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

VOLUME 13, NO. 124. UOOIETY‘ FORTY CENTS PER MONTH. PLAYIMP, % % 4 @ e, Extermination of Males Likely to Be Most Damaging Effect of Rome’s Belligerency—Concerns Kaiser. FORCE PASSAGE OF SAN RIVER Ministerial Campaign in England De- velops Into Newspaper Campaign Against Kitchener’s Dictatorship By J. W. T. MASON. (Written for the United Press) New York, May 24.—Italy’s final preparations for war have been made during the week, and concentration of troops along the Austrian fron- tier is now proceeding. If Italy strikes it is probable her present of- fensive will be in the direction of Trieste and thence southward through the Istrian provinces. This is the only entrance way into the Austrian territory not protected by mountains. . It provides for an ad- mirable terrain for a quiet advance and for that reason has been heavily guarded by Austrian troops since the negotiations at Rome reached the delicate stage. The military consequences of Italy’s entrance into the war will depend very largely upon the ammu- nition that the Italian army has ac- cumulated. If an immense supply is available, the Italians should be able to make progress and to hold what their initial rush may gain for them. ‘There is much room for doubt, how- ever ,whether the Italian govern- ment foresaw the need of unlimited quantities of high explosive shells, sufficiently far in advance to have them at the present time. Suffer Big Losses. Germany and Austria, therefore, may be able to hold the Austrians in check and in fact invade the territory of the southern enemy, while main- taining the Teutonic battle line in the east and west. The most dam- aging effect of Italy’s belligerency may not be in the territorial losses to the Austro-Germans, but in the extermination of so many of their males. Fighting against four great Kl powers, the Teutonic allies may suf- © fer twice the loss in killed and ‘wounded as any ome of their énemy. The effect of this depletion of men must be a serious handicap to Ger- many in the recuperative struggle af- ter the war. = Reports that the Roumanians are planning to enter the war with Italy are discounted by the success of the Austro-Germans in Galicia. There is very real danger than the Russian troops may be permanently expelled from Galicia. In such an event, the Roumanians would have to operate as an independent force or would have to make a much wider detour from their present base, through Russian territory, to join the Slavs. This detour might allow the Aus- trians to carry the war into Rouma- nia and the fate of Belgium might fall to the Roumanians. As long, therefore, as the Russians are on the defensive in Galicia, Roumania prob- ably will remain neutral. Several Are Threatened. During the week, the Austro-Ger- mans have forced a passage of the San river north of Przemysl and are threatening at the same time Prze- mysl and Lemberg. The Russians are fighting desperately and are fighting better this week than at any time since the drive across Galicia began. But a sudden collapse or a disorganized retreat are still prime dangers to the Slav lines. A ministerial crisis in England during the week has developed into a newspaper campaign against Lord Kitchener’s dictatorship. The min- ister of war is accused of trying to exercise omnipotent powers and of engendering the success of Great Britian’s military operations. He is charged with directing the war in accordance with the principles he learned while fighting against Afri- cans and East Indians. This is probably the reason why he failed to realize the importance of highly explosive shells for uprooting the enemy’s barbed wire entanglements and devastating their trenches. The result will probably be a division of responsibility at the British war of- fice. Lord Kitchener hereafter will have nothing to do with the produc- tion of ammunition but if he remains in the cabinet this principal activi- 1 ties will be limited to training the new British armies: 1 Criticism Expected. The furious attack being made on Lord Kitchener by English newspa- pers exhibit the dominant factor in (Continued on last page) R e = ¢ oo ‘ Miss Nell Shannon, who has been teaching at Deering, North Pa- b kota, has returned to Bemidji to j<- spend the summer with her parents, ¥ Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Shannon. Miss '] Mildred Thomas of Fergus Falls, who has taught in the same school, ! accompanied Miss Shannon to Be- Wy midji and will be her guest for a i couple of weeks. PREPARA"?;V OF ITALY FOR WAR WILL ANTPARTINRESULTOF MOVE THIEF RIVER GETS FRY Red Lake River Stocked With Pike From Local Hatchery. In the current issue of the Thief River Falls Press the following ar- ticle appeared concerning the stock- ing of the Red Lake river at that point with fry from the Bemidiji hatchery: “With ordinary condi- tions existing, there should be a no- ticeable increase in the number of fish in the Red Lake and Thief riv- ers, due to.the fact that on Monday evening, five cans of pike fry, con- taining 150,000 fish, were dumped into the river near the old boat landing. These fry were secured from the Bemidji hatchery through the efforts of H. A. Brummund, pres- ident of the gun club. Bemidji sportsmen deserve considerable credit for their efforts to stock the lakes and streams of Northern Min- nesota. They recently took up a col- lection of $200 and built a hatchery at the dam across the Mississippi river about ten miles from Bemidji. The outfit used in equipping this hatchery was supplied by the state game and fish commission. It is es- timated that about 300 cans of fry, or about 45,000,000 pike have been hatched there. These fry have been put in the small lakes near Bemidji, Wilton, Bagley, Lengby, Fosston, Mentor, Gully, Trail, Clearbrook and Plummer, in addtion to those placed in the river at this place. The Be- midji hatchery is in charge of Frank S. Lycan and Game Warden Bailey of Bemidji.” ROYAL NEIGHBORS TO INSTALL Small Class to Be Initiated—Program and Dance to Follow. Five candidates to the Royal Neigh- bors’ lodge will be initiated into that order tomorrow evening. Following the business session a program will be given. Miss Myrtle Neumann has charge of the entertainment and has arranged several attractive numbers. Among the numbers will be a song by six young men of the city; solo by Miss Neumann; reading by Alec Ripple; piano duet by Florence Ript ple and Margaret Thome, and vocal duét by Myrile Neumann and Alée Cameron. POLICE OUST CAMPERS Dumping Grounds Site for Dwellings of Foreign Unemployed. Camping in dirty hovels and liv- ing on food gathered from the eity dumping grounds, Austrian, Greek and Italian laboring men who claim to have been unable to obtain em- ployment, were requested by Chief Ripple to leave town today. The huts, which are built of old tin and rags, are located in the dumping grounds. According to police offi- cials, these men are willing to work but owing to labor conditions they are unable to obtain employment. AUSTRIAN MOB ATTACKS ITALIAN CONSULATE AT VIENNA (United Press)- Vienna, May 24.—A mob of Aus- trians this morning attacked - the Italian consulate. The police inter- fered and was followed by a series of street demonstrations. Emperor Franz Josef was at first grief stricken when he heard of Italy’s mobilization and then became enraged when the declaration of war was made. He has not shown such emotion since the heir to the Austrian throne was as- sassinated at Serajevo. Farmers to Meet. The Nary Farmer’s Club announce a meeting at the farm home of J. ENOOU'BAGE “SPW RAISING Minneapolis Firm Offers to Contract by the Acre. Making a ready market for all of the potatoes that the farmers in this vicinity can raise, A. G. Cronkhide of St. Paul, in the interest of D. B. Ryan and. company, offers a contract to rural residents. Seed potatees will be furnished to all farmers who wish to raise “spuds” and the com- pany will relieve them of the pro- duct every fall. If enough farmers offer to enter the potato business, a warehouse will be built'in this city from which the shipments can be made. The farmers in the vicinity of Solway contracted for three cars of seed and will be given a ware- house, which will be located within the village. TROPHY CONTEST BEGINS F. S. Lycan, With Count of 24, Se- cures Season’s High Score at Traps of Bemidji Gun Club. MANY GOOD SCORES RECORDED ‘With a count of 24 birds out of 25, F. S. Lycan yesterday gained the advantage in the bronze trophy con- test which is being held by the Be- midji Rod & Gun club. Not only did he secure the best mark of the Sunday shoot but established a high score for the season, the previous one being 23. Mr. Lycan’s high run was 22. A large number of shooters visited the traps and ten announced that they would take part in the contest. As a result much interest was taken and several high scores were record- ed, nine.securing 20 or more birds. The contest will close in August and the shooter having.the highest av- erage for ten shoots, not necessarily consecutive, will win the trophy. Only the first round of the first ten shoots participated in by a contestant will be counted. Sunday scores follow: Shot at Broke F. 8. Lycan ..........25 24 Ed Ashley ............26 23 George Trent .........26 23 George Kreatz ........25 22 T. R. Symons ........26 21 Ben Samuelson ........25 21 Harry Mayer . 226 .20 K. Guenther ..26 20 J. Caulfield ........... 25 18 G. Harding ......... .25 18 Wilbur Lycan ........26 14 ) L. Given ...........26 13 The next shoot will be held Wednesday afternoon and it is ex- pected that a large number will at- tend. NEW CLUB MEMBER PAYS FEE Jitney Driver Pleads Guilty to Speed- ing on Nymore Pavement. Andrew Moskeau pleaded guilty in municipal court this morning to a charge of auto speeding. Moskeau, a jitney driver, was appre- hended Saturday night by Chief Rip- ple, when speeding along the stretch of pavement leading to Nymore. City Attorney Russell recommended a heavy fine in order to put a stop to the practice as many complaints have been made by pedestrians. Five dollars or five days in jail was the sentence imposed. The fine was pald but the defendant was warned that a second offense would mean a much heavier donation to the city. NORTHERN DEFEATS SECURITY Expert Tennis Players Contest For . Bank Championship In an exciting game of tennis yesterday -afternoon, the Northern National bank court-men defeated the representatives of the Security E. Boobar to be held next Saturday, May 29. This is one of the hustling organizations in a hustling communi- ty and they sent a delegation to Be- midji in order to extend an invita- tion to the business men to attend. Christ Hoenes is president and Elmer Oftadahl secretary. Senator 'E. J. Swedback left today for ‘Duluth and Minneapolis, where he will spend a week on business. State Bank by a score of 6-2-6 to 1-6-4. Other championship contests will be staged in the future that promises to increase interest in the sport. W. L. Brooks and Oscar Nel- son are the representatives for the Northern National while Baer and Hunt play for the Security. Charles Warfield left night for Chicago where he will spend some time transacting business. REPCRTER Saturday | sible for the farm polling places, cou confident -that will be voted out of Polk county:at the election ‘which is now in progsess. The ‘‘wets’ are hopeful, while the: “drys” argue that their majority 3 1,300 mark. It is expected that at least 6,000 will vot: The cities of East Grand Forks and Crookston and the townships of Ta- bor and Northland are conceded by the drys to the wets.’; They also see the. possibility of a Wet majority at Gentilly. Outside of these d leta, the drys maintain they will have majorities in every instance. AT} told, there are 78 precincts in Polk county, and of these the drys con( e wet majori- ties in part.of 12, with one doubtful. The wets, however, challenge these claims, maintaining j_hery will have jorities in most of the northern and western townships of the 2 county, as well as in the two cities, East Grand Forks and Crookston. Crookston and East Grand Forks, the lone saloon cities,inow supply li- quor to an immense:’territory, par- ticularly East Grand Forks, which ships ‘liquor inte-the dry state - of North Dakota by huzdreds of thou- sands of dollars” worth annually. Should Polk go dry, 32 saloons, 12 brewery distributing agencies and one brewery will beiclosed in East Grand Forks, the distributing sta- tions and brewery immediately, and the saloons in six months. In Crookston, there are 21 saloons, two brewery distributing depots and one brewery. ARRANGE EDITORS' OUTING T Wallace and Rutledge of Northern Association Completé Plans for Au- gust Range Tour and Lake Trip. LARGE ATTENDANCE EXPECTED A. G. “Rutledge, - fdrmerly of Be- midji, but now of Minneapolis, sec- retary, and Asa M. Wallace, editor of the Sauk Center Herald, president of the Northern Minnesota Editorial association, have completed plans for the annual outing of that organiza- tion. The outing will be for four days, August 6, 7, 8 and 9. One day will be spent in Duluth, and the rest of the outing will radiate from that point. The editors and their fam- ilies will take a lake trip. The route for this has not yet been fully de- termined but the trip may take in Isle Royale and other points of in- terest. Minor lake and bay trips will also be on the program. From Du- luth a special train will be taken to both ranges, where local committees will entertain the visitors. About 175 or 200 members and their families will be in the party, coming from 45 counties, which are comprised in the Northern Minnesota Editorial association. At the Feh- ruary meeting of the association, in- vitations were issued to all the other Minnesota editorial associations and the response has been so large that the committee in charge has felt call- ed upon to arrange for special train accommodations from Minneapolis to Duluth. Gonvick Wins From Plummer. Effective stickwork -in the eighth and ninth innings enabled Gonvick to defeat Plummer on the former’s grounds Sunday afterncon by the close score of 9 to 8. Both teams played a good article of ball and demonstrated heavy hitting ability. Batteries: Gonvick, Jones and Harri- son; Plummer, Lavine and Richard- son. at Gonvick next Sunday. Funeral Services Held. Funeral services were held - this morning for the infant son of Mr. jand Mrs. George Floury of Nymore. Interment was made in Nymore, cemetery, Rev. I. D. Alvord officia- ting. BY TWINE SALES One of State Depertment- Which Makes Profit and is Self-Sustaining —Surplus is Large. L0SS ON COLLECTIONS IS SMALL Figures Show That Government is Well Managed From a Financial Standpoint—Back Taxes Due. . Figures compiled by State Treas- urer Walter J._Smith show that not only are several of the departments and institutions of the state self- sustaining, but show'that they are actually taking in more money than is being appropriated by the legisla- ture. This does not mean that all such are being run at a profit to the state, although there are conspicious examples where they are, but it does indicate clearly that the state gov- ernment to a large degree is being very well managed from a financial standpoint. Prison Twine Plant Is Example. The state prison furnishes . the most striking case of efficient man- agement. The last legislature made no appropriations for 1916 and 1917 for the support of the prison because the profits from the twine plant and ~ther sources will meet the expenses. The total receipts from the twine plant for the fiscal year ending July 31, 1914, were $1,641,126.34, while trom August 1, 1914, to May 15, 1915, they aggregated $1,852,464.38, showing that the receipts for the past nine months and a ‘half exceeded those of the full year previous. Place Surplus at $500,000. _ At the close of this year’s business it is estimated that the surplus in the twine plant account will be more than_$500,000. A large percentage of this is invested in raw material stored at the prison. One of the noteworthy facts in con- nection with the management of the plant is that since its establishment the loss on collections on product sold has been less than one-fourth of 1 per cent. The appropriations made toward the state treasurer’s department for the year ending July 31, 1915, were $22,850, while the receipts of this department, comprising interest from banks on state deposits, from August 1, 1914, to May 15, 1915, aggregated $41,876.13. Attorney General’s Collections. The appropriations for all purposes made to the attorney general’s de- partment for the year ending July 31, 1915, were $60,800, while from Au- gust 1, 1914, to May 15, 1915, the department collected inheritance taxes from foreign estates the suni of $226,000. The attorney general also collected several thousand dol- lars from the railroads on back gross earnings taxes and for such other items as stumpage. For the year ending July 31, 1915, the appropriations to the insurance (Continuea on last page). * NORWEGIANS GATHER AT SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco, May 27.—There are as many Norwegians in the United States as in Norway—2,500,000 all told, and their representatives were gathering here today for a Norwegian celebration at the Panama-Pacific Memorial ° Auditorium tomorrow night. At the celebration will be delegates from the Norwegian Sing- ers of the Pacific Coast, the Synod of the Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, the Federation of Singers of the same church, the Young People’s Association of the Synod, the Sons of Norway, Daugh- ters of Norway, and many similar organizations.” The Luther College Concert band of Decorah, Iowa, just returned from a tour of Europe, as- sisted by a cHorus of 1,600 Norweg- ian singers, will sing at the exposi- The fast Fosston teams plays |tion. Mrs. C. G. King left last evening for Minneapolis, where she will meet her sister, Miss Islia Nelson, who has been attending school at Faribault, and who will spend the summer in Bemidji. son will return to Bemidji the lat- ter part of the week. Poor Scoop He Was. So Young' HELLO-THISNOU BOSS7- THIS (S [BUCKET OF BLO0D TAVERN ON TH' "HIGH AND LONE SOME TRAIL-THE. GANG ARE GOINGTO KILLME THE AFTERNOON— FOR TH' LOVE OF~ DRY FORGES %Am POLL PRISON SUPPORTED | - e | Chief Ripple to compel All Vehicles to Comply With Ordinance. Auto owners will not be the only persons to obey the street law which ~|compels all vehicle drivers to keep to the right hand side of the street at all times and to turn around at corners only. Chief Ripple announced that he will watch all drivers, wheth- er automobile or team, and arrest any who refuse to comply with the law. Vehicles traveling at ten miles an hour should keep close to the center of the street while those moving slower should drive closer to the curb. “Draymen and delivery men should pay special attention to this rule,” said the chief, “as none will be privileged characters and we shall not hesitate to make arrests.” OUTDOORCONCERTS START Director Vieson Announces Program for Entertainment to Be Given Thursday Evening. ‘ORGANIZATION HAS IMPROVED | Under the leadership of H. Vieson the Bemidji band will give its first out door concert of the season next Thursday evening. The entertain- ment will be the first given by the band since Director Vieson assumed charge. The band has improved consider- ably and it is expected that a large number will hear the concert. Thursday’s program will be as fol- lows: 1, March“National Emblem”. .. . .. Bagley, 2. Overture—‘“Orpheus” A SO s «+... Offenbach 3. Waltz — “Wedding of the Winds" " RL Ll John T. Hall 4. (a)—Serenade — “Love in Idleness” .......... A. Macbeth (b)—Intermezzo—*“What D’ye _Mean, Lost Yer Dog”..J. M. Daly 5. Selection — ‘““Adele,” -comic ODOBR 5 5% <5 aved s v J. Briquet 9. (a)—Intermezzo — *“Humor- 0BKe” ...iciceiiaiinnn Dvorick (b)—Caprice—*“When It’s Ap- ple Blossom Time in Norman- ..M. Gifford . Chas. Aucliffe 8. March—“Guvercargill . Lithgow GERMAN VESSELS SEIZED; ALL MEETINGS FORBIDDEN (United Press) Rome, May 24.—Eighty Austrian and German vessels stationed at Ital- ian ports; valued at $20,000,000, have been ordered seized by the Italian government. These vessels are some of the finest of the German merchant marine and have been interned at Genoa since the outbreak of the war. BE'MII)JI FIRE-TRAPS RECEIVE ATTENTION Committee of Fire Prevention Asso- ciation in City Today Inspects Eleo:, tric Wiring--Ordinance Prepared * COUNCIL TO ACT THIS EVENING Conditions of Alleys in Down Town District Criticized—State Fire Mar- shal Certain to Condemn. Fire dangers of a startling nature were revealed to several Bemidji merchants and members of the coun- cil by a committee of the Fire Pre- vention association which visited here today, sent under the new law which places the General Inspection company in charge of state fire in- J. B. McLeran of the Duluth Inspection Bureay, fs re- surance rates. . sponsible for the inspection. The committee comprises W. O. Chamberlain, R. L. Daniel, J. L. King and S. H. Sabin, all well known in- surance men of Minneapolis. They spent today inspecting the electric wiring of the business district and as a result of their investigation an ordinance, prepared by P. J. Russell, city attorney, will be presented to the council at its meeting this eve- ning governing future wiring in the city. Mr. Daniél is electrical in- spector of the General ' Inspection company. May Condemn Wiring. It is a well known fact that there is some defective wiring in Bemidji and it is expected that this will be condemned. In connection with the wiring ordinance it is expected that one governing buildings will also he submitted to the counecil. A Menace to City. There are several buildings, one of them the old Star theater, which are a menace to the city and these step directly in the path of fire pre- vention. There are numerous frame storage buildings along the alleys of the city, dilapidated almost beyond use, which should be removed imme- diately and it is expected that when the state fire marshal visits Bemidji soon drastic action will be taken. No effort has heen made by several prop- erty owners to prévent or remove the collection of debris; fires are permit- ted to smoulder unwatched in the al- leys, making it almost unreasonable that an effort should be made to re- duce the rates of fire insurance in Bemidji. Sanitation Forgotten. If there is such a thing as sanita- tion it has been forgotten by many restaurant owners, as a visit to back doors will demonstrate. No effort is made to cover garbage barrels "(this fault should be corrected by the new garbage ordinance) and the filth no- ticeable in several instances is dis- gusting. While the committee in Bemidji All civil and public meetings are forbidden and a rigid censorship has been established on mail and tele- graph. Severe penalties are attached for violations of these rules. General Cadorna is- enroute to the front to assume charge of operations. General Carlos Geneva will probably be second in command. Baron Mao- chio, the Austrian ambassador, left Rome this morning. A royal decree ‘was issued this morning calling every citizen to duty. BEMIDJI LOSES GAME International Falls Baseball Team Wins Sunday Contest, 15 to 3. Completely outclassed by the strong International Falls baseball team, the Bemidji nine went down to defeat in a game played in that city yesterday afternoon by a score of 15 to 3. Twelve points weré chalked up for the border nine in the first three in- nings, including " three home runs. Paul, for Bemidji, did not pitch in his usual form and the heavy hitters Mrs. King and Miss Nel-' on the opposing team pounded the ball to every part of the fleld, making fifteen hits. The boys returned last night and were enthusiastic over the today will in no way be responsible it seems almost certain that Bemidji will receive a severe awakening dur- ing the fire marshal’s visit. There are many business places the rear doors of which are as neat and clean as the front but when the adjoining neighbor neglects his prop- erty all precaution and effort for fire prevention is lost. Bemidji seeks a reduction in its rate for fire insur- ance, but improvement, and to a marked degree, is necessary before such a request can be considered. FRANK FREEMAN DEAD Frank Freeman, 47, for many years a resident of Bemidji, residing at 1101 Mississippi avenue, died sud- denly yesterday afternoon as a re- sult of heart failure. He was walk- ing to his home from the business district and had reached Sixth street and Minnesota avenue when he stag- gered and fell into the arms of John Peterson. Mr. Freeman was carried to a room in the Home Laundry building and died a few minutes later. Death has visited the Freeman fam- ily three times during the past sev- treatment they had been afforded by the members of the International Falls team and the fans. By "HOP" eral months. Stella, 20, died three months ago from tuberculosis, and Maud, 19, was drowned a few weeks =|ago at Brainerd when the boat in which she was riding tipped over. Grief over Maud’s death is believed to have hastened that of her father. - Mr. Freeman is survived by his father, Lewis Freeman, of this city; his sons, Leonard, 23, and Walter, 15, both of Bemidji; two brothers of Pine Island, Minnesota, and two sis- ters, Mrs. Will Ellis of Akeley and Mrs. John Noel of the town of Northern. The funeral will be held Wednes- day afternoon from the Presbyterian church, Rev. S. E..P. White officia- ting. g Miss Laura Steele, stenographer in 0. L. Dent’s office, left yesterday for Little Falls, Minnesota, where she will visit.her parents for a couple of weeks, Nealartive Paae