Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 5, 1915, Page 1

\ 3 VOLUME 13, NO. 186. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, THUB!DAY EVENING, AUGUST 5, 19185. STATEINVESTMENTS |; TOTAL MILLIONS Higg Aggregato. 1‘-‘31 ‘° at Beginning of the Last u. 'y “faney From Permanent Trus. X 268,503 OTHER STATES BONDS $ Board Comprises Governor Hammond, Auditor Preus, Treasurer Smith, General Smith and One Regent. At the beginning of the last fiscal year, August 1, 1915, the investments of the state board of investment, ag- gregated $23,059,783.69, according to a report which has just been made public by J. A. O. Preus, state au- - ditor. Investments made by this board are from the Permanent Trust funds, which are composed of the school fund, university fund, swamp land fund and the internal improvement fund. Members of the board are: Gov- ernor W. S. Hammond, Auditor J. A. O. Preus, Treasurer W. J. Smith, Attorney General Lyndon A. Smith and the president of the board of regents of the state university, Fred B. Snyder. Under the law the gov- ernor is made ex-officio chairman of the board and the state auditor sec- retary thereof. The board meets regularly on the first Monday of each month in the governor’s office. Allowed Bemidji Loan. It was this board that voted to ac- cept the bonds of Bemidji, providing this city with $55,000 and placing it on a sound financial basis, thereby permitting all unpaid outstanding warrants to be retired. The State’s Investments. the last fiscal year were comprised as follows: Loans to municipalities within the state, $17,221,484.89; Minnesota ine- briate hospital, certificates of indebt- edness, $51,000.00; Minnesota educa- tional certificates of indebtedness, $15,000.00; Minnesota prison certi- ficates of indebtedness, $231,000.00; Minnesota national guard armories certificates of indebtedness, $147.- 800.00; Minnesota Itasca State Park certificates of indebtedness, $125,- 000.00; investments in bonds of other states, $5,268,503.80. Municipal Loans. The aggregate of the investments at the beginning of the fiscal year of August 1, 1914, was $21,987,766.06. The above figures, therefore, showing a gain for the year of $1,072,022.63. The “Loans to Municipalities” are apportioned at follows: Bonds of school districts, $9,072,- 590.75; bonds of cities, $1,494,- 800.00; bonds of villages, $1,686,- 585.00; bonds of townships, $566,- 406.00; bonds of counties for build-| ings, $785,580.00; bonds of counties for ditches, $3,615,523.14. The applications for loans which KKK A KKK KK KK KKK KR KKK KR KKK KRR KK tii«ti-fiiliiikll*liii&#ilkiiiil{i*f * CONGRESSMAN LENROOT SPEAKS AT CHAUTAUQUA Tomem * public character of his state. idential possibility. One of the prominent public men to appear on the platform of the Vawter chautauqua company this season is Hon. Irvine L. Lenroot, of Wisconsin, who will speak on “Congress and the People,,” this evening. Investments at the beginning of |He is, with the possible exception of Semator LaFollette, the ranking He has been mentioned as a 1916 pres- ———— e e BENEFITS RURAL SCHOOLS Educational Institutions of Beltrami County to Secure Aid Under New State Laws. - .- STEWART SEES IMPROVEMENT Schools of the rural districts of Beltrami county are benefited by the new laws passed at the 1915 session of the state legislature. One of the measures provides finan- cial assistance which is certain - to better the educational facilities of the county, this being the law which au- thorizes the state auditor to set aside from the current school fund $150,- 000 each year for the purpose of as- sisting any school which does not maintain a state high or graded school in maintaining its public schools, when a levy of 15 mills in have been approved of by the state|the district does not raise $500, and board of investment and are awaiting | t0 pay the tuition of non-resident pu- payment, including those acted upon | Pils enrolled in the industrial depart- at the board meeting or August 2,[ments of state high, graded or con- aggregate $2,118,852.00. solidated rural schools, properly des- In addition thereto there are|ignated. other applications aggregating over; In instances where the levy does $300,000.00 still in the hands of the not provide $500 the state board of attorney general which have not yet | education may expend not to exceed been acted upon by the board. In|$200. the trust funds from which these| “The importance of the law Is loans must be paid, there is at this|Dlain,” said W. B. Stewart, superin- tihe $196,080.57 and it is estimated |tendent of schools, today. “It will that it will be fully a year from |Mmake possible the securing of better this time before all of these loans|teachers, and the purchase of better can be paid. equipment, which means better schools. Beltrami county will make use of the new law, and as a result our educational facilities are to be greatly improved.” . The provision providing for the payment of tuition is also important and will be taken advantage of in many instances. Another law which means much to Beltrami county is that which allows any district providing buildings for consolidated school purposes to be re- imbursed up to one-fourth of the cost of the building, but not to exceed $2,000. Districts in which the tax levy SENATOR HANDLAN FILES ON BELTRAMI COUNTY LAND During the past week eleven filings have been registered at the office of Fred Rhoda, clerk of court, on land purchased in Beltrami county under the provisions of the Volstead act at the sale conducted here in May. One of the new owners of Bel- trami county land is Senator James Handlan of St. Paul, and the others, all from the Twin Cities, are Arthur ‘W. Mundy, Anna Bulette, Barbara Hazel, Helen Reed, Edgar Reed, Ce- cile Jones, William Andrews, Jerry Whelan, Lars L. Solum and Mark for maintenance of graded schools BOOTH AT COUNTY FAIR Northern Improvement Association Hustlers Plan for September Exhi- < tion—Next Meeting at Beard’s. “WEEDS” TO BE TOPIC DISGUSSED Plans were discussed at a meeting of the Town of Northern Improve- ment association, held at the 8. Sor- enson farm on-Moval Lake, Wednes- day, for the placing of an exhibit booth at the county fair of next month, and the farmers of this hust- ling club are anxious to win one of the chief prizes offered. The meeting yesterday was not as well attended as usual, this being due to the fact that many of the farmers are unusually busy. Just previous to the business session a bounteous dinner was served. The next meeting will be held the first Wednesday in September, at the home of H. Beard. “Weeds” will be the topic for discussion and each member of the club is asked to bring samples of weeds, of which there are twenty varieties. Those present at the meeting yes- terday were: Mesdames Ora Whit- ing, Arnold, Beard and children, 8. U. Hayden and Williams, Leo Noel, Frank Noel, F. Anderson, Blin An- derson, Hans Nelson and Miss Gert- rude Williams, Miss Blanch Williams, Mrs. Grover, W. Grover, Glen Grover, Albert Grover, Mr. and Mrs. Skoog- lund, Miss Olive White, Mrs. John Noel, Miss Serena Blue, Mrs. Birch ‘Whiting, Mrs.” Lund, Miss Mildred Whiting, Dale Williams, Miss Carrie Schafer, Hiram Grow, Ralph Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Reynolds, and Messrs. Andrews, B. M. Gile and Mer- lin Reynolds. Will Attend National Meet Judge Calvin L. Brown, chief jus- tice of the state supreme court, who has spent several weeks at Birch- mont Beach, plans to leave next week for Idaho where he will attend a exceeds 20 mills in any year may re- meeting of National Bar association, Judge Brown is the father of Attor- IRVINE J. LENROOT SPEAKS TONIGHT Will Discuss “Gong;nu and the Peo- ple,” in Address at Chantauqua— One of Wisconsin’s Favorite Sons MUSIC BY MENDELSSOHN SIX Young Women, Known as Singing Or- chestra, @ive Vocal and Instru- mental Program of Excellence. Congressman Irvine L. Lenroot, of ‘Wisconsin, who is'fast coming into prominence as one of the favorite sons of his state, will speak at the Bemidji chautauqua this evening. Senator Lenroot is recognized as a speaker of great ability, his talk is rapid and there is unusual force to his speeches. 1 The Wisconsin, man fmpresses his listeners as being a man ! who knows what he is talking about, and as having deep seated convictions. His address this evening will not be of a political nature, so far as: par- tisan politics are concerned, but will be a sane and sengible study .of the relations existing ‘between the peo- ple at large and the congress of the United States. It will be an illum- inating treatise on public affairs, well worth any man’s attention. The Mendelssohn Sextette. At the afternoon program today the Mendelssohn. Sextette gave a splendid musical entertainment’ and they will give a concert of choice se- lections this evening. This edmpany is made up of winsome young wo- men of extraordinary fine musical talent, both instrumental and vocal. Their program is one of the most en- joyable of the entire chautauqua. The Friday Program. Tomorrow’s program will be as follows: 9:00 a. m.—Children’s fun. Games and tests. 2:30 p. m.—Musical and literary recital—The Avon Sketch club. 3:00 p. m.—Popular lecture— “The Measure of a Man,” Dr. Alva M. Reitzel. Setting up some strong tests of real worth. 8:00 p. m.—An evening of keen (Cnnumud 05 last page.) —— e WALKER BUILDINGS ACCEPTED State Board of Control Inspects State Sanatorium. The state board of control has completed an inspection of the state sanatorium for tuberculosis at Walker where three new buildings’ were uc- cepted. These structures, costing $157,000, are a children’s pavilion, an assembly hall and gymnasium and an addition to the main building. Chairman C. J. Swendsen, who spent Monday in Bemidji, said he had in- terviewed more than 100 of the pa- tients and heard no complaints in regard to the food or otherwise. The population of the sanatorjum Ras in- creased from 158 in September, 1914, to 226. BEMIDJI TEAM ENTERED Brooks and Brown to Represent This City at Crookston Tennis Meet. Bemidji is to be ably represented at the tennis tournament to be played |- in Crookston next Sunday, Attorney Montreville J. Brown and Walter L. Brooks, cashier of the Northern Na- tional bank, having been selected to go. Brown, who recently won the city championship, and Brooks are conceded as being the net stars of Bemidji-and they will be prominent figures in the tournament, whether participating in the singles or in the doubles, ADVANCE RESUMED (United Press) Galveston, Tex., Aug. 5.—General Obregon has resumed his advance-on Torreon but has been interrupted by a battle at Fierro. Frestillo was oc- cupied yesterday by Carranza’s forces who are rapidly advancing. iiiliiiil*ii#f’## “ FIGURES TELL TALE * OF TUESDAY’S STORM * fi**#*iii_ii**i*ili (United Press) : New York, Aug. 5.—Under clear- ing skies this morning New England is beginning to right itself from the effects of the great storm which swept down the Atlantic coast Tues- day night. The loss is admittedly great but accurate information will be impossible to obtain for a week. In Greater New York nine persons “DRY” MAJORITY IS. 28 International Falls Paper Refers to County Option Campaign as “In- tense, But Good Natured Fight.” WARSAW FALLS AND GERMAN TROOPS HAVE ENTERED CITY; SLAVS RETREAT were killed as a result of the storm. Fifty to one hundred lives:were lost and the property damage is es- crop damage is also estimated at millions Several schooners - and timated at $5,500,000. The of dollars. tugs were lost in the storm and, hun- dreds of small boats were smashed or driven out to sea. The loss on the Great Lakes has not been estimated. GOES TO HIGHEST BIDDER Now Practically Known That Bul- garian Government Will Throw " Weight Into Teutonic Balance. THINK GERMANY CAN WIN WAR By J. W. T. MASON. New York, Aug. 5.—Greek assur- ances, made known today, of assist- ance promised to Serbia if Bulgaria tries to sieze Serbian Macedonia, are the first serious indications that the Bulgarian: government may actively throw its weight into the Teutonic balance. Bulgaria has long been known to be in the market for the highest bidder, but the alternatives have been thought to be war with the allies, or benevolent neutrality toward Germany, Austria and Turkey. If the Teutonic victories in Russia have caused Bulgaria to believe the German powers can win the war with Bulgarian help, the sudden Greek pledge of fidelity to Serbia would not probably be sufficient to compel the Sofia government to keep the peace. Have Little Difficulty. The military revelations of the re- cent Balkan war indicate Bulgaria would have little difficulty in con- quering Greece. Greek interference, in fact, would probably cause Bul- garia to cease hostilities against Ser- bia and concentrate against Greece alone, whose Egean coast line offers ‘more “attractive loot than does the] interior area of Serbia. - ‘While making war against Greeee; Bulgaria could spare a large force to .assist the Turks on the Gallipoli peninsulua. The uncertain situa- tion of the Constantinople campaign might well be turned into a probable Turkish success with Bulgaria’s aid. It seems, therefore, as if the allies must quickly give more definite as- surances to Bulgaria if Sofia’s assist- ance is to be won from the Teutonic cause. Outcome Less Certain. Bulgaria has made it as plain as the secrecy of the negotiations would allow that she will not fight for Eng- land, France and Russia unless she is given a large part of Serbian Mace- donia, which was wrested from her during the second Balkan war. Serbia for a long time would not even dis- cuss the transfer. But, as the out- come of the war has become less and less certain for either side, Serbia has grown far more tractable. Serbia is now willing to restore a part of Macedonia to Bulgaria, on condition that Serbia herself is re- compensed with an outlet on the Ad- riatic. If the war ends without the allies being able to compel Austria to give an Adriatic holding to Serbia, then Serbia will not surrender any territory to gnlgnrln. ‘The entrente powers are trying to persuade Ser- bia to make territorial concession un- conditionally. It ddes not seem prob- able that any other will secure the Balkan help which the Alijes so greatly need. Resumed Duties Today. Miss Lucy LaFontisee, deputy in the office of Fred Rhoda, clerk of court, returned to Bemidji thia morning after having enjoyed a vacation of two weeks at Minneapolis, St. Paul and Henriette. At the lat- TO ACCEPT VERDICT OF MAJORITY Official returns of the - Koochich- ing county option election show the “drys” to have won another victory, the ma- jority being 28 votes. The country districts are entirely responsible for the “wets” defeat, as they ‘went solid in favoring prohibition. In speaking of the results, the In- ternational Falls Press, a paper which has favored abolishing the saloons, says: ““The election was the most lively and yet, perhaps, the most good natured fight that this city and county has ever had. Both sides were sure of victory until the last of the precints were heard from, when Manager L. W. Wilson, like a true sportsman, called up the dry leaders and offered his congratula- tions, and expressed his readiness to accept cheerfully the verdict of the majority and work for a still better city and county.” . Fifty-three counties have voted un- der the new county option law, only nine remaining in the “wet” column. The first official figures on the re- sults of county option election in Minnesota weve given out yesterday by Julius A. Schmahl, secretary of state. In the fifty-one counties that re- ported, a total of 92,546 votes were cast in favor of eliminating saloons for three years and 72,736 electors showed they preferred the licensed saloons. Marshall and Koochiching coun- ties are the only ones of the fifty- three counties that have not report- ed on figures returned by the can- vassing boards. Unofficial returns show that Marshall county went dry by a vote of 1,194 to 610. Nine . Counties Go Wet. Nine counties are voted into the wet .column, - They are Blue Earth, Crow Wing,.Goodhue, Jackson, Mar- tin, Olmsted,. Pipestone, Sherburne and Steele. 'Most of the northern part of Crow Wing county is dry un- der the Indian 1id clamped on by Fed- eral officers. ‘Waseca county is the only one now that has an election scheduled. The wets and drys will battle there Au- gust 23. GAINS FAME AS PUGILIST Billy Hart, Bemidji Middleweight, Visits Here—Never Defeated. Billy Hart, a former Bemidji boy, but now a resident of St. Paul, is at- tracting no little attention in middle- weight pugilistic circles, and he is considered as being one of the most promising youngsters of the squared arena. Hart, who is spending sev- eral days in Bemidji, now tips the scales at 158 pounds and he is at his best when trained down to 155, at which weight he is after bouts and at which he bars no one. Hart has taken part in five prize fights, win- ning by knockout decisions in four and gaining a draw in the fifth. He is a diligent trainer and has worked out with several of St. Paul’s best boxers, including Mike 0’'Dowd, Billy Miske, Tommy Gibbons and Jack Dil- lon. Hart is a sturdy looking chap and is certain to become prominent in boxingdom. COMMISSION OFFICIAL HERE C. E. Nagel, Deputy Inspector of Bridges, Spends Day in Bemidji. C. E. Nagel, of St. Paul, deputy inspector of bridges of the state highway commission, spent today in Bemidji. This morning he ingpected the bridge which crosses the Mis- sissippi river in the Town of Grant Berlin Officials Believe European Struggle Will End Before Winter —Hold' Conference This Week. ENEMY IS TIRING OF WAR Dardanelles Capture Impossible and Allies Thought to Be Ready to Consider Peace. (United Press) Berlin, Aug. 65.—It is stated offi- cially at war headquarters that War- saw has fallen and that the German troops have entered the city. The Russian garrison .fell back over the three Vistula river bridges - at Praga, Warsaw’s eastern suburb, after “only a brief assistance.” The Bavarian troops under the command of Prince Leopold stormed the last. line of Russian defenses and entered the city by way of the Kolisk and Radom roads. Germans Pursuing. Continuing its retreat from Prags, the Russian center is falling back along the railway leading to Novo- minsk and over the plain north of the railroad, keeping in contact with the right wing near Novogeorgiewisk. The German troops are pursuing the retreating Slavs and have captured Valley. Mr. Nagel carries a kodak and the progress of bridge construc- ter place she was the guest of her aunt, Mrs. W. F. Waldhoff, several days being spent at Lake Pokegema. tion is recorded by pictures from the Partridge. The filings were all ‘iewe‘ 18 /a0dition: to [0thar ald, one: ney Montreville J. Brown, of this! Additional locals may be found on |time its erection is begun until it made on tracts of 160 acres. (Continued on last page). city. & page four. L Read the want ads. is entirely completed. Will Auto to Minneapolis THE CUB ’"l T F M k U H N t Y t A ed B MHOP" H. B. Brookins, local commercial SCOO REPORTER e lme or a "lg p as 0 e r"v y manager of the Northwestern Tele- phone company, accompanied by his father-in-law, George E. Parmelee, who arrived in Bemidji this after- noon from Duluth, will leave tomor- row morning for Minneapolis, making the trip by auto. At Minneapolis Mr. Brookins will join his wife who has spent the past month at Lake Minnetonka. They will return to Bemidji in about ten days. —a Mrs. E. E. Kenfleld, Mrs. Quincy Brooks, Kenneth Kenfield and Pluma Kenfield will leave tomorrow for Cass Lake where they will spend the week end. i thlerlhe for the Pions‘t SaY \F CRUSOE HaD HAD THAT FEMALE OF TH SPECIE. ON THIS ISLAND -HED NEVER AN LWED TD WRITE. S Bookc - bodies of stragglers. ‘With the fall of Warsaw Germ.ul officials art not attempting to con- ceal their belief that the war will. The - end before winter sets in. kaiser will return to Berlin Sunday where an important official confer- ence will be held next week to de- cide Germany’s next move. Will Talk Peace. It is the belief here that Germany's enemies, despite their repeated an- nouncements of preparedness to fight to the bitter end, are in reality tiring of the war and are ready to talk peace. The allies have reached the end of their string, say Germans, and point out the following as reasons fqr this. belief: First, that Russia has: been dealt a severe blow that will nullify her defense for a long time; lw’d. that England and France reuli inability of their armies to.p! Germans from France and demonstrating this by their | tivity, while the Teutons- wer ‘centrated against the Slavs in - the east; third, that it.is impossible for the Anglo-Frénch to force the Dar- danelles, and fourth, that the Balkan situation is very satisfactory. to Ger- many. it =< Von Hindenberg Hero. Field Marshal von Hindenberg, Germany’s popular hero, was in su- preme command of the campaign which resulted in the capture of - Warsaw. This is his third attempt to reach the Polish capitol, two pre- vious attacks having been repulsed. Once before the Germans reached the gates of the city but after a ten-day battle Von Hindenberg’s army was decisively beaten and had to retire. The capture of Warsaw, as an- nounced this afternoon, ends months of Russian domination at the Polish capitol. TO VOTE ON CONSOLIDATION Town of Northern to Have Election on Saturday, August 14. It now seems probable that another - consolidated school district is to be added to those mow in operation in Beltrami county, for it is believed that the proposition will pass by & comfortable majority when voted on in the Town of Northern on Satur- day, August 14. W. B. Stewart, su- perintendent of schools in the county, who is a strong believer in the im- portance of consolidation, said this morning that should the matter ba. acted upon favorably it will mean that the three schools now in opera- tion in Northern will comsolidate. Summit recently voted to build s new school house. It will be a two- room building with a full basement and will be known as a semi-graded. institution.. Another school, in which subjects of a junior high school will be taught, is to be erected in the eastern part of Summit. McMartin-Pemble. Last evening at 8 o’clock, at the bride’s home, occurred the marriage of Miss Doris. Pemble of Tenstrike, to Rev. Finlay D. McMartin, pastor of the Presbyterian ¢hurch of Middle River, Minn. Rev. Calvin Foster, pastor of the Presbyterian church of Warroad, who is spending several days in this city, assisted by Rey. David McMartin of Leadville, Colo., a brother of the bridegroom, perfarm- ed the ceremony. The bride wore a gown of white crepe de chine and carried bride’s roses. Mr. and Mrs. McMartin left on the morning train. for International Falls, * Wi Lake of the Woods and other_poin where they will spend their hon moon. They will be at home in Mid-: dle River in about two weeks. Considered