- tical farmers, not men connected with the college, toward the advance- ment of agricultural and country life in general. “The new form of recognition is in line with a practice already em- ployed on our campus of erecting tablets commemorating special con- tributions to the farming industry. There is under consideration, also a proposal to name buildings here for men and women who have been lead- ers in agrieultural work in this State.” Opens Auto Paint Shop. Carl Kverno, of Kelliher, will es- tablish an automobile paint shop in the old Star theater building next Twin Cities last evening on business. " week. Distance Lends Enchantment SERVICE TO START SUNDAY smwuens NOW AT WORK[TQ DISCUSS PLANS o somron TR APPROPRIATloN FOR BEMIDJI NORMAL - APPEARS CERTAIN; DEADLOCK BROKEN CLAIMS MONEY DUE Him | Defendant in Larceny Case Testifies That No Settlement Had Been Made With Insurance Company. GOES TO JURY THIS AFTERNOON With the testimony of the state in- troduced yesterday the defense in the case of State of Minnesota versus Call England began in district court be- fore Judge B. F. Wright this morn- ing. It is believed that-the case will 80 to the jury before evening. The charge against ‘England, who is a Bemidji insurance man, is that Le appropriated to his own use $106.05 which had been collected by him for an insurance premium. In the tes- timony introduced this morning Henry Funkley, attorney for the de- fense, attempted to show that no settlement had been made between England and the insurance company and that what money was retained by him was rightfully his, no crime hav- ing been committed. The closing ar- guments of Graham M. Torrance, county attorney, and Funkley will be made this afternoon. It is now certain that the case of Margrethe Johnsrud against Martin Sandmerk, Martin Teigland andl Gedeon Olson will again be tried. A jury in the case disagreed earlier in the -term. Mrs. Johnsrud claims damages for false imprisonment. EXCITEMENT INTENSE ASITALY’SENTRANCE IN WAR SEEMS SURE (United Press) Rome, April 21.—The Italian gov- ernment is now entirely responsible for Ifaly’s entrance into the war now. The army and navy is ready to strike at a moment’s notice if war is de- clared. The navy is in readiness to protect the Calian coast cities. The excitement here is intense and war is believed to be inevitable. (Prince “Von Beulow leaving nothing undone to influence Italy and Aus- tria ‘to make concessions and avoid war. However, Austria is massing her troops along the Italian border and aviators are nearing Italian soil. Rome is quiet and the people are evidently reconciled to war. A cab- inet meeting will be held tomorrow and it is believed that a final deci- sion will then be made. Today is the two thousand, two hundred and sixty-eighth anniversary of the foundirg of Rome and it is believed by many that it should be celebrated withItaly’s entrance into the war. WILL MAKE DAILY TRIPS Eckles Farmers Decide That Service of Last Year Will Be Resumed. At a meeting which has just been held by the Eckles Market associa- tion it was decided to resume the ser- vice to Bemidji given last year. Daily trips will be made by automobile and poultry and vegetables will be offered at the regular rate, forty per cent cream _at 40 cents per quart, eight quarts of milk at one dollar and eggs 20 cents per dozen. The service will begin next Monday and Avery Robin- son will operate the car. PLANT NO. 2 TO START SAWING TOMORROW It was announced today that Plant No. 2 of the Crookston Lumber com- pany will begin sawing tomorrow morning, giving employment to.about 200 men. This means that nearly 600 men will have been given em- ployment by the lumber company in its Bemidji mills this week, 400 starting work when Plant No. 1 started Tuesday. No night shift will be worked at Plant No. 2 Russia has 137 central electric sta- tions, serving nearly 15,000,000 per- By "HOP' House'‘Conferees. Withidraw Bill Ad- ding $1,190,000 to General Appro- priation- for Edncation. TO SENATE THIS AFTERNOON Pendergast, Nord, Minerand McGarry Paid Tribute by. Vote -on Bill Passed in House Tuesday. (United Press) St. .Paul, April 21.—The senate finance committee has succeeded in having house conferees withdraw ap- propriations passed by the house ad- ding $1,190,000 to the general ap- propriation for education. This prom- ises to break the deadlock in the com- mittee caused while considering the omnibus bill. The action of the house conferees gives the appropriation for the Be- midji normal school more than an even chance to pass.: It is under- stood that the §50,000 allowed for the building by the house will be re- duced by the committee to $29,000, at which figure its passage is prac- tically assured. It is expected that the omnibus bill will reach the senate this afternoon. Would Strike It Out. In Tuesday evening’s Duluth Her- ald the following comment was made concerning the bill in the house: ‘““The item in the house educatiomal appropriation bill appropriating $50;- 000 to start the Bemidji normal school withstood a hard attack yes- terday afternoon and supported by some of the ablest and fairest men in the house, remained in the bill by a vote of 78 to 15 against an amendment offered by Representative L. O. Teigen of Jackson to strike it out. “Two years ago the legislature pro- vided for a sixth normal school in Northern Minnesota and, after look- ing over the field, a committee selec- ted Bemidji as the proper place for the school. A handsome site been donated by the city and is now the property of'the state. “Senator L. H. Nord of Interna- tional Falls, who represents that dis- trict, and Representatives I: G. Pendergast of Bemidji and = H. J. Miner -of International -Fale-jatsos: duced bills in Dboth houses appro- priating $150,000 to build.the school. The finance committee of the senate and the appropriations committee of the house, after carefully considering the matter, cut the appropriation to $50,000, not with the idea that that sum would eomplete the building, but in order to make a start. “Pendy” Makes Plea. ““The educational appropriation bill passed the senate without a fight, but when it was taken up in the house yesterday afternoon, Representative Teigen proposed to strike the item out of the bill, and he was supported by Representatives Stenvick and Guilford of Minneapolis. “Representative Pendergast of Be- midji made an appeal for the appro- priation, and he was supported by Representatives Wefald, Swenson, Bjornson, Gordon, Dwyer, Boyd, Ly- diard and Carmichael. has, “Representative Swanson intimated * that if Thief River Falls, in Mr. Sten- vick’s county, had been selected as the site for the school, Mr.- Stenvick would be supporting the item instead of opposing it. ) “In the temper of the house at that time, the strength of the vote for the appropriation was a surprise. Amendment Killed. Tuesday’s Duluth News said: “Bemidji will have $50,000 toward the construction of a normal school. After a bitter fight in the house late this afternoon with Senators Nord of Koochiching and McGarry of Cass Tribune and Representative Miner of Koochi- - ching aiding Representative Pender- gast of Beltrami whatever it was pos- sible, the amendment offered by Rep- resentative Teigen of Jackson - to strike the provision from the educa- tional bill was smashingly defeated, 15 ayes, 78 nays. Tribute to Representatives. “Representative Stenvick of Clear- water made an impassioned plea for the amendment and Senator O'Neill of Pennington also appeared to work for the amendment and against Be- midji. This action of the semator was owing to his resentment over the failure of his city, Thief River Falls, to obtain -the designation for the sixth normal school when it was au- thorized by the legislature in 1913. The Beltrami metropolis hopes ‘to have a school costing $150,000 ii time, it is understood. tive Pendergast has worked ni day for weeks to get the appro tion for the school and the vote _ against the Teigen amendment was' in part a personal tribute to him, in part a tribute by Pat McGarry’s friends and in part a tribute to Senator Nord and Representative Miner." There are nearly 800 known vul- ‘| eties of roses'and more than 400 dib . *|ferent chrysanthemuim;