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

. T VOLUME 13, NO. 164.. BEHI])J’I MXNNESOTA BATURDA 'mma, JULY 10, 1815 AMERICAN SP”.S AND CITIZENS ON HiGH SEAS OFFERbb%"' y GERMAN REPLY . Official Washington = Greets Second Note of Germany With Little Satis- faction--Enunciate New Doctrine NATIONS HAVE STOOD TOGETHER | Says That As Adversaries Have Tried to Starve Out Nation It Must Use All Means Within Power to Win. Washington, July 10.—Germany has enunciated new doctrines in in- ternational law and this official in- terpretation is based upon the un- official text cabled by German news- papers. The official text has not yet been received by the state depart- ment. The note says that Germany felt justified in the sinking of the the Lusitania, but especially regret- ted on account of that being the par- ticular issue of the text of the last two communications, Throughout the entire note Ger- many returns to the first principles of warfare. It states that on account of her adversaries trying to starve out Germany it is necessary to use every means within her power to crush them, but is also willing to do] everything possible to avoid jeopar- dizing American lives on the high seas. The note continues with the statement that Germany will protect United States ships having distin- guishing marks, providing these ships are not carrying contraband of war. England is Blamed. There is a point in the text of the note where Germany blames England for its submarine policy and sinking of the Lusitania. The Lusitania question, however, is officially admit- ted to be more formidable than ever. The general opinion is that the sinking of the Lusitania was an un- warranted act and that Germany is responsible for it. However, nothing in the nature of an ultima- tum is being contemplated, it is be- lieved, and there is no intention on the part of the American government to make any threats toward Ger- many. The next note will express surprise ‘that Germany ~has refused to accept the responsibility of the Lusitania tragedy and will reiterate requests for an answer to the original demands. To Protect U. S. Ships. Berlin, July 10.—Germany’s offer, embodied in the reply to the United States’ note regarding the sinking of the Lusitania and submarine war-{ fare, was delivered late yesterday to Ambassador Gerard. The text is: First, a reiterated assurance that American ships engaged in legiti- mate trade be not interfered with, nor the lives of Americans upon neutral ships be endangered. Given Protection. . Second, German submarines will be instructed to allow American passen- ger ships to pass freely and safely, Germany entertaining in return the confident hope that the American government will see that these ships do not carry contraband, such ships to be provided with distinguishing marks and their arrival announced a reasonable time in advance. The same privilege will extend to a reasonable number of neutral pas- senger ships under the American flag. Should the number of ships thus available for passenger service prove inadequate, Germany is willing to permit America to place four hostile passenger steamers under the Amer- ican flag to ply between North Am- erica and Europe, under the same conditions. Have Stood Together, The note declared that “Germany is quite willing to permit its state- ments and decisions of the present case to be governed by the principles of humanity, just as she has done al- ways.” It states that the United States and Germany “have always stood to- gether in the struggle for the freedom of the seas and for the protection of peaceable trade.” It refers to the British blockade as “jeopardizing human lives,” and then offers the suggestions for the solution of the problem already men- tioned. X FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS RAISED BY SMALL CONTRIBUTlONS‘ ‘Washington, July 10.—Mostly in sums from 10 cents to $1, though some large amounts have been re- ceived, Catholics all over the country have sent in contributions now total- ling $50,000 for a national shrine of ‘the immaculate conceptions, to be TED PROTECTION IN & "(SON'S MESSAGE MOBEnG TO RAISE CELERY Bemidji Contractor Purchases Swamp Land Owned by Carl Heffron and Will Convert It Into Farm. 130 ACRES COMPRISED IN PLOT John Moberg, the well known Be- midji contractor and a member of the city council, has purchased the land commonly referred to as the “swamp” and owned by Carl Heffron, an attorney of Bemidji. This property comprises 130 acres and is located within the city limits, running from the alley between Fourth and Fifth streets to Twelfth street and from the tracks of the Great Northern railroad to the alley between Jeanette and Maurice av- enues. Mr. Moberg plans to improve the land by ditches and tiling and will convert it into a celery and vegetable farm. It will be entirely fenced in, the posts for this purpose already having been purchased. Complete equipment for a modern celery farm will be placed, it being Mr. Moberg’s intention to grow this favorite pro- duct on a large scale. Much tiling will be driven, the tops to be about four feet from the surface. This is a plan of drainage which has proved so successful in other places. The property involved in the pur- chase has been owned by Attorney Heffron for about ten years. CHARLES BECKER MUST DIE IN ELECTRIC CHAIR (United Press) Bangley, Me., July 10.—Justice Hughes, of the United States supreme court, who is spending his summer vacation here, today ruled that Charles Becker, the New York police lieutenant, must die in the electric chair..during the-week -ending July 26. Justice Hughes denied Becker’s application for writ of error. AR R R R R R R R R R * SUNDAY IN THE CHURCHES * CHIEF LABSON INVESTIGATES BRAINERD LIQUOR CASE H A. Larson, of Denver, chief spe- cial officer of the government Indian department, left Bemidji this morn- ing for Brainerd where he will in- vestigate the case of Ernest Stetson, in which he alleges that he purchased beer from the Brainerd brewery, taking it to Pine River, within the confines of the treaty _ territory. Brainerd is ‘‘dry” by local option, al- though Crow Wing county recently went “wet” in a county option vote. Chief Larson refused to comment when asked if the treaty “lid”. will be extended to Brainerd. Indian of- ficers have been extremely active since Larson’s arrival in Bemidji early in the week. Closes Brainerd Brewery. A dispatch from Brainerd this af- ternoon announces that Chief Larson had slapped the Indian “lid” on the brewery of that place, ordering that it discontinue business within the next twenty days. FACTORS IN SCHOOL WORK Dean Woods Says Teacher and Equip- merit Play Prominent Part—Over- Specialization is a Fault. GOES TO ITASCA STATE PARK Two members of the agricultural committee of the state board of res- ents, accompanied by Dean A. F. Woods of the College of Agriculture, who are on a tour of inspection, ar- rived in Bemidji this morning and left immediately for the state park at Lake Itasca where they will attend a meeting of the forestry board. The 'regents were M. W. Williams and A E. Rice. Dean Woods, .who is one of the state’s most prominent educators, says that the two factors that make the school are the teacher and the equipment. A live teacher is one that can make the most of conditions as she finds them and can make the school go, even in spite of meager equipment. . Describes European Rural Schools. Mr. Woods described the rural schools he had visited in Europe as representing an ideal toward which we. should try to develop our schoo! There the teacher with his family re- sides in a beautiful and . comfortable home near the school. The teacher is a permanent member of the commu- nity, one who takes a live interest KKK KKK KKK KKK KK KK Catholic. Low mass at 7 a. m. High mass at 9 a. m. Sanday school at 10:30 a. m. Vespers at 8 p. m. Father J. J. T. Philippe. Episcopalian. Sunday school at 10 o’clock. There will be no other services. Arch- deacon Parshall, rectot. Presbyterian, Sunday school at 10 a. m. Mora- ing worship at 11 a. m. Young peo- ple’s meeting at 7 p. m. Evening service at 8 o’clock. There will be special music both morning and eve- ning. Rev. McMartin of Middle River will preach, Rev. J. C. Strand being absent from the city. 8. E. P. ‘White, D..D., pastor. Methodist Episcopal. Morning worship, 10:45, subject— “A Week With Jesus;” Sunday school at 12, A. T. Carlson, Supt.; Junior League, 3:30, Mrs. C. W. Gilman, Supt.; Epworth League, 7:00, Hector Brown, Pres.; evening service at §, subject—*Public Opinion.! There will be special music morning and evening. Prayer meeting Thursday night at 8:00. Preaching. services at Wilton Sunday at 3:00. All are " (Continued on last page.) PASSENGER HYDROPLANE IS PLACED IN SERVICE (United Press) New York, July 10.—The first passenger hydroplane service in the world will be started from New York to Albany tomorrow along the Hud- son river routeon a regular schedule. The aircraft will fly thirty feet in the air and the fare will be $150. in all its affairs and is respected and looked to-as a source of general in- formation and inspiration in all the public affairs of the community. We should strive to give our schools more of such a home atmosphere. Over-Specialization. Dean Woods said further that one fault of our school system is over- specialization—too clear a distine- tion between the duties of the home, school and church in the development of the child, with the result that too often most important things are left by one for the other until they are neglected altogether. The school should have in mind the all around development of the whole child. Not only must the brain and hand be trained, but a personality must be developed that will control the work of the brain and hand to conform with high ideals of char- acter. This must be done during the first ten years of the child’s training, BOTHA GAINS PLACE | IN BRITISH HISTORY General Who Was Leader of i!oet War Against Great Britain Now Consid- ered One of England’s Saviors, TRIUMPH - FOR HIS PRINCIPLES Statesmen See in His Success Full Justification of System for ‘Which Englishmen Are Fighting By J.W. T. MASON. New York, July 10.—General Louis Bothg, who 15 years ago was the leader of the Boer war against Great Britain, has made his name today as one of the saviors of the British em- pire. This triumph of the democrat- ic principles of -government is the most notable lesson of the conquest of German Southwest Africa. Germany’s premier dependency, about which are centered the Teu- tonic plans for a great colonial em- pire, has surrendered to the Boer leaders who were so largely encour- aged by Germany during the South African war. The grant of complete local self-government givern South Africa by England has been ' com- Ipletely vindicated. The British democracy will see in General Botha's {success full justification of the gov- Vernmental system for which English- ‘men are fighting. Heightens the Value. ’,’I‘he practical effect of the Boer conquest will be to heighten -the value of the imperial tie to English- men and will lead to a larger voice in imperial questions being given to the colonies. The occupation of German Southwest Africa is not only the most important victory the Adlies have won, but is also a very valuable hostage which Germany will want to ransom in the peace conference after the war. Here is the basis of a possible conflict of interest between England and the Boers. Want to Keep Colony. The Boer South Africans having won the German colony without help from the motherland are anxious to keep it permanently. British South Africa has long yvaguely aspired to expand-at’ Germaxy'si-otpense, -and; now the expansion is an accomplish- ed fact. ' But, if Germany cannot be forcibly driven from Belgium and France, one of the conditions of her voluntary retirement will be the re- storation of her colonies, and partic- ularly of ~Southwest Africa, The Boers, therefore, may be called upon to sacrifice the result of their long toil for the’ good of the empire at large. A sacrifice of this kind will not only be made if compensation is granted in the form of future col- onial participation in the control of imperial affairs. General Botha, therefore, may come to be known as the father of a new British im- perialism. L o GAGNON PLEADS GUILTY. ] Frank Gagnon, owner of 'a soft drink place on Minnesota avenue, | and for many years in the saloon busi- i ness here, who was arrested Thursday morning on a charge of selling in- | toxicating liquor without a lIicense, | pleaded guilty when arraigned in or the problem. will be multiplied a hundred fold and continue as a se- rious hindrance to further progress in education. [ PRESIDENT WILSON “SCOOPED” | - B (United Press) i ‘Windsor, Vt., July 10—Woodrow Wilson, president of the United States, was badly ‘‘scooped’” today. ‘While 90,000,000 United States cit- izens were reading Germany’s reply to America’s second note, the pres- ident waited patiently for the noon passenger train carrying morning papers with details of the note. Mr. and Mrs. S. C. McCumber and two children of Cass Lake will be the guests of Judge and Mrs. M. A. Clark over Sunday. )y P Let a want ad help you. SCO_O THE CUB ¢+ REPORTER located at the Catholic University of America. N Charles Jacobson, of International ner home. 5 Falls, is.a guest at the Arthur Flat- ‘(ES SONTHIS WIRE) / DEARIE -T JUSTGOT 4 | \SFOR ME-GEE T ([ WIRE FROM TH BosS- HEL | . {MOST SUQLESF(!\L MQWED COUPLES municipal court yesterday afternoon. 'Judge Crowell imposed a fine. of $25 “which was paid. Gagnon was repre- sented by Attorney C. W. Scrutchin whileP. J. Russell, city attorney, ap- appeared for the prosecution. CHILDREN ARE SENTTO = . STATE SCHOOL AT OWATONNA " Judge M. A. Clark of the probate court this morning ordered that-the seven children of Mrs. Nellie Peter- son of Puposky be sent to: the state children’s home at Owatonna. The children are all under the age of 15 and were deserted by their mother about a week ago. The _ father, Charles Peterson, died some time ago. Rev. and Mrs. Alvord and family of - Bemidji are emjoying a vacation “| at their cottage at Long Lake park.—{: The Enterprise, Park Rapids. -Two Weeks Is Too Soon To Separate ~OU RNOW MY LOVE YHAT ALLTH y SANDIEGE AND TRIE AN . \[EROMEACH; Ot (BIE& so OFTEN) AR wpwwommm SO ASTOKEEP : " FINAL SERIES BEGIN Tournament Committee Announces Sohedule for Two Rounds. Members of the tournament com- mittee of the Bemidji Tenis club to- day announced the schedule for the second and third rounds. Players named are-requested to play their games as soon as, possible in.order that the handicap matches may be- gin. The following games are scheduled: E. H. Denu vs. James Given; Harold Hayner vs. B. W. La- kin; E. 8. Larson vs. Dr. G. M. Pal- mer; Oscar Nelson vs. A. L. Barker; M. J. Brown vs. W. L. Brooks; George Lindeberg vs. George Strick- land; Dr. D. L. Stanton vs. H. M. Stanton; Dr. Meyers vs. John Hedges; R. L. Given vs. Forest. Halgren. There are several games of the first round yet to be played. Players are requested to report the results of their games to E. H. Denu of the tournament committee. MANYFAVOR POSTERETTES Bemidji Merchant Says Cities of East Like Idea—Would Have Bemidji Scenes Depicted. 4 BELIEVE PLAN MERITS ADOPTION “I am in favor of using posterettes on every bit of mail that leaves Be- midji,” said a Bemidji merchant who recently returned from an eastern trip. “On my trip I saw many of the posterettes being used in nearly every city and it occurs to me thdt they could be used effectively in Bemidji,” he says. “The most important thing is to have something out of the or- dinary. Most of the stamps are com- mon. This city can do nothing bet- ter, in my estimation, than to put actual Bemidji scernes on the stamps, putting one scene on one lot and an- other on the.next lot of ‘stickers.’ “That would let the people outside know just what we have here. Any form of advertising which attracts the eye and mind is desirable in call- ing attention to Bemidji. The post- erettes should be in attractive colors and show views of Bemidji’s scenic and commercial points. I think that to advertise commercial advantages of the city in this. way would bring good results. “We receive frequently mail dec- orated with the posterettes. If busi- ness men in other cities favor this method of advertising their advan- tages, Bemidji may well profit from the example.” ¥ STATE LAND BRINGS $264,068 Twenty-eight Salés Have Been Held by Auditor Since January. Since the first of the year, J. A. O. Preus, state auditor, has conducted twenty-eight land sales, at which 38,360 acres of state school and swamp -land have been disposed of. The total. purchase price was $264,- 068. The lands are sold at 15 per cent down and the balance in forty years. Sales are-held in Bemidji the second Wednesday in each month, Beltrami county lands being disposed of. Dates of coming sales are July 13, August 11, September 8, October 13 and November 10. SAMUEL CUTTER TO ATTEND MEET OF POSTOFFICE CLERKS Samuel Cutter, who is in charse of the postal savings department of thé Bemidji postoffice, will leave this evening for the Twin Cities, Austin and other places where he will spend several days before going to Albert Lea where he will attend a conven- tion of the state postoffice clerks’ as- sociation, The meeting is to be held the latter part of next week and Mr. Cutter will attend as Bemidji's dele- gate. This city was not represented last year. Ed Gould was the 1913 delegate. '~ _ THAW CASE TO JURY S00N X % (Unitea Press) New York, July 10.—The jury in the sanity case of Harry K. Thaw day, and Thaw is jubilant. TISTEN- LT ILE _ANGLE WORM- ANNARSHIP NOb TRAVELON MUST BE BUWLT will probably be charged about Tues- | FORMAL 0PENING JULY 22 George Goc)gan, Proprietor of Birch- mont Summer Hotel Says Ban- quet and Dancing Will Be Held. OPEN FOR BUSINESS MONDAY Bemidji’s magnificent Birchmont Beach summer hotel will-be formally opened Thursday evening, July 22, according to an annouiicement made by George Cochran, proprietor, this morning. A banquet and ball will be held on that date. The hotel will be open to patrons Monday and already a large number of reservations have been made. One of the hotel’s first guests is C. H. Patch of Minneapolis. Mr. Patch visited the hotel yesterday and al- though in past years he has spent his vacations at several of the most popular ‘resorts of the nation, he states that Birchmont is the most at- tractive of-any ever visited by him: He predicts that the patronage ‘will fill' the hotel to its utmost capacity after the first week of operation. All furniture has been put in place and arrangements are practically complete for the Monday opening. Many people from the Twin Cities, western and southern states have ar- rived in Bemidji to spend their vaca- tions. At the Jester Farm resort accommodations are not sufficient to meet the demand and Manager Al Jester has found it necessary to can- cel several late reservations. The Jester farm is gaining much fame as a place of recreation. TRAINROBBERS SECURE $200,000 IN GOLD (United Press) New Orleans, July 10.—Bandils who this morning robbed the express and baggage cars of the New York- New Orleans cxpress train on the Louisville & Nashville railroad near Creenville, Ala,. secured $200,000 in gold, say dispatches this afternoon. ,The largest part_of qfis amount was consigned to Federal officers here. After stopping the train the bahdits cut the engine and express and bag- gage cars from the train and ran them ahead a considerable distance before the.looting started. OUTPUT HAS INCREASED 11,546 Pounds of Butter Made at Be- midji Creamery During June. Two thousand three hundred and eighty-six more pounds of - butter were made at the Bemidji creamery during June of this year than during the same month in- 1914, according to figures announced by officials to- day. Last month 11,546 pounds of butter were made at the local cream- ery, and in June, 1914, the total was 9,160. For a time the entire output of the Bemidji creamery was sold to Bemidji trade but now much of it is shipped to foreign points. The pro- duct is recognized as being creamery butter of much excellence. Several Bemidji merchants do not handle it. While much of the cream used, the average price paid during June being 28 cents a pound for butter fat, comes from farmers of the Bemidii vieinity, much of it is being shipped in. The creamery is operated solely for the purpose of providing a good market for Bemidji farmers -and should be accorded the best possible patronage. . No. 130 in Lead. With 42,674,400 votes to her credit contestant No. 130 leads in the Huffman-O’Leary free piano contest. Much interest is being taken in the contest. The vote of the leaders follows: "1; 339, 864; 2, 307,000; 19, 317,- 000; 22, 322,414; 25, 356,160; 33, .| 352,749; 36, 364,325; 40, 479,678; 86, 1,010,421; 90, 473,414;'92, 18,- 553,838; 97, 1,090,366; 125, 503, 675; 130, 42,674,400; 132, 312,000; 159, 314,158, By “HOP" DEARBOSS - - 0L CAN CANCEL THE ARSHIPAND2uRET A ZEPPELIN-T - WILL BEGLAD YO CARRY ME- 0 Go : Who, Although Serionsly Injured, " Struggles for Possession of Gun, —_— Two Men Had Always Been Good Friends and No Motive for Crime is Known—Sheriff Forms Posse. Sheriff Andrew Johnson, Deputy George Denley and a possa of farmers and city residents are this afternoon searching for Charles Carlson, who resides in a shack in the Town of Eckles, and who early this. mornicg shot Joseph Olson, an enterprising farmer of Lammers._township. Taking a rifle as his weapon Carl- son visited the home of Olson, who is a bachelor, at 5:30 this morning and after a short argument in which he demanded Olson to explain why he had cut a halter rope (belonging to Olson) announced that one or the other must die. Before Olson real- ized his danger Carlson had aimed the gun. Olson stooped just as the gun was fired, the bullet entering his jaw. The bullet came out near the back bone, just below the left shoulder. . Struggled for Gun. Before Carlson could fire again Olson grabbed him and a desperate struggle for possession of the gun took place. Bleeding profusely, but realizifig that to give up meant cer- tain death Olson exerted every bit of his remaining strength, knowing that his assailant had become tem- porarily insane. He finally obtained the gun and blood flowing from each wound Olson walked a mile and a half to the home of his brother, John A. Thoren, who brought him to Bemidji where the wounds were attended to by Dr. E. W. Johnson. It was announced at the hospital that no bones had been broken and that while the wounds are more or less serious, that Olson’s recovery is expected. N Charge of Insanity. - Thoren requested Judge ~“M. A Clark, of tlie probate court, to ‘issue ing him with insanity. Thoren stated that Carlson and his brother had always been good friends and on many. occasions while Olson had been at his farm near Fertile that Carlson had attended ‘to his stock. It is claimed that Carlson is a heavy drinker. Awakened at 5:30 A. M. Olson says that he was awakened by Carlson at 5:30. He observed that the talk of his visitor was strange and attempted to reason with him when he spoke of the halter rope. Carlson then left the house, returning a few minutes later with the rifle. The shooting followed. To Take No Chance. Sheriff Johnson decided that no chance would be taken in capturing Carlson and when he left this after- noon he took ‘a deputy and several others with. He planned to seek the assistance of farmers residing in the vicinity. Olson and his brother, Thoren, are two of the best known farmers in this- section and have resided’ here for sixteen years. “I would not be a bit surprised if Carlson has killed himself,” said Thoren. Because of the belief that Carlson- is insane a charge of attempted myr- der has not been brought. INSTALL SANITAR& CLARIFIER Modern Apparatus Added to Equip- ment of Alfalfa Dairy Farm A sanitary clarifier has been in- stalled by W. G. Schroeder at his Alfalfa dairy farm where by all the milk is put through a clarifying pro- cess before being bottled. “I eon— sider this absolute]y necessary in order to deliver milk as near pure, sweet, clean and sanitary as, possi- ble,” said Mr. Schroeder. “My pa- to it and what’s more I am going to give them the best that money will buy in milk and cream.” The milk on tne Alfalfa Dairy farm is taken process and has little chance to come in contact with the open before it is placed in the hands of the customers. Miss Hoover Marries. Miss Helen Hunt Hoover, formerly: evening at 6:30 at the home. parentl in_ Fargo, N. Styner Nicholai' Thams, Fargo, now of, Ambrose, and Mrs. Thams will maki Bome in Ambrose. : Rifle Bullet Enters Neek of Vicfi.m,' ASSAILANT BELIEVED INSANE neck on the left side just below-the Carlson disappeared. Weak and with - a warrant for Carlson’s arrest, charg-- trons want the best and are entitled - from cows by the milking machine domestic science teacher in ‘the Be- ‘| midji schools,. will be married thlc, S