Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 13, 1915, Page 1

| THE BEMIDJI D ; SOGIETY. VOLUME 13, NO. 219. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 13, 1915, FORTY OENTS PER MONTH. FEDERAL GA ME WARDEN INSPECTS GONDITIONS <7 E. A Cleashy, Eau Claire, Wis,, In spector of Migratory Bird Law: Praises Local Work. FEDERAL BIRD LAW IS EX- PLAINED TO LOCAL MEN Government Reserves Right to Ar- rest Violators Three Years After Violation. E. A. Cleasby, Eau Claire, Wis., United States district inspector of the migratory bird law, was in Be- midji over Sunday inspecting condi- tions and investigating cases for the government. Arrest Within 3 Years, “The federal government reserves the right to arrest anyone for the violation of the bird law within three years after the violation,” said Mr. Mr. Cleasby. “In some cases we ar- rest several years after they violate the law and bring the matter to the attention of the federal grand jury. ‘At present the law is being con- tested in the courts by the State of Arkansas which claims that while the birds are in the state they are under the jurisdiction of the state and are not under national laws. The case will be tried next month.” Bailey is Praised. Mr. Cleasby was very enthusiastic in his praise of Sherm Bailey, the local game warden. “He is one of the best men in the service,” he said, “and I might also add that Carlos Avery is one of the best state game commissioners in the country. The action taken by the local men in establishing a the game preserve is very commendable. Misunderstand Law. “There is some misundertsanding in this territory in regard to the mi- gratory.bird law in reference to the Mississippi river. Hunting is allow- ed on the Mississippi river anywhere this side of Minneapolis. “'Closed seasons established by the law are as follows: “'A closed season for nine months all over the United States. In Minne- sota, all migratory game birds are protected from December 1 to Sep- tember 7 of each year. “A closed season each day from sunset to sunrise. ‘A closed season on and over the main streams of two large navigable rivers, the Mississippi river from Minneapolis, Minn.,, to Memphis, Tenn., and the Missouri river from Bismarck, N. D., to Nebraska City. Neb. Closed Season for 3 Years. ‘A closed season until September 1, 1918, on the following bird species: “‘Band tailed pigeons, little brown, sandhill and whooping cranes, swans, curlew, woodduck and all shore birds except the black-breasted and golden plover, Wilson or jacksnipe, wood- cock and the greater and lesser yel- lowlegs. ‘A closed season is established all over the United States on all insect- eating birds at all times. Laws Correspond. “The state law of Minnesota and the United States law correspond in most of the points for the protection of birds. The only points of differ- ence are on .and after Jan. 1, 1915, a continuous closed season shall be in effect on all migratory birds pass- ing over or at rest on any of the waters of the main stream of the Mississippi river between Minnea- polis, Minn., and Memphis, Tenn. No Shooting After Sunset. “A daily closed time is established on all migratory game birds in open hunting season, from SUNSET to SUNRISE. This regulation prohib- iting night shooting is intended to bring about uniformity in provisions now in force in most states protect- ing water fowl or other birds at night, or within certain hours be- tween sunset and sunrise, so that the birds may be unmolested on their roosting grounds and may have time to feed after sunset and before sun- %, that is still being done almost at their Plans. For Beltmnii County Fair Are Completed meeting of the Fair Association 4 this afternoon for the pur- <+ wmpleting a program of SpOTL. Thursday, Friday and Sat- urday. ‘A football game, auto races, horse races; etc., are planned. Friday Bemidji Day. Friday is Bemidji day at the fair and Bemidji stores are asked to close their doors from 1 o’clock until 4:30 or 5:00 of that day so that all em- ployes and proprietors may enjoy the exhibits and entertainments provided. This will be the big day at the Bel- trami county fair this year. Complete Program. A complete program will appear in the Pioneer, outlining what will take place in the way of entertain- ment at the grounds, in addition to the exhibits of crops, stock, poultry and machinery. WILDERNESS WILL BE CONQUERED BY ROAD St. Paul Newspaper Writes Editorial in Which John Gilstead of Sum- mit is Featured. £ po. John Gilstead of Summit features in an editorial in the Sunday edition of the St. Paul Pioneer Press. Mr. Gilstead has been at the state fair assisting at the Beltrami county ex- hibit. The editorial in the Press is as follows: Occasionally the blase citizens of the metropolitan center of Minnesota get just a glimpse of the pioneering doors. Many Places Remote. “When I first went to Blackduck we traveled inland eighty miles from a railroad and carried everything for the winter with us, for once arrived there was no way to bring in supplies except by pack,” said John Gilstead of the northern Minnesota, speaking for good roads. A man now can take an automobile and reach his section by evening, he added, but there are BEMIDJI FARM CLUB HOLDS LARGE MEET: DISGUSS MAIL ROUTES One Hundred and Fourteen Farmers Attend Meeting of Club at Jester Farm Resort. WILL PRESENT PETITION ’ FOR RURAL DELIVERIES L. G. Pendergast, A. P. Ritchie, A. H. Jester and A, E. Rako Address Meeting ; Excellent Program. The Bemidji Farmers’ club turned out 144 strong at its regular meeting Saturday held at the Jester Farm Re- sort on the shores of Lake Plantagan- et. This number included men, wo- men and children and proved to be the largest meeting of the club this year. Fine Program Given. The Honorable L. G. Pendergasz, A. P. Ritchie, A. H. Jester and A. E. Rako were among those who ad- dressed the gathering, which together with the musical numbers by the young people of the club presented a splendid program. A mail route for farmers in this section of the county and Northern Hubbard was the chief topic of dis- cussion. Postmaster A. P. Ritchie cutlined the course of procedure nec- essary to secure a route. One hun- dred signatures on application means a daily route while seventy-five se- cures a delivery every other day. Steps will be taken at once to secure this route which will take in 100 or| more farmers in the twenty-five mile course outlined. County Fair Discussed. Mr. Ritchie also urged the club io get closer to the county fair. “Watch the premium list and when you ex-| hibit, send exactly what the list calls | for,” said Mr. Ritchie. Mr. Pendergast talked encourag-! ingly of the future of this country, and made comparisons with the southern part of the state years ago. A. H. Jester -entertatned - with stories and pointed out the fact that this particular section of the country had much to be thankful for, when compared with the flooded distriets, still many places as remote from transportation facilities as Blackduck was when Mr. Gilstead pioneered. Good Roads Necessary. State highway commission officials said as much the past week whon they chronicled the completion of a road to Cromwell, through a district which roadmakers said a few years ago was impossible, and which had been cut off from communication with Duluth. Good roads mean the subjugation of the wilderness, and the commis- sion, aided by the counties, is doing all in its power to make every town- ship of northern Minnesota accessible. It is up to us of the paved streets and macadamized roads to give all possible support to work that means as much to the cities in new business territory developed as it does to the new settlers. J. L. GOLD, GASS LAKE PIONEER IS DEAD Word has been received in Bemidji of the death of J. L. Gold, one of the oldest residents of Cass Lake. He had been sick for several weeks. Mr. Gold has been a resident of the vil- lage since it was first laid out. He is survived by two daughters living at Cass Lake, and two sons, one who formerly was a resident ot Bemidji and the other a resident of Spokane, Wash. Funeral services were held from the M. E. church at Cass Lake Sun- day afternoon. Knowledge is power. Wise is the man who knows enough not to know too much. etc. He also upheld the woman’s (Continued on last page.) MANUAL TRAINING TEAGHER INJURED A. D. Bailey Injured When Board Strikes Hand—May Resume Duties in 10 Days. A. D. Bailey, manual training teacher at the high school, received a bad wound on his right hand this morning when his hand was gtruck by a board. The tendon of the middle finger on his right hand was exposed and he will probably be unable to resume his duties for ten days. The wound was dressed by Dr. E. H. Smith, DES MOINES FAMILY BUYS FARM NEAR HERE M. P. Benson and family of Des Moines, Iowa, came to Bemidji last week. Mr. Benson has purchased a piece of land four and three-fourths miles Northwest of Bemidji, the deal being made through Reynolds & Win- ter of this city. The family will spend the winter in Bemidji while Mr. Benson is having a set of build- ings erected on the farm. ‘WHALE BOATS LAUNCHED Two whale boats which are for the use of the Bemidji naval militia, which were received Saturday, were launched Sunday morning. The local division will hold a reg- ular meeting tonight. THE CUB REPORTER rise. This is both in the interests of the birds and the sportsmen.” POSTOFFIGE AT STARBUCK IS BURGLARIZED Starbuck, Minn., Sept. 13.—The postoffice here was burglarized last night. All the stamps were taken and the ; safe was blown open. Inspectors from St. Paul are ex- pected this afternoon. Subscribe for the Pioneer. 'will be used in decorating the rooms. Mayor Mcl}uaigw Wears Straw Hat; Break is Evident A breach between Mayor McCuaig and F. 8. Lycan, president of the city council, is evident today. ‘While the mayor was at the fair Mr. Lycan in a special order put oft the end of the straw hat season un- til September 10 and issued a warn- ing that anyone wearing a straw hat after that date would be punished, ete. This morning Mayor McCuaig ap- peared with his straw hat and with the statement that he was running affairs now and that the straw hat season was not closed. A report that the city council may COUNTY SUPT. OF SCHODLS MAKES A REPORT ON WORK W. B. Stewart Reports Progress in Schools of Beltrami County—May Have 6,000 Pupils This Year INDEBTEDNESS IS $259,465.67; NEW BUILDINGS ERECTED Schools Have 267 Teachers and 36 Schools in Unorganized Territory —Work Increases. During the past year the enroll- discuss the matter at its meeting to- night, was denied this afternoon. SCHOOL TEACHERS' _ REGEPTION TONIGHT Entertainment to Be @Given at the Home of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Hayner. The members of the Methodist church will hold a reception for the Bemidji teachers at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Hayner, 915 Lake Boulevard, this evening. Invitation have been issued to about forty teachers and a number of other Bemidji people. Light refreshments will be served and the following program will be given: Vocal solo, Miss Dorothy Torrance; reading, Miss -Ida Virginia Brown; vocal solo, Miss Flossie Baumgard- ner; duet, Misses Alice Minnick and Flossie Baumgardner; reading, Miss Carrie Brown; instrumented music, Miss Jessie Phillips. House plants and gamden flowers BEMIDJI BAND RETURNS FROM FAIR Boys Made Good at the Minnesota State Exposition—Advertise City. Director Louis Burchard and a number of the members of the Be- midji band returned today from the Twin Cities where the band played at the State Fair during the entire week. From reports the trip was a success and the boys made good in advertising Bemidji. A number of the boys will remain in the Twin Cities for a few days. A meeting of the bands will prob- ably be held Thursday night. 3 AMERICANS WOUNDED IN MEXICAN BATTLE [—— Brownsville, Tex., Sept. 13.—Three American soldiers are reported to have been wounded in a battle with the Mexicans nears Losidigs. The details of the battle are un- known. GLEARWATER GOUNTY FAIR OPENS AT BAGLEY Bagley, Minn., Sept. 13.—The ment in the schools of Beltrami county has grown from 4,900 stu- dents to 5,433, an increase of 473, according to a report made today at the office of the county superintend- ent of schools. This year the en- rollment is estimated at 6,000. 267 Teachers. There are now 267 teachers in the county schools and 36 schools in un- organized territory. In a financial report made by Su- perintendent Stewart the county schools had $46,752.91 on hand and the grade and high schools had $7.- 567.08, July 31, 1915. The total cash on hand on that date was $54,- 403.99 as compared to $55,062.56 on hand July 31, 1914. Receipts Reported. The receipts of the schools during the past year were: From apportion- ment, $31,876.89; special atx, $95,- 830.09; one mill tax, $6,935.19; spe- cial state aid, $30,387.02; other sources, $52,097.562, which combined with the cash on hand July 31, 1914, makes a total receipt of -$272,- 181.25. Disbursements Larger. The disbursements during the year were” as follows: Teachers’ wages, $95,224.83; supplies, $16,997.78; re- pairs and improvements, $10,958.75; school houses and sites, $16,964.80; bonds and interest; $266,500.04; li- brary books, $1,713.33; text books, $4,444.71; apparatus, $1,968.10; transportation‘for-pupits, $10,254.77; other purposes, $32,850.87. Three Schools Built. Three new school buildings have been built during the year, three con- solidated buildings are being erected and one building at Baudette is in the course of construction. The aggregate indebtedness of the schools in Beltrami county is $259,- 465.67 of which the schools in Be- midji have an indebtedness of $82,- 853.83 and on outside orders $24,- 853.83. MAY BE SHORTAGE IN MERGHANDISE That there will be a shortage in merchandise is the opinion of Charles Cominsky who returned this morn- ing from a business trip to the Twin Cities. “The outlook for fall business is very satisfactory,” he said on his re- turn. “However, I find that a num- ber of the business houses are not going to be able to secure sufficient merchandise. Part of this shortage is due to the fact that there are no dyes on account of the European war.” THOMAS HUGHES AND BRIDERETURN TO BEMIDJI Thomas Hughes and bride returned this morning from Chicago where Clearwater county fair opened here today. A good attendance is expect- ed at the three days o¢ the fairz. The exhibits are larger and better than last year. & | COUNCIL TO MEET TONIGHT The city council will meet in reg- | ular session at the city hall tonight they have spent their honeymoon. They were married in Minneapolis September 4. Mr. Hughes is local manager of the Beltrami Elevator & Milling Co., and Mrs. Hughes was formerly Miss Pauline Markham of Virginia, for- merly of this city. Mr. and Mrs. Huhges will make their home in Bemidjt Ty Swedsn May Join - Gormany in War is Bolief London, Sept. 13.—There is great speculation here this morning as to what Sweden will do in the European war. There is a popular belief which is undeniable, that Sweden will join Germany. It is known here that Germany is doing her best to bring Sweden into the war, ¥ Party in Minority. The Swedish party favors Germany and is willing to have the Swedish army help the Germans. This party includes the financial interests but is in the minority numerically. An attempt is being made to create sentiment for Germany, reminding the Swedish people that Russia took Finland from them. OULUTH GOMNERGIAL MEN VISIT IN BEMIDJI Visit Opening of Clearwater County Fair at Bagley—Secretary of De- velopment Association Here. George D. McCarthy, secretary of the Northern Minnesota Development association, was in Bemidji today and announced that he expects a very large meeting of the association in Bemidji, December 9 and 10. “A number of exhibits have been planned,” said Mr. MecCarthy. “T. A. Erickson who has charge of the hoys’ and girls’ department in the United States Department of Agri- culture, recently told me that he ex- pects to have 500 exhibits in the boys’ and girls’ potato contest.” Mr. McCarthy, who is also assist- antant secretary of the Duluth Com- mercial club, was accompanied by the following Duluth men: F. X. Gravell, Stone-Ordean-Wells Co.; H. P. Gowan, Gowan-Lenning-Brown Co.; E. A: Risdom-F. A. Patrick & Co.; F. E. Halbert, Northern Shoe Co.; C. H. Kelley, Kelley-How-Thom- son Co.; H. D. Final, Marshall-Wells Hdw. Co. The delegation had been to Bagley to attend the opening of the Clear- water county fair. They will leave Bemidji tomorrow morning for Park Rapids and expect to return to Be- midji Sept. 23. ENROLLMENT AT SGHOOL INCREASES Overflow of Students Taken Care of in the Recitation Rooms, Many new registrations in the high school and seventh and eighth grades caused an increase in the overflow of students at the schools today on ac- count of lack of seats. In the seventh and eighth grade rooms where there is 160 seats there MESSENGER FOR DUMBA IS WELL KNOWN HERE Archibald, Who Carried Letters for Austrian Representative, Known. by Local Residents. REPORTED INDIAN UPRISING FOR LESLIE'S WEEKLY IN 1898 Cables Chicago That He is Innocefit of Charges and That Did Not Know Contents of Letter Given Him, —_— James F. J. Archibald, correspond-l ent, who is reported to have been the messenger of Dr. Dumba, the Aus- tria-Hungary ambassador, and =~ who took charge of the letter which caused the United States to ask for the recall of the Austrian ambadsa- & dor, is well known by several of the 3 cesidents of Bemidjl and Leech Lake. 2 In 1898 at the time of the Indian uprising at Leech Lake Archibald came to Leech Lake as a representa- tive of Leslie’s Weekly. WILL BE ARRESTED E | BY GOVERNMENT Washington, Sept. 13.—Corres- pondent Archibald will be arrested by the Federal government upon his arrival in New York. SAYS HE WAS INNOCENT MESSENGER Chicago, Sept. 13.—Correspondent Archibald has cabled from Fairmouth, England, to the Chicago Herald, a statement in which he states that he was the innocent messenger of Dumba : and that he did not know the contents - B of the message which he delivered. No Secrecy About It. Archibald's cablegram says: S ‘““The letter from Ambassador Dum- | ba to the Austrian minister of for- eign affairs was given to me at the foot of the gang plank at the moment of sailing by Dr. Dumba’s secretary, who-asked"me-to deliver it. T thought - it merely- was. some suggestisn<to— -~ Minister Buran as to granting me privileges at the front. “There was absolutely ‘no secrecy or suggestion of the letter’s import- ance. I had absolutely no idea what- ever of its contents. Nor did I know what the real trouble was until I read it in the papers. Holds Dumba Thoughtless. z “I don’t think Dumba thought of b o] the serious position it would put me in. He had already given me several letters of introduction. He probably thought merely it was a chance to deliver a note quickly and directly. “I simply put the letter with. all the rest of my papers and with some personal letters accompanying trifling gifts from persons in New York to friends abroad. In No Way a Messenger. “I can truthfully say I was abso- lutely in no way a messenger in any sense—except as nearly every traveler S when sailing accepts a note or trifie - to be delivered or mailed. “When I left Berlin last spring I carried letters and packages for Am- bassador and Mrs. Gerard and several e e are 193 students registered, 104 in the seventh grade and 89 in the eighth grade. A recitation room has béen turned into an assembly room for the extra students. All students will be taken tare of, according to Superintendent Dyer. BIG ARTILLERY BATTLEAT FRENCH-FLANDERS LINE Paris, Sept. 13.—Two million shells have been hurled across the France-Flanders battlefront. The greatest artillery battle the world has ever known is in progress, according to reports. The rain of shells continues un- A Cat Has Eight More Lives Than _The Boss HAVE A HEART ceased. By * RE SCUE DROVAING, CATS! - OP” attaches in exactly the same friendly spirit. I had asked others not to send anything important. But this Dumba letter, coming at the last mo- ment, I did not give any special thought, as it was handed to me in such a very casual manner.” VIENNA SILENT ON DUMBA RECALL Washington, Sept. 13.—Nothing has been heard today from Vienna in regard to the recall of Ambassador Dumba. REPORT VILLA EXEGUTED GEN. THOMAS URBINA ‘Washington, Sept. 13.—An unde- tailed dispatch received today says that General Villa has executed Gen- eral Thomas Urbina. The dispatch was received from Villa Junta. TEPPELINS IN ENGLISH RAID SUNDAY; NO DAMAGE London, Sept. 13.—Zeppelins raid- ed the east coast of England Sunday. | No casualties have been reported. - A raid also took place Saturday night with slight damage. VISITS AT WALKER Miss Jessie Phillips, music teacher in the Bemidji schools, spent Sehu— day and Sunday in Walker, the guest iot friends at Glengarry. -