Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 4, 1915, Page 1

|4 - ¥ VOLUME 13, NO. 212. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 4, 1915. BEMIDJI BAND T0 GIVE GONGERT ATSTAND TONIGHT Members Wik 'Yis,o; Tonight for State Fair Where %2, S will Be Given. O"fs,) PROGRAM TO BE SELECTED BY DIRECTOR LOUIS BURCHARD Boys Work Hard to Make Trip a Success— Expenses Large —Busi- ness Men and Council Donate. The Bemidji band will give a con- cert at the band stand tonight at 7:45 o’clock and will leave for the State Fair in a special car late to- night. The program here will be selected and will consist of about twelve of the numbers that the band will play while at the state fair. One of Five Bands. The Bemidji band is one of five city bands in the state that have been selected to play at the fair. The other bands are from Minneapolis, Hibbing, St. Paul and Red Wing. Three Programs Daily. Three programs will be given daily at the different stands on the grounds and the local band will give a differ- ent program each time. Fifteen pro- grams have been prepared. The band may play at the North- ern Minnesota banquet to be given at the West hotel in Minneapolis next Saturday night. 25 Men on Trip. The band consists of twenty-five musicians and the boys have worked hard to make the trip a success. The expenses will amount to $955 and the compensation will be $750. The Bemidji merchants donated $100 to the expense fund and the city coun- cil donated $100. The boys have new suits, - . Louis Burchard Director. The musicians who will make the trip are: Louis Burchard, director; Alden Remfrey, solc cornet; H. G. Wilson, solo cornet; Delbert Elletson, first cornet; Oscar Rylander, second cor- net; H. E. Anderson, solo clarinet; George Loken, solo clarinet; O. R. Staveneau,” first . clafinet; "~ George Crooks, first clarinet; Charles Paul, second clarinet; H. Rolff, E clarinet; P. L. Foucault, piccolo; H. C. Ran- dall, solo alto;"A. B. Olson, first alto; A. L. Breyette, second alto; Oscar H. Nelson, solo trombone; F. Grimoldby, first trombone; R. E. Fenton, second trombone; William Dugas, second trombone; Harry Bright, baritone; H. W. Schmitt, baritone; Herbert ‘Wood, BB bass; Tom Newton, E bass; Clyde Petrie, bass drum; H. J. Moyer, snare drum; Kern Olson, property man. HAIL WIPES 0UT CROPS IN MONTANA Senator Swedback and Wife Return From Western Trip—Report Much Damage by Storm. Senator and Mrs. E. J. Swedback returned yesterday noon from Wil- liston, Great Falls, Conrad and Gla- cier Park, where they have spent the past several weeks. ‘While in Williston they were the guests of their daughter, Mrs. I C. Stewart, and family, and their daugh- ter, Mrs. H. W. Haines, husband and son, Harold, former Bemidji residents, who are now living in Conrad, Mont., met them at Williston and accompa- nied them to the park. Mr. Haines is manager of the Libby Lumber com- pany yards, having about forty lum- ber yards under his supervision. Mr. Swedback stated that he saw some of the finest and heaviest crops of wheat he has ever seen in Mon- tana, some of the wheat going as high as 650 and. 60 bushels to the acre, large tracts have been visited by hail storms this year and all the crops have been wiped out in these districts. “The farmers are safer here in Minnesota, even if the crops do not average quite so many bushels to the acre,” said the senator on his return to Bemidji yesterday. He told of one instance where a farmer ordered a large quantity of lumber to be used in building a new granary on his farm, as he expected a bumper crop. The next day he came and cancelled the order, as a hail storm had passed over his land and destroyed all his grain. i Miss Ellen Erickson of Bemidji, ‘who accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Swed- back to Williston, returned to the city with them. SPOONER TO BRAINERD Judge M. A. Spooner is in Brain- erd today on business. COUNTY EXH Children to Enter Described as the finest exhibit ever had, the Beltrami county exhibit to <> state fair will be shipped to St. dul tonight. ' “We are going to bring back the first prize this time,” said John Gil- stead of Gilstead Lake this morning. ““The grasses and the grains are ex- cellent and the vegetables are favor- able. Other counties are going to have to hurry if they want to beat us.” . Second Prize Last Year. Beltrami county last year took the second prize on scores in the entire state and the second prize in this dis- triet. The exhibit this year contains field peas nine and one half feet in height, wild peas nine feet high, wild vetch nine feet high, six and one half foot oats and straw, Alaska wheat sixty bushels to the acre, sil- ver mine oats ninety bushels to the acre, four foot second cut alfalfa from the Bemidji high school farm besides many other grain and vegeta- ble samples. The Summit Farmers club will have samples of 22 varie- ties of grasses in the exhibit. Schroeder in Charge. C. F. Schroeder will have charge of the exhibit. He will be assisted by John Gilstead of Gilstead Lake, Ed Winter and B. M. Gile of Bemidji. Girl Wins Free Trip. Miss Jeanette Stechman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Stechman of Tenstrike, will attend the state fair. Miss Stechman won a free trip to the state fair in the Bemidji high school bread making contest and she will also enter the bread making con- test at the fair. Many to See Exhibit. Many people of the county will at- tend”the fair and will visit the ex- hibit. Pamphlets describing Bel- trami county will be issued. Children to Enter Pigs. The county will be represented at the pig contest in the fair by pigs raised by Esther McGhee, daughter of Assistant County Superintendent of Schpols McGhee . and , Theodore, Fenske, the son of Herman Fenske, Rural Route No. 2. The McGhee girl is 15 years old and the Fenske boy is ten years. Both entered the contest which extends over the en- tire state, May 1. Prizes are offered for the best record in the district and the best in the state. The pig raised by Miss McGhee is the better of the two and an excellent record was made in the cost of feed- ing the pig. The following is a list of the en- tries made in the exhibit: A. P. Ritchie—Oats, Big Four; barley, Wis. Red; Browns Enurmus wheat, blue stem; wheat, fife stem; oats, ped. White Russian; rye, spring; June grass. B. M. Gile—Alfalfa, first cutting; alfalfa, second cutting; alfalfa, third cutting; Soy beans, cow peas, Oder- bucker barley, Austrian Hanna bar- ley, cheveliar barley, Kherosn oats, white hulless barley, black beauty oats, Big Four oats, early Roosevelt oats, Lincoln yellow oats, spring rye, fall Wis. Red No. 1 rye, black vic- tor oats, Minn. 163 wheat, Minn. 169 wheat, fife wheat, blue stem wheat, flax, silver hull buckwheat, Japanese buckwheat, Canada blue grass, Jap- anese field peas, Green Mountain po- tatoes, Say beans, sweet clover, Michigan banner leafless beans, sorg- hum, oyster vegetable, carrots, pars- nips, sage, parsley. A. Speck—Burbank potatoes, Early Ohio potatoes, Carmine potatoes. Herman Eickstadt—Silver Mine oats, blue stem wheat, beared spring wheat, med. red clover, Alsike clo- ver, alfalfa, blue joint and red top timothy, Silver Mine oats, bearded spring wheat. George H. Miller—Blue stem wheat, Marquis wheat, Sensation oats, Swedish select oats, Minn. No. 105 barley, Mandscheuri barley, Marquis wheat, blue stem wheat, Swedish se- lect oats. August Jarchow—Russet potatoes, Golden Russet potatoes, white ruta- bagas, Yellow Flint corn, Japanese SCOOP ferorter REPORTER BIT AT STATEFAIRBESTEVER: Samples Will Be Shipped Tonight—Grain Samples Are Excellent—Men in Charge Believe They Will Bring Back Blue Ribbon— Pigs in Contest. (table) beets, Mastodon (stock) car- rots, table carrots, Harly Snowball Turnips, purple top white globe tur- nips, wide, flat Dutch turnips, golden wax beans in straw, squaw berries, Swedish select oats. 3 8. Ironwood—Highbush cranberry, Hyslop crab apple, “Tom Thumb” pop corn. August Jarchow—Alsike clover, Lagora oats, quack grass, wild quack grass, Kentucky blue grass, high- land grass, wild rye grass, blue joint, reed grass, wide blade marsh grass, Wis. No. 5 barley straw, Bron- nis, Wis. No. 1-winter rye, winter rye grain, Wis. No. 5 barley grain, Lagora grain oats, timothy seed, med. red. clover seed, alsike clover seed. An additional list of premiums will be published Monday. 85 SMALL GAME LIGENSES ARE ISSUED Licenses for the hunting of.small game are being issued today. Up to late this morning 86 applications for licenses had been received. NEWSPAPERS ENDORSE . ENGLISH STAND ON PEACE London, Sept. 4.—The newspapers here almost without exception today endorsed the government's attitude of no peace with Germany until the menace of Prussian militarism has been removed. H0TEL OPENING AT LA PORTE TONIGHT A number of people from Bemidji will attend the opening of the new hotel at La Porte tonight. A spe- cial program has been prepared for the event. MOVE TO BEMIDJI RESIDENCE The H. E. Reynolds family, who have spent the summer in their cot- tage in Ashley Park, have moved in- to their residence in Bemidji for the winter. VAUDEVILLE AT BRINKMAN. A special feature program of vaude- ville and pictures is announced for the Brinkman theater Sunday after- noon and evening. MISS DAVIS, TENNIS - CHAMP, VISITS HERE Miss Marguerite Davis of St. Paul, holder of the state and Northwestern woman’s tennis championship, and sister, Miss Lucile Davis, who togeth- er hold the state double champion- ¢hip, are guests of Thomas Ervin at Birchmont Beach. With the party are Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Ervin, Jr., of St. Cloud, Miss Maxfield and Mar- shall Cox of St. Paul. They are oc- cupying cottages at Birchmont Beach. The Misses Davis appeared on the local tennis courts this afternoon and gave a brilliant exhibition of the game before one of the largest crowds seen at the courts this season. FATE OF RIGA MAY BE DECIDED TODAY Petrograd, Sept. 5.—The fate of Riga will probably be settled in a desperate battle that is taking place near there today. It was officially admitted here to- day that the Russians have been thrown back thirty miles across the Dwina river. The Germans under heavy fire are attempting to cross the river. i and artillery reinforcements. Forks, will visit at Lavinia over Sun- day, The Russians have received guns|William Seville, Mrs. Loren Coyle, J. B. Wineman, attorney, Grand ers, Mrs. C. N. Shannon, iil*filiii&liiifiiif * i * THROCKMORTON WINS TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP Forest Hills, N. Y., Sept. 4 —Harold A. Throckmorton of Sewaren, N. J., won the interscholastic national ten- nis champlonghip this after- noon by defeating C. S. Gar- land of Pittsburg, Score 6-3, 7-6, 6-6, 6-3.- - ES R 88 & & Phkhkhk AT A kA xhk Ak KX KKK KKK KKK THOMAS HUGHES WEDS PAULINE | MARKHAM Message Announces Marriage in Minneapolis Today—To Make Home Here. A message from “Thomas Hughes reached Bemidji this morning stating that he was married to Miss Pauline Markham of this® city at St. Steph- en’s church in Minneapolis today. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Markham of Minne- apolis were in attendance. Is Prominent ‘Resident. Mr. Hughes has been a prominent resident of Bemidji for the past nine years, being managef of the Beltrami Elevator and Milling company. He has also been prominent in political circles here and is /at present the county member of ‘the state Demo- cratic committee. To Make Home Here. Miss Markham hagresided here for the past eight years and is popular in social circles of’the city. The young couple will spend their honey- moon in Chicago and return to Be- midji about Sepwmber 17 where they will make their home, 6. N, DENIED NEW TRIAL INPOGUE CASE Order is Filed Today by Judge C. W. Stanton in Personal Injury Case. Judge C. W. Stanton of the dis- trict court has denied the motion of the Great-Northern railway for a neiv| trial in the John P. Pogue case, ac- cording to an order filed today. Mr. Pogue was injured in 1910 when his automobile was struck by a Great Northern train near Wilton. He was injured and brought suit for damages. In February of this year he was awarded $4,500 damages and it was from this decision that the Great Northern requested a new tridl. Judge Stanton granted a stay of ten days. The case which was brought soon after the injury has been in constant litigation up to this time. NEW RIFLE CLUB FORMED AT BRAINERD Brainerd, Minn., Sept. 4.—A rifle club is being organized here to be affiliated with the National Rifle As- sociation of America. The charter list includes many who have seen actual service in war and a large pro- portion are expert shots. Those signing the roster are Wil- liam Nelson, John J. Brady, F. J. Britton, Fred L. Britton, C. A. Olson, W. V. Turcotte, Dr. C. A. Reimestad, Judge Clifton, A. Allbright, J. C. Conant, Lowry Smith, G. E. Lowe, C. E. Hansing, A. A. Gieriet, G. J. Small, F. E. Stout, Mayor R. A. Beise, A. E. Berglund and 8. P. Coffrain. It is expected to have a list of 50 before application is made for the charter. Z The Better Farming club of Grant Valley gave a surprise party for S. W. Scott on the occasion of his sixty- seventh birthday. The guests pres- ent were: Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Rice, Mr. and Mrs. 1. M. Foster, Mrs, Lar- son, Louis Larson, John, Martha and Anna Larson, Mrs. M. Hogan and daughter, Verna, Mrs. C. W. Seville, ‘W. Scott and family, Ralph Cunning- ham, Leo Mayers, Marguerite May- Marjory Shannon, Elsie Shannon and Don Shannon. The Small-pox Cat Is Out Of The Bag [AVERY ESTABLISHES CLOSED SEASON FOR NEW GAME RESERVE State Game Commissioner Acts Up- on Petition of Beltrami County Citizens. TERRITORY IS DESCRIBED IN ORDER—NOTICES ARE POSTED Birds and Animals Will Be Protected in District—Discharge of ‘Fire Arms Forbidden. Carlos Avery, state game and fish commissioner, has advised Game War- den Sherm Bailey of the establish- ment of a closea season for the tak- ing of birds, game and other animals protected by law within a certain ter- ritory described as follows: Description of Territory. Commencing at the southeast cor- ner of Section 31, Township 147, north, Range 32 west, thence north along the east line of Section 31, 30. 19 and 18, in said town, thence west along the north line of Section 18 in said town ‘continuing along the north side of Sections 13, 14, 15 and 16, in Township 147 north, Range 33 west, thence south along the west line of said Section 16 and Sections 21, 28 and 33; and along the south line of said Town 147, Range 33, crossing Lake Bemidji and along the south line of Section 31, Township 147 north, Range 32 west to the point ‘of beginning, being all of Sec- tions 18, 19, 30 and 31, in Town 147, Range 32 and Sections 13, 14, 15, 16, 21, 23 ,24,.25, 26, 28, 33, 35 and 36, in Township 147 north, Range 33 west and all of that por- tion of Lake Bemidji lying north of the south line of said last named town. ; Notice Posted. The notice of the establishment has been posted in five of the most prominent places in the district. Mr. Avery’s action is a result of a petition for establishment of a closed season here by residents and property owners in this county. Ac- tion was taken because of the danger of the extermination of game birds and game. < The discharging of firearms in the district is forbidden. GOV. HANNA’S SECRETARY : TO0 RETURN TO BISMARCK Hon. A. W. Carter and wife of Bis- marck, N. D, will return to their home today after a few days’ visit with Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Whaley and Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Bowers. Mr, Carter is the private secretary to Governor L. B. Hanna. TOWN OF NORTHERN CLUB PRESENTS EXCELLENT PLAY The four-act comedy drama, “The Daughter of the Desert,” given by the Young People’s club in the Town of Northern last night was very well presented. The cast was very good and the play was well attended. A number of Bemidji people were pres- ent. . The proceeds of the entertainment will be presented to Alfred Skoogland and family of the Town of Northern whose home was recently destroyed by fire. CHICAGOITES VISIT SISTER Dr. J. F. Crowley of Chicago and James P. Crowley and wife, also of Chicago, arrived in Bemidji today and will be the guests of their sister, Mrs. W. N. Bowser, and family for a week. James P. Crowley has at- tended the International Association convention of Retail Druggists in Minneapolis during the past week. ‘While here they will spend several days hunting and fishing. RETURNS TO CARLTON Miss Florence Armstrong, who has been a guest at the John Hedeen home S.|for a week, returned to her home in Carlton today. Though we concede the right of others to their opinions, we like our . own best.—Albany Journal. ANDERSON LEADS N 500 MILE AUTO RACE 25,000 People See Race on New Motor Speedway in the TEN BODIES TAKEN FROM F-4 SUBMARINE Honoluly, H. L, Sept. 4.—Ten more Twin Cities. bodies were found Friday crowded in the engine room of the United States submarine F-4, when a hole was cut |RESTA DROPS OUT OF through the steel plate to this sec- tion. One body was identified as that of Ivan L. Mahan, machinist mate, of Lima, Ohio. Members of the naval board of in- RACE IN 102nd MILE Anderson Leads at the End of First Hundred Miles and quiry decline to discuss the sugges- Cooper Second. tion made by some of those working —— on the submarine that an explosion MU TIRE UBLE elsewhere in the vessel caused the ancCOU';:O oK men to seek refuge in the engine OF ROUGH TRACK room. So far 13 bodies have been taken from the hold of the submarine. St. Paul, Minn., Sept. 4.—With Resta, De Palma, Oldfield, Wileox, C " 1A ACC PROPOSAL B(::p:r,m Portpor:tn, Anderson and FOR CONCESSIONS TO BULGARIA | Dersden! entered for the $50,000 purse, the Twin Cities’ first speedway 500-mile race started this noon. The track is two miles, and $20,000 will be given as first prize, with appor- tionment of other prizes. Probably the greatest crowd of peo- ple ever seen in St. Paul began to ar- rive at 10 o’clock this morning. With the Minnesota state fair opening Mon- day and offering besides its usual g attractions, an extensive automobile show, interest in things run by ’no- line was increased. Wagner is Starter, Fred J. Wagner, New York, started 3 the elimination tests shortly before f noon. The big race started during the noon hour. One hundred clerks and ten judges assisted Starter Wag- ner. Although he was unable to make the required seventy-five miles an hour at the elimination contests, W. H. Brown, with his Duchesneau car;’ was permitted to enter the race {0 account - of attainments. Begides building his own car he has ‘won seventeen first places in automobile races. Athens, via Paris, Sept. 4.—It is announced here that Serbia has ac- cepted in principle the entente’s pro- posal for territorial concessions to Bulgaria with the reservation that the Serbia frontier remains in con- tact with Greece in some parts. The Greek parliament adjourps tomorrow to Oct. 4. PEAGE MOVE T0 BE MADE IN FALL Washington Official Intimates That the United States Will Take Steps When War Lulls, — Washington, Sept. 4.—The United States will make a move for peace late this fall or early this winter, according to an intimation of high official source today. Officials believe that it is impos- sible to take immediate action on the Pope’s peace proposal but in the fall when the fighting will lull, the time win probably be considered wise for 3 peace-fove. " BURNED BY TURK TROOPS Six Bands at Meet, Six bands started a musical ipno- vation. Two started playing “God Save the King,” at the same time twa other bands in unison started “Mar- seilles.” Then a third pair of mll struck up “Der Wacht An R, and-the discord of their thres nation al hire was disquiting, until the six & bands simultaneously and in unison, started “The Star Spangled Banner” amid frenzied cheering of the thou- sands assembled. Experts Examine Cars. Experts this morning went over each racing car very carefully, with ‘ the idea of preventing accidents. With their positions determined in trials, the racers opened up their throttles during the moon hour, as electric starters snapped accurately just the time they started, and the race was on. 25,000 Attend. The race began at noon ‘with over twenty-five thousand people in at- tendance. At the end of the first hundred miles Anderson was leading by six miles. The average speed was Athens, Sept. 4.—Turkish troops have burned the Armenian villages, Esmidt and Nicomedi. The entire population is being slaughtered, ac- cording to a late report. RUSSIANS CAPTURE TRENCHES Petrograd, Sept. 4.—The Russian troops ‘have captured the Turkish trenckes near ORie. Two hundred prisoners, besides s large amount of supplies, were captured. BANKS TO GLOSE ON LABOR DAY There will be no Lahor Day cele- |Rinety and ninety-onehundreths bration in Bemidji Monday. miles. Banks will be closed all day, how- Cooper Takes Lead ever, and several of the city and county offices will be closed. Barber shops will be closed Mon- day afternoon. In the 104th mile Anderson stop- ped on account of tire trouble and Cooper took the lead. Cooper stopped in the 170th mile to permit Johnny Aitken to take the wheel and Ander- son went into first place. Anderson stopped on his 180th mile on aceount of tire trouble but made the change and held the lead. Resta Goes Out. Resta went out of the race at the end of the 102nd mile-on account of & broken oil pump. Mulford was ordered off the track in the -114th mile on account of his racer being cracked because of. ter- rific vibration. Tire trouble was more than normsl. on account of rough track. De Palma dropped out of the race at 3 o'clock because of over-ofling. in his magneto. & At 230 miles Anderson was first, Cooper second and O’Donnel third. Race Not Close. Nine cars remained in the race at the end of 250 miles. Anderson was. leading at this time although the race element was lacking. The two Stutz cars and the O'Donnell cars were the only ones which were really in the running. All other cars were from 25 to 76 miles behind. At the end of 290 miles Cooper and Anderson battled for first place, with the latter leading, both driving Stutz cars. Eddie O'Donnel in a Duessn- berg was third. When Cooper had covered 290 other drivers had cov- ered from 148 to 280 miles. One thousand men worked day and * night to put 360 acres of ground in order for today’s race. ' Just 800, 000 cubic yards of earth were re- moved in grading. ‘In order to pave ° the course, 30,000 ‘barrels of cement - were used, and 3,000,000 feet of lum- | ber were used to-provide seating fa- cilities . for. = 128,000. Forty ~“Tfeet safety zones have -been established. FIVE GIRLS MEET DEATH IN SCHOOL FIRE San Francisco, Cal., Sept. 4.—Five girls were horribly burned this morn- ing when the girls’ dormitory at the St. Francis school was destroyed: by fire. i Two of the bodies have been iden- tified. They are Elizabeth O’Brien, 14, and Sister Katie. TROPPMAN SALE MONDAY The Troppman sale begins Monday, September 6, and not as stated in the Pioneer last evening. The charge for delivering 100 pounds of granulated sugar will be 10 cents. The sugar will be sold for $6.00. A girl's face usually lights up when she is offered a match.--Omaha World- By . iaHOP‘-