Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, June 10, 1915, Page 1

VOLUME 13, NO. 139, BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, THURSDAY m& .rm 10, 1015 GERMANY INSISTS FRYE CASE "IST GOTOPRIZEx L Hope Had Been to Settle Gontrovex Between State Department and German Embassy. WILLING TO MAKE REPARATION Bryan Makes Startling Announcement That He Will Submit His Policy to Public Judgment—Day’s Climax. (United Preas) Washington, June 10.—Germany insists that the William P. Frye case court. Through Ambassador Gerard at Berlin the state department this afternoon re- ceived Germany’s reply to this coyn- try’s representative concerning the sinking of the American sailing ves- sel, with a wheat cargo, consigned to England, by the Kaiser’s raider, Prinz Eitel Frederick. It had been hoped that the affair would be settled between the state department here and the German em- bassy, and it had been supposed that this would be satisfactory. Follows German Law. The order follows the law passed by Germany at the beginning of the war that such cases must go to prize court. Germany, however, makes plain its willingness to make reparation and admits liability. It even adds that should prize court decision be unsat- isfactory to the United States that the German government would over- rule the court to satisfy this nation. Bryan’s Announcement. William Jenning Bryan’s first act as a private citizen, following his retirement as secretary of state, was to issue a statement explaining his reasons for leaving the cabinet and announcing that he intended to lay his views of what the American poli- cy toward Germany should be before the public for judgment. The state- ment came as a sensational climax to a day of farewell speeches and good wishes from Wilson and the executive colleagues of the retiring secretary. In an explanation, Bryan revealed that the president had -not felt justi- fied in adopting two suggestions made by Bryan—that an offer should be made to Germany to submit the ques- tions in dispute for an international commission for investigation during a year’s time, and that meanwhile Americans should by proclamation be warned not to take passage on any belligerent ships or on American ships carrying ammunition. Put Them to Public. ‘These propositions Bryan expeecls to urge upon the people “in the hope of securing such expression of public sentiment as will support the pres- ident in employing remedies if in the future he finds it consistent with his sense of duty to favor them.” Bryan’s statement was received with undisguised amazement in offi- cial quarters. No comment was made at the White House, but some high officials indicated that they believed it most unfortunate that nounced an expression of opinion should be published while the discus- sion with Germany is in progress. It became known, too, when Bryan informed his colleagues of the con- tents of his statement, some advised against it. The principle advocated by Bryan was embodied in treaties of peace negotiated by the United States with 30 nations and was ac- cepted by Germany. This statement is a condensation of the argument Bryan had been making to Wilson for the past few weeks. Bryan spent his first hours in the role of a private citizen reading tele- grams of congratulation pouring in from friends throughout the country. He said nothing had been determined as to his plans for the future and that he had no definite speaking en- gagements. He expects to remain in ‘Washington for some time and would be about the state department unoffi- cially. In talks to friends he gave intima-: tions of the stress of his efforts in the cabinet to change the course of the administration towards Germany and made it clear it was his purpose to sound the sentiment of the country to determine the people’s views on the differences of opinion. He told sev- eral that he had felt from the day the American citizen Thresher was killed on the British ship Falaba that the Americans had no business traversing the war zone on belligerent ships. must go to prize Mrs. R. H. Muney will return this evening from Little Falls, Minnesota, where she has been visiting friends for the past couple of weeks. She will be accompanied by her grand- daughter, Margaret Ames, of Glen- dive, Montana, who will spend the summer here, and. Mrs. A. P. Robin- son of Anamia, Minnesota, who wiil spend .2 week at the Muncy home. Zlead the Pioneer want ads, so pro-' ACCEPT MAY0 FOUNDATION Take Big Offer. By a unanimous vote, the regents of the University of Minnesota yes- terday afternoon accepted the Mayo ‘undation offer of $1,5600,000 for luate medical regearch work, and ed the officers of the board to s. 2, affiliation agreement sub- miv " oy Drs. W. J. Mayo and C. H. Mayo of Rochester, and their associa- ates. further delay of 30 days were reject- ed, C. L. Sommers of St. Paul being the only regent to favor delay. Gov. W. S. Hammond and Dr. W. J. Mayo were the only regents absent. The other ten regents all voted on roll call to accept the Mayo proposition, which yesterday was warmly endors- ed at a meeting of the Academic Alumni association. OBSERVE CHILDREN'S DAY Bemidji Churches Prepare Splendid Programs for Next Sunday—Boys and Girls to Take Part. METHODISTS TO HAVE CONTATA . Next Sunday, as “Children’s Day,” will be properly celebrated in the churches of Bemidji. Special pro- grams have been arranged for the occasion, featuring lectures on the meaning of the day and children will take a prominent part. In the Swed- ish and Norwegian Lutheran church- es, no services will be held owing ‘to the absence of the pastors. In the Baptist church the following program has been arranged: The Baptist Church. Selection by Baptist orchestra; song, “On Children’s Day,” entire Sunday school; prayer, Rev. I. D. Al- vord; responsive reading, members of Sunday school and superintendent; song of praise by girls, boys whistle; recitation, “Sorry,” Eugene Chase; “The /Trail Dwellers,” exercise by intermediate junior boys and girls; song, ‘“Tis Love That Makes Us (Coutinued on last page.) MOVE OLD BAND STAND Concert Tomorrow Evening tp Be Held in Lake Shore Park: Under thé s\jrisrvlsiml u( the committee, of the council, the ‘band stand which was formerly located at thre end of the city dock, has been moved to the park at the foot of Third street. The change was made at the request of the band. - A new stand may be erected as the one now in use will only accommodate twenty-five pieces. The concert tomorrow eve- ning will be held in the stand at its new location. GOVERNMENT EMPLOYES BEGIN SUMMER VACATIONS ‘Washington, June 10.—The sum- mer vacation season for government clerks is on. Today the vanguard of 40,000 government employes are on their*‘leave,” as their periods of vacation are popularly called. Each is entitled to 30 days’ leave, exclu- sive of Sundays, and most of them take it during the heated term. The vacation season proper begins June 1, but extends right up to New Year’s day. Saturday half holidays are al- s0 being viewed with satisfaction, for three months .the ‘departments ob- serving the rule of closing at 1 p. m. on Saturday. Charles Gerlinger, who for the past two years has been attending Macalester-college, being ordained re- cently, arrived in Bemidji this morn- ing from Spur where he has spent the past few days as the guest of his par- ents. Rev. Gerlinger will spend a tew days in Bemidji as the guest of friends before leaving . for . Brooks, Minnesota, where he has accepted a position as pastor of the Presbyterian church of that village. He was for- merly a student in the Bemidji high school, graduating with honors. Mrs. A. E. Witting' left last night for Minneapolis, where she will meet Mr. Witting, who has spent the past six weeks on the Pacific coast. They will return to Bemidji the first of next week, making the trip by auto. SCOO ‘THE CUB REPORTER THERES A FORTUNE THESE DAYS IN WAR. MATERIALS. — TVE INVENTED AN ASPHYXIATING- BOMB-FULLOF DERDL‘&G;\S ¥ Minnesota University Regents Vote to The pleas of opponents for a ISLOW PREPARATION Failure to Begin Development of Of- fense Not Encouraging—New Ally + Fails to Show Strength. Remain in Austrian Territory Where They Penetrated Several Days After Entrance Into Struggle. By J. W. T. MASON. New York, June 10.—Delays in mo- bilization continue to be the reason why the Italian offensive toward Trieste remains checked along the Isonzo river. For nearly two weeks, the Italians have remained quiescent in their present positions. During the first days of the war they penetrated between seven and ten days into Austrian territory, north of the guif of Trieste, but since then no further advance has been attempted. Ammunition cannof yet have given out and the only remain- ing reason for the curious condition of affairs is that the organization for sending men to the front is develop- ing imperfections. Development Differs. The present development of the ‘Trieste campaign differs, in outward appearance, from the stoppage of the German offensive last August, aleng the Meuse river in Belgium. The Bel- gian check began when the Germans reached Liege on Atigust 4, and con- tinued until the Allies evacuated Namur, on August 23. The halt was caused primarily by the active -op- position of the Allfes, which circum- stances marks the difference bétween the early developments of the Ger- man and Italian offensives. Before Serious Encounter. Below the surface, however, an es- sential similarity exists as to the causes of the Meuse check and the Isonzo halt. The German mobiliza- tion was not sufficiently advanced until the third week after the war began to permit that overwhelming ‘ush which carrled the kaiser’ troops almost to Paris. The Italian halt has occurred be- for ARy serious encounter with the has been fought.. This fact ggedte - the Ita mobilization “is| far “behind the ‘standard of celerity fixed by the Germans last August. The Germans were able to throw in- to Belgium a force sufficient to main- tain a continuous vanguard action until the major mass of the German troops was ready to strike. Italy has not succeeded in approaching this record in any way. Italy’s failure, in the third week of her entrance into the war, to be- gin the development of even a minor offensive is not encouraging to those who believed large military capacity would be shown by the Italian gen- eral staff. Lack of capacity for or- ganization may be Italy’s worst foe in the days that are ahead. IRON CROSS FOR mmuom MAN Minneapolis, Mhm.. June 10— Prof. Herman Emil Zoch, “Tormerly: of Minneapolis, has just been award- ed an iron cross for his bravery in playing a piano at the front, ac- cording to word received here today. Zoch is in the German army, enlist- ed as a soldier, but his only activi- ties consist of hauling a grand piano on a motor truck and playing rag- time to the soldiers. It was said here today that at times firing ceased on both "sides under the magic strains of the professor’s piano. Unclaimed Letters. List of advertised letters “UN- CLAIMED” at Bemidji. postoffice: Men—1215 Amer. Ave., Mr. A. F. Brown, Carl Brown, L. G. Bradford, Mr. E. D! Calhean, Arthur Cooks, Mr. C. G. Engler (2), The Bemidji Exam- iner, Mr. Al George, Mr. A. C. Hessle- berg, P. J. Jones, Elmer McDaniels, Linlrahe Ma- » Mr. Alvin Norelius, Mr. Albert Sunstad. Women—Mrs. Hulda Anderson, " Miss Vilettia Brount, Miss Maria Fredrica, Mrs. D. B. Miller, Miss Mae Martin, Miss Gladys Maye, Mrs. Grace Miller. Ploneer want ads hring Tesults bnfincfiva Paae ITALY’S WORST FOE NO ATTEMPT TO ADVANCE s s |G ONS BEGINTOUR |55 m e GIRLS OUTNUNBER Little Business of Impolhlm Trans- aoted During Seplm After a two days’ ‘Wwhich but little busin ance was transacted, | county commissioners terday afternoon. The of bills were presented gduted up- on before adjournment. Sevéral road petitions were acted upén, & number of highways being established. A few applications for tax abatement were granted. The next meeting of the board will be held: Son Monday, July 12, - OF NORTH SECTION One Hundred Legislators, State Dlli- cials and Guests Leave St. Panl nn Unique Expedition—In Duluth. REACH BEMIDJT NEXT THURSDAY Farmers’- Picnic Dinner, Auto Tour Around Lake and Boat Trip to Be Among Pleasures Offered. ‘One hundred strong, a party com- posed ‘of members of the senate and legislature, state officlals and their faniilies left St. Paul yesterday on a snaclal train of tiie Northern Pacific to: a tour of Northern Minnesota, the exi:ursmn being ‘the result of an in- vitnunn by legislators of this sec- tion, the plan being fathered by Sena~ tors Patrick McGarry of Walker and Leonard H. Nord of International Falls, . .Cloquet wasreached yesterday where the guests were royally entertained and today and part of tomorrow Du- luth will be. visited. From Duluth the party will:be taken to Coleraine where a gession of the Northern Min- Tnesota Development association will be witnessed.: Then the tour will in- clude Hibbing, Virginia, Internation- - |al Falls; Spooner, Baudette, Warroad, Thief. River Falls,. Red Lake Falls, Although the businesy men have placed their stamp of apwvfl o the proposition: of securing dlvhinn of only forty boys have & listment papers, therel tion be ‘established hi The petition which to Governor Hammond: cation for the- divisi ‘was approved by him, Halloek, - -Bemidji, Walker and 83 young men of this- Brainerd. B half of thid m L] emidii lessly delayed making of The ,M .nle’t'"d” T:lll::dly. listment papers or now SEIR ALOR A fr: Euests will-Teach -Bemidji late Wednesday might and Thursday will bé spent here. A boat trip to the fish hatch- ery and “dam, an auto tour around the lake and to the Larson farm ‘where the lawmakers will be enter- tained at a picnic dinner to be serv- ed by the various farmers’ clubs .of this territory, a Farmers vs. Mer- chants baseball game and a journey to Birchmont Inn, Bemidji’s new $12,000 summer resort, are planned for the entertainment of the party. In the evening it is planned to hold a mock session of the senate at which there will be heaps of fun. Definite plans for the entertainment will be formulated at a special meeting of the Commercial club to be held next Tuesday evening. ' Not a Wilderness.: The” gouthern : Mivmesota members of the legislature will investigate this, ‘| section of the state to’ ascertain Wwhether the vast empire is the wild- erness .which many of them have stubbornly believed it to beor whether is it the wondrous region of magnifi- cent potentialities which the men of the north claim it to be. Northérn Minnesota has determin- s0. It is hoped MMN the end of the weel the eniisturedts will total at least 70 pumi the tably will ve given Qflmrto Join. The{. boys in’ signing the paq ion ‘stated that they would enlist should & divi- sion be establjshed and rd;ueuted that favorable action b&talwu If the signers were not sincers in making that application it Wouid have been far better not to have:placed- their names on the netnlon,?‘fn r an’impres- sion not altogether - favorable is bound to result in the m‘nda of Gov- ernor Hammond, Adjt. Gen. Wood, Commander Guy A: Fatoh and other officials who lent their assistance that Bemidji’s request be granted. Arrangements have been made whereby the Bemidji division is' to be mustered: in next Monday. The same arrangemerit; was fikle Tor 1as Monday. Is Bemidji to‘again disap- (Continyea on Iast page), BEMIDJI ARTIST FAMOUS Indian Pictures of Roland Reed Prom- inent at San Diego Exposition=— Story of Work Told.- " (Continued on last page. BOYS HAILED BEFORE CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHE A BEVEI’.A‘.['!O! Write Names on Passenger Coach and May Be Made to Answer Charge. Roland Reed, formerly of Bemidit and during ‘his residence here recog- nized as an ‘expert photographer, is gaining prominence and faie in the; Wwest as:a consequenee of his" vnmleb— ) ful pictures of Indian dife. 'Belidsjb Dersons-avho have visited Reéed's: ex- hibit st'the San-Diegoexposition pro- nounce R toBewmew! the tractive and most highly admired displays there. Among the pictures are Beveral of Minnesota Chippewas. In the current issue of the “Sun- set,” known as the Pacific monthly, Several young men were hailed be- Xore Frank B. Ripple, chief of police, [Tast” evening and - severely repri- anded at the request of Special ‘Agent Harmon of the Great Northern railway. A complaint was made by the railroad because several school boys and girls had written' their name# in chalk on the observation car of the west bound passenger last Friday afternoon: According to the complaint, ‘the car was badly scratch- éd by the ‘chalk and a charge of ma- an interesting story of Reed’s: suc- [jeious “destriction of property may cess is containgd. The article -I8ye hrought against.the offenders. Mr. written by Allen. H. Wright, several|; 3 pictures- by Reed ‘accompanying it. In the editor’s note, he says: “In the Indian Arts building, at the San Diego exposition, there is (Continued on last page).: To Attend Annual Meeting. A. P. ‘White, president of--the Northern. National bank, will leave this evening for St. Paul where he will attend the annualmeeting of-the state normal school board, to which he was recently appointed by Gov- ernor Hammond. o( the case. - H Clunge at Markham, Several changes are to be made in the-office force of the. Markham hotel as a consequence of Ralph B. Ly- | can’s resignation as chief:clerk that he may accept the management of 'Birchmont Inn. -James Klungness, artment; -will -assist ‘Ollie” Neilson, manager, in the duties of ‘day clerk, and-Richard McAlpine of Minneapolis will operate the news stand. Cardiff street railway workers passed a resolution against the ‘em= ployment of women ‘conductors, four of whom the company ‘allowed to ré- place their.husbands who went to _-Alderman_ Returns. :P. Lahr and family ned to Bemidji from the war. BYGOLLY- \rwomq. AND few days 'and take personal charge‘ Insurafice, oompnnlu have paid $69,367,000 on fire losses in Minne- sota in the 22 years ending with 1914, inclusive, according to a state- ment by 8. D. Works, state insurance commissioner, and in-the same time have collected $104,417,000 in prem- iums, leaving $45,060,000 for ex- penses and profits. Bemidji has enriched the insurance companies to the extent of = §549,- 851.61 during the 22 years, and losses amounting to $267,916.35 have been paid. _In 1914 Bemidji paid $64,377.48 in premiums and $43,977.89 in losses were collected. The losses'in-the state in 1914 amounted to $3,667,000 and premiums paid were $6,6567,000. BEMIDJI IS GRANTED LOAN State Board of Investment Approves Bond Issue and City Will Receive $55,000 to Pay Indebtedness. MAKE FIRST PAYMENT SO0ON Bemidji’s bond issue, recently vo- ted by the city’s citizens that out- standing warranis uggregating about $55,000, might be retired, has been approved -by the stgte board of in- vestment ‘and the money will be forthcoming soon. The first pay- ment- will be made by the state with- in a short time and the remainder will be turned over to the city au- thorities during the summer. The bonds voted call for a loan of $60,000 from the state, the addi- tional $5,000 being desired for the permanent improvement fund. This $5,000 was not - allowed because the item of explanation was not spe- cific in stating for what purposé the money was to be used. It will like- ly be allowed later. P. J. Russell, city auorney, re- ceived official intorma_tion today that the loan has been approved. He states that the first payment for the loan will be due July 1, 1920, and will be for $4,000. Like sums will be paid every year for 13 years, the last payment being for $3,000 in 1933, making thirteen payments of $4,000 each and one of $3,000, in all. The lnterest to be pgjd will be four debtedyess of‘the mruut sinify-pro- vides funds whereby. all outstanding warrants may -be paid, placing. .Bé- ‘midji on a sound financial basis. The largest loan made by the board was one of $150,000 to Independent | School District No. 51 at Ironton and Crosby. Some of the other large amounts (Continued on last page). BEMIDH IS REPRESENTED Delegation Leaves for Cpleraine Meet- ing of Development Association. Coleraine is the mecca for ~Be- midjians and other Minnesotans who are interested directly or indirectly in the development of Northern Min- nesota for there today and tomorrow that subjéct will be paramount. The conferencé on development which is being held there, under the auspices of the Northern Minnesota Develop- ment association, has attracted boost- ers from every section of Northern Minnesota and today a large number of Bemidji men left for the meeting, the last to go ‘being B. M. Gile, ag- riculturist, P. J. O’Leary and Harry Reynolds, of Reynolds & . Winter. Many members of national - promi- nence in agriculture and in the de- velopment of districts will be on hand and will make addresses. On Friday the touring state officers and ‘members of the state legislature will spend the day at the conference and two of the chief speakers will be Senator P. H. McGarry of Walker and Governor W. S. Hammond. formerly -in charge of the cigar de-|. To Dedicate Church. E. H. Page, missionary, will leave tomorrow for Boston Lake where he will dedicate a church next Sunday. A special program has been arranged for Children’s Day, with Rev. Page as the principal speaker. . Chili is erecting from 60 to 70 new school buildings each year. WHILE \T DIDNT SEEM T0 QASIFY HIM DEAD RIGHTON ) TH SPOT-STILL \T’ MME_ | make future dates BOYS IN BEMIDJI PUBLIC SCHOOLS Figures Purnished by Supt. Dyer Show 633, of Gentler Sex Enrolled During Year—620 Boys. RECORD IS MOST SATISFACTORY Indicates Population of City is More Firmly Established Than Ever Be- fore—Tuition Makes Difference. Figures announced today by W. P. Dyer, superintendent of the Bemidji public schools, although showing that the total-enrollment was slightly low- er during the term of 1914-16 than in 1913-14, indicate that the city's population is more firmly establish- ed than before, as the daily average attendance has been better and the number entitled to apportionment from the state school fund has in- creased. Records of Mr. Dyer show that dur- ing the school year just closed 1,256 students have been enrolled, as com- pared with 1,285 for the term of 1913-14. The average daily attend- ance for the past year has been 1,- - 045, as against 1,020 for the previous term. This year 1,182 students have qualified for the annual apportion- ment secured from the state school funds, averaging between five and six dollars a year for each pupil attend-" ing school more than forty days of a term. A year ago the number of pupils to qualify for the apportion- ment totaled 1,148. One reason for this fine record is the compulsory edu- cation law, which has been so rigidly enforced in the Bemidji schools dur- ing the year. Girls Qutnumber Boyl. Figures show that while in the lower grades the boys outnumber the girls that the latter gain the advan- tage in the higher grades and in the high school. During the past year there were 636 girls enrolled and 620 boys. According to years they range as follows: From 5 to 8 year of age, 148 boys and 132 girls, a total of 280. From 8 to 16 years of age, 394 boys'and 403 girls, a total of 797. = Epem 16.10-21-years of-age, 77 boys and .88 girls, a total of 176. There were three studétits over 21 yeafs of age. . In the High School.. In the high school 72 boys were en- rolled and 123 girls and in the grades the latter counted 511 to 547 for the former. Tuition Makes Difference. Another reason for the decrease in enrollment in the schools during the last year was because of the tuition which has -been charged all pupils residing outside of the district. This tuition was placed at $1.50 for each pupil, other than high school stu- dents, the plan being adopted for the purpose - of reducing the number of outside ‘pupils on account of the crowded conditions in every building. As the high school receives state aid no tuition can be charged.. Cost of Special Departments. Tomorrow’s issue of the Pioneer will contain figures showing the financial condition of the schdol dis- triet, the amount of state aid secured, amount of teachers’ salaries and cost of conducting. special departments. AMERICANS IN BERLIN ANTICIPATE BREAK WITH GERMAN GOVERNMENT By CARL A. EKERMAN. (Copyright, 1915, by United Press.) (Copyright in Great Britian.)" « Berlin, June 1.—(Ocurier, Den- mark, thence The Hague and Lon- don.)—Americans generally are ap- prehensive in anticipating a diplo- matic break between Germany and the United States. Rumors have been spreading for several days that all Americans are ready to leave Ger- many in twenty-four hours’ notice. An American dentist says that Con- sul -General Lay has informed him that it would not be advisable to with patients. The embassy staff is being overwork- ed and a number who have not been able 'to prove their citizenship have been refused passports except when specially ordered from Washington. Assurances of safe conduct for Amer- icans.out of the country has been given by Von Jngow, German foreign minister. Although - government officials: are remaining optimistic, Americans are ng life in Germany more unbéar- able since the publication of a wide- 1y quoted-drticle by ‘Fatherland,” saying’ that’ the United States has made @ secret treaty with the allies. R. H. Muncy returned last evening trom- Womble, - Arkansas, where “he- 'has-been in the interest of-the: emok—- ston-Lumber wmplny. ARG