Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 31, 1915, Page 1

- Training graduates-of 1915, who will VOLUME 13, NO. 208. WEST SUPPORTING PRESIDENT WILSON IN WAR POLICIES F? U oot Rev. 8. . ‘cayite, D. D, and D. K. Gracie . Clegrom Western Trip. X LABOR SITUATION IS STRIN- GENT IN COAST STATES Travelers Say That Minnesota is the Only Place for a Poor Man. *The West is standing by President ‘Wilson and he is being applauded as the great man of the country.” This was the statement made this morning by Rev. S. E. P. White, D. D., pastor of the Presbyterian church of Bemidji, who returned with D. K. Gracie, from an extended trip through the west and several points in the east. Began Tour in June. The travelers left Bemidji June 7 and went to Chicago. Among the other cities visited were Wooster, Ohio, where Rev. Mr. White attended the commencement exercises of his alma mater, the Wooster University; Pittsburg, Denver, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco and a number of other western cities. The return trip from California was made over the Canadian Pacific railway. PR R R * REV.S.E. P. WHITE, D.D,, * * RETURNS FROM LONG TRIP * R R T R T ] | DAIRIES MUST HAVE CLEAN HEALTH BILL Dr. W. K. Denison Accepts Dairy Inspection Appointment—To Begin Duties Immediately. All dairies making application to sell milk and cream in Bemidji will have to have a clean bill of health before they will be allowed to begin business. Dr. W. K. Denison has accepted his appointmett of dairy inspector in No Jobs in West. “Conditions in the west are fair and improving but it's no place for a man to go for employment,” said Rev. Mr. White. “The labor situa- tion is stringent. All along the way we have told men that if they arc looking for work they should not go west but that they should come to Minnesota. Grain Crop Wonderful, “In Canada we could notice the hand of war. Placards were posted in many places calling the Canadian boys to the front. “The grain crop is wonderful ‘There is no question in my mind that it will be a real bumper crop.” WEDGES GOES TO STATE FAIR Arthur G. Wedge, treasurer of the Minnesota State Fair and vice-presi- dent of the First National bank, left this morning for St. Paul where he will eomplete plans for the state fair Bemidji. He will begin his duties immediately. Under his direct charge will be the applying of the tuberculine test of all dairy herds. His appointment was made by Dr. i. A. Shannon, chairman of the board of health in Bemidji. CHIPPEWAS HOLD GENERAL COUNCIL Chief John Morrison, Red Lake, and Edward Rogers, Walker, Former Chief, in Attendance. The General Council of ‘thie Chip- pewa Indians i8 in session in Bemidji: at the city hall today. Plans for sending a committee to next week. He expects to be away for several weeks. OATS YIELD IS 60 BU. NEAR TENSTRIKE A. C. Suense, a prosperous farmer pear Tenstrike, transacted business &t the court house in this city today and was also a caller at the Pioneer office. ) Mr. Suense reports crop conditions in his section fine, his oats field hav- ing yielded sixty bushels to the acre and his clover crop standing five feet high. Other farmers are doing just as well or better, according to Mr. Suense, and indications for hundreds of new settlers in that section the coming year are bright. 2,000 MEN KILLED IN BATTLE Petrograd, Aug. 31.—Russian Cau- casian troops report that they have taken 84 Turkish officers and 5,129 men prisoners during recent opera- tions. Over 2,000 men were killed in battle on the two sides. The Rus- sian troops also report the capture of 200 camels, 12 cannon, 2,000 cattle and much ammunition. $712,578 IN CITY WARRANTS TAKEN UP George W. Rhea, city treasurer, to- day announced that the city of Be- midji has taken up all the o-zls:and- ing warrants up to May 1, 1915, The total amount is $72,678. A portion of the warrants issued since then will be taken up in the near future when the county settle- ment is made. A. M. LOCKER TO SPEAK AT RALLY A. M. Locker, general secretary of the Minnesota Sunday School asso- ciation, will give an address in the Methodist ehurch, Sept. 6. The meeting will be in the nature of a Teachers’ Training rally. There will be a recognition of the Teachers’ ‘Washington to confer with Congress at the next session of Congress to secure the passage of zeveral laws fa- vorable to the Indians was the most important business traasacted. The committee will be named before the council completes its meeting. Plan Summer Meeting. Plans for the annual meeting to be held here next summer were also discussed. John Morrison of Red Lake, chief of the Chippewas, and Edward Rog- ers, of Walker, county attorney of Cass county, formerly chief of the Chippewas, are attending the meet- ing. Among the other members of the council in attendance are B. L. Fairbanks, F. D. Beaulieu and Geo. H. Berry of White Earth; Joseph Louis, Grand Portage, O. R. Gravelle, George Gravelle, Paul H. Beaulieu, N. J. Head and Obe jaum eke zhig, all of Red Lake. GEORGE BERGLUND DOUBLES STORE'S SIZE George Bergland, who operates a grocery store in the Malzahn build- ing near the city hall, has doubled the size of his store by renting the next room in the same building, which was formerly occupied by the Fenton print shop. Mr. Bergland reports that his busi- ness has grown so that larger quar- ters become necessary. He will in- crease his stock and improve the ser- vice in order to accommodate his growing trade. He has been in busi- ness for the past three years. The A. F. & A. M. will hold their first fall meeting at their hall to- morrow evening. SCOQ THE CUB REPORTER 'S COOP- AS LONG &S receive diplomas for the first course. A reunion of the alumni will also _.be held ‘and special music will be provided for the occasion. STRICT ECONOMY IS KEYNOTE OF CITY Reports of City Clerk and City Treasurer Show Saving is Necessary. BEMIDJI BAND IS GIVEN $100 FOR FAIR TRIP Communications and Routine Mat- ters Disposed of at Regular Session. Strict economy — starting right away was the keynote of the regular meeting of the city council at the city hall last night. Reports submitted by the City Clerk and the City Treasurer made it evi- dent that saving is a bald impera- tive necessity. The City Clerk’s re- port in full is published in another column of today’s paper. That the council members are going to be very economical from this time on was certain by their arguments over re- pairs on the streets and at the city hall. 2 Routine Matters Discussed. Routine matters took up the en- tire session of the council at which Alderman John Moberg, vice presi- dent, Alderman J. P. Lahr, Alderman 8. C. Bailey, Alderman J. M. Phil- lippi and Alderman R. E. Miller were present. Bills since the last meeting were ordered paid. Bonds Are Approved. The bond of Joseph McTaggart for $500 with Hugh A. Whitney and W. P. Foley as sureties was accepted and placed on file. The bond was given | in connection with with a contract for the filling of 4th street. The bond of Louis Lauritzen for $500, for the use of Minnesota avenue in the construction of a building was accepted. The sureties were F. G. Troppman and Andrew Benson. Employment Office Licensed. The Bemidji Employment office was licensed and the bond for $2,000 was accepted. The proposed Ordinance Number | 81 was read for the second time. This lordinance is to amend Numbers 54 and 70 and is entitled ordinance nmending Sectlon one, . Chapter.. 50 of thie general “ordinance to fix and establish the fire limits in the City of Bemidji. Street a Menace?- A communication was received by the council from the St. Cloud 0il Co. complaining of the condition of the railroad crossing and street near the Great Northern tracks. ‘““The condi- tion,” said the letter, “is a menace to public safety and is in an unpas- sable condition since the ecity has begun to improve the street.” The repairing on the street has been held up on account of the delay in receiv- ing material. Band Gets $100. C. W. Brandborg and H. E. An- derson appeared before the council asking for an appropriation of $100 to assist in paying the expenses of the Bemidji band to the state fair. Mayor McCuaig spoke in favor of the appropriation. The council granted the appropriation. ‘The Bemidji band, the council was told, will have nearly $1,000 ex- penses in going to the fair where they will play during the entire fair week. In the morning the band will play at the Stock pavilion, in the af- ternoon in front of the Implement building and in the evening in front of the Agricultural building at the fair grounds. BRYAN TO VISIT GERMANY IS REPORT London, Aug. 31.—Dispatches from Berlin today state that the press there is jubilant over the reported visit to be made by William Jen- nings Bryan and will give him a worthy reception. William J. Bryan, at the Winona Lake Chautauqua, today denied that he was going to Germany. TH' BOSs HAS SMALLPOX aN' NOUVE BEEN INHIS CRBIN-Y0U BETTER TAKE THIS CANDLE. aN FUMMTEMSE mmm, Inventary Feb. 1, 19156 ....... Due from County acct. State cases . Due from County acct. Taxes levied (Special to thé Pioneer.) Ashland— (Lake Superior, on board good ship Gopher.)=~—Aug. 31.—The Bemidji naval militia on board the Gopher training bost that arrived here today is more than making good. It.has the largest crew on board. Due from Town of Northern Disbursements viz: GENERAL FUND— General lighting City Building City Engineering .. Furniture and fixtures Scavenger work Printing and Stationery . City team expense “Contingent and miscellaneous . Fire department Election Miscellaneous salaries . Health department Insurance .. Police department . Prisoners and jail . General street labor . Muhicipal court ‘Tools and equipment ... Peck Master of Arms. Glen Peck has been made master of arms and Fred Grabam is the gun- ner’s mate. The division also has four men in the captaifi’s gig. Four of their men are members of’ the Gopher baseball iune The boys all repofl that they are having an excellent' time, the only regret being that the cruise will not last long enough. 'They will re- turn to Bemidji -Monday. To Isle Royal Today. The boat will leave for Isle Royal this afternoon. The cruise began at Duluth Sat- urday night and Sunday at Grand Marais a basc.all game was played between the boat’s nine and a team from that village. The former team won by a score of 12 to 10. The boat left Gramd Marais Sun- day night and docked at Hougton, Mich., early Monday morning. THO. FILE FINAL PROOF OF GLAIM Frank Zack has filed his final proof of claim at the city clerk’s office on 160 acres of land in Township 154- 30. Stanis Kuta has filed final proof for 160 acres in the same distriet. This land is ditch land north of Kel- liher. ASST, ENGINEER WAR DEPARTMENT IN CITY E. J. Dnsfin,’assistant engineer of the war department, was in Bemidji today ‘@nd went- from§ here to-Itasea Park. ) " He will make an inspection of the Mississippi river from Itasca to Be- midji, making the trip by canoe. INTEREST FUND: Interests .................... LIBRARY FUND: Library ..........o0i0iiennnn PERM. IMP. FUN! Fire dock . Roads and streets . . Buildings and band stand .. Septic tank POOR FUND: Poor department ......,...... ROAD AND BRIDGE FUND: Roads and bridges REVOLVING FUND: Sprinkling Scavenger work Walks and curbs WATER FUND: ‘Water department .. Sinking fund investments . FUNDS CASH: ‘Water fund Interest fund ... Sinking fund Bonds outstanding ...... State loans outstanding .. Investment and improvement . RECEIPTS: Miscellaneous licenses . ‘Library fines, etc.:, Water department ... County treas. acct. taxes Dog licenses Interests .... Municipal cnnrt State loan .. KKK KKK R KKK XK KD Interest fund due to sinking.fund . OUR NEW EDITOR. With this issue of the Pio- neer we desire to introduce to our readers and the gen- eral ‘public Frederick Neu- meier of Stillwater, who has assumed the duties of editor of the Daily and Weekly Pio- neer, succeeding H. M. Stan- ton. Mr. Neumeier was formerly editor and publisher of ‘the Stillwater Daily Journal and later was staff correspondent for the United Press, his handling of the equity land cases attracting wide atten- tion in the newspaper world. Under Kelsey Chase he occu- pied the position of assistant state bank examiner of Min- nesota and before his coming to Bemidji he creditably filled “ the city desk position with the St. Paul Daily News. He comes highly recom- mended from all his former fields of labor and the Pio- neer feels elated over having been able to secure his ser- vices as editor, to succeed so able a man as Mr. Stanton has proven himself to be. The new editor is enthu- siastic about Bemidji and Be- midji people and is certain that further acquaintance- ship will result in warm friendship and hearty co-op- eration in the conduct of a modern, up-to-the-minute daily newspaper. FUNDS OVERDRAWN General Library Perm. Imp. Poor Fund Road and Bridge .. Revolving fund .... SEN. M'GARRY PLANS AMENDMENT GAMPAIGN State Senator P. H. MecGarry of ‘Walker is planning the campaign to be waged for the adoption of Amend- ment No. 1 at the next state elec- tion, authorizing a revolving fund for improvement of state land.. A campaign committee for each eu\'mty in the state will be appointed soon and the work will be organized more thoroughly after the winter meeting of the Northern Minnesota Develop- ment association in this elty, Dec. 9 and 10. RUSSIAN TROOPS ARE DEALT SEVERE BLOW Berlin, Aug. 31.—The war office reports today that Mackensen has in- flicted another severe blow to the Russian troops that are being driven from Brestiltovski. Over 3,700 men | were captured. The Germans are * llflkl#iiiiilffi* now within 12 miles of Grodno. Now Scoop Is Out Of Danger KA KA AAKAKAAAIAKAARAAAKR AT ALK AAAKTAAAA A KA KK Ak k* X hk ****ti****'fi************itfi***************tii* Gity clark’s Trial Balance for Second 2ie o Quarter Ending August 1 1915 Due from County acct. Taxes not levied . Per. Imp. fund loan to reévolving fund Miscellaneous receipts and hall rentals . Revolving fund dne to slnklng fund . Revolving fund due to Per. Imp. lund ...................... $355,480.29 e GAGNON 1S FOUND | ULTY; FIXTORES )| seEnTo B S0t $181;479.08 "233.5! Quart of Booze Pound in’ Soft . Drink Parlor When the Place is Raided. | GIVEN FINE OF $50 0B $3324,88 30 DAYS IMPRISONMENT 1472.99 3 46.00 - i . 6.60 > ;| Officials Demand That Liquor Laws b and Indian Treaty Be Strictly 128.21 Enforced. 380.15 fig:i:: : Frank Gagnon was found guilty 1785.00 {|before Judge A. M. Crowell this 33 6.36 /|morning of conducting an nnl‘lcensed 1,”'21 drinking place and was given a fine 167 0' 25 of $60 or imprisonment for 30 d?ys. 3. 00 This afternoon he entered an ap- - < peal and was released under $200 1650.18 b 897.02 onds. 107.69 19247.48 The court also ordered the seizure o of the fixtures of Gagnon’s soft drink parlor. The fixtures which are valued ...... 4848.50 at nearly $1,000 will be sold at pub- """ "7 |lic auction, one-third of the sale .......... 474.65 money going to the state school fund. Quart of Alcohol Found. 217.50 Gagnon’s place was raided Sunday 2410.66 night by Chief of Police Frank Rip- - 115.28 ple and United States Deputy Special ,,,,,,,,, 250.00 2993.44 | Officers W. W. Thomason and A.'J. Carson. A quart bottle of alcohol- __________ 1783.08 | was found, besides a half dozen empty - - 3 bottles and jugs which had been- ,,,,,,,,,, 800.00 | emptied but a short time before the raid. 320.52 Treaty Must Be Enforced. 147.80 Government officials and city offi- 23.64 491.96/| cials are making a vigorous campaign for the enforcement of the Indian treaty of 1856 which provides that 15626.31 | no liquor shall be introduced in this 39,808.83 | territory. . 3 10,000.00 22t TWENTY-TWO WANT 93.26 g 23,912.10 5 .................... wwewss| HUNTING LIGENSES. $105,000.00 100,000.00 46,956.90 Minors Can Hunt Without Licenses Though Subject to Other. Game Laws. 544.65 R 730.00 2,302.57 11,289.64 . 142.20 . 79461 168.36 56,000.00 7,668.19 2,260.64 10,000.00 <+ TWORLY~-AWO - POrsons: = hove- ~mad application to thé-eounty- auditor f hunting licenses. -The season’ opens September 7. - ; According to a ruling made by At-? torney General Smith minors are not required -to have licenses although they are subject to other laws regu- lating the shooting of game. Parents Must Accompany. There is a law, however, which for- bids any person 14 years of ageé or younger to carry fire arms unless ac- companied by a parent or guardia. 7,633.97 28.36 911.23 420.22 228.23 HANCOCK INVENTION WOULD 3,617.28 F OVERCOME SUBMARINE—MAYBE - Hancock, Mich., Aug. 31.—As a probable means of overcoming the submarine; Dr. Koplowitz has invent- ‘ed a sub-sea scope. It resembles a periscope of a submarine, and is built -- vpon the same principle, except _t.h"lt it works under water, and is de- 5 signed to be connected -to vessels. . Through it, it is said, objects \'{ndet £ water. can be seen 14 miles away. ROOSEVELT'S ADDRESS ALL BUT CRIMINAL Former German Soldiers in Session at 8t. Paul Condemn Platts- BANKER ON BUSINESS TRIP W. L. Brooks, cashier of the North- -St. Paul, Minn., Aug. . 31.—The|ern National bank, left this after- noon for Thief River Falls on a busi- ness trip. He will return tomor- Tow. MODERN EG6 TESTER IS PLAGED ON MARKET. A modern factory recently com- pleted this week put the first electric egg testing mackines of the Star . Electric Egg Tester company, which was organized following the success- ful experiment of Frank W. Suhrooder of this city, on the market. The machines are being used in the” Bemidji grocery stores with much success and the new factory is no operating to full capacity for ouf side trade. 7 7 The machines are built cabinet style and in the bottom of the cab- inet two electric lights are placed so that when the eggs are to be tested all that has to be done is to push an ordinary delivery crate into the tester, which automatically turns on the light and the eggs are tested by the work of .a few.seconds. i Kriegerbund, an organization com- posed of the former soldiers of the Germany army, today passed resolu- tions condemning the address of Theodore Roosevelt at the Plattsburg n'umnry encampment . several .days ago. They characterized the address as being all but cflmlml ANOTHER HAITIEN OUTBREAK Washington ,Aug. 31.—What may be another Haitien outbreak was re- ported today in a dispatch from Ad- miral Caperton. He reported that the collier Jason has gone to Genaives with a company of marines. navy department has not them.’ The detailed By "HOP" HOLD IMPORTANT CONFERENCE London, Aug. 31.—Great signific- ance has been attached to the sudden mysterious conference held t ternoon in the office of Premier As quith, Tt was called immediat: after-the Premier’s return. lrom inspection trip. Several nflnlite have been called-from their for further conferences,