Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 23, 1915, Page 1

THE BEMIDJI A VOLUME 13, NO. 228. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, YHURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 23, 1915. Spooner Man of Revolver and $48.00, August 3. ENTIRE MORNING TAKEN 8 UP IN CHOOSING JURY First Criminal Case on Fall Calendar is Called; George Erickson of . Spooner, Attorney for Defense. Judge W. S. McClenahan of the district court began the criminal cases on the fall calendar of the court this morning. The first case taken up was the case against Edward Miley who is charged with grand larceny in the first degree. Take $48. Miley, in company with James Ryan, are accused of having robbed Mike Denkoiv of Spooner of $48 and a revolver, Aug. 3, 1915. They were GRANDLARCENYGASE [ ""****** **** :IFEDERAL POTATO AGAINSTEDWARD MILEY CONSIDEREDBY COURT Charged With Having Robbed|" ELTRAMI COUNTY IN BANANA BELT; STRAWBERRY CROP IS EXCELLENT A box of big, red, lucious rverbearing strawberries, ri- 2d in spite of the occasion- &Q[ +g in this territory, was *, %, “hy the Piloneer this x 4 = Mrs. Gill Crone, * w?tu‘ q’e/ Lake Irvine. * Mr%, 2 v her straw- * berries ‘ed May « first and s. "1 she * has been pickw. +8 from ¥ the vines. 3+ * “The vines are now covered ¥ with berries and they will be ¥ that way until the ice ¥ freezes,” said Mrs. Crone this ¥ morning. * Beltrami county is produ- ¥ cing some wonderful crops % this year. This announcement ¥ of the strawberry crop is in ¥ line with the announcement * that 98 bushels of oats has X been threshed to an acre and * 56 bushels of wheat. * KRR KKK KKK KKK MILKINSPECTIONLAWS Fhhkhkhkhkk ko kA Ak Ak hk kA khk kA hkkhk ok hdkkk kK arrested and the grand jury recently returned an indictment against them. Ryan will be tried as soon as the Miley case is disposed of. Ericson Defends Miley. Graham M. Torrance, county attor- ney, is in' charge of the state’s side of the case and George E. Ericson of Spooner is defending Miley. ‘The entire morning session of the court was taken up in choosing a jury. = The jury chosen is C. C. Shepherd, August Anderson, Barney Anderson, George A. Spon, J. L. Higgins, Mar- tin Sorenson, M. H. Sands, H. E. Palmer, T. McManus, Ole F. Hegland, Ross Runnels and J. A. Tredeau. \ SCHOOL EXHIBITS AT NORTHOME FAIR GOOD W. P. Dyer, Superintendent of Schools Acts as Judge at Koochiching County Fair. W. P. Dyer, superintendent of the Bemidji schools, was at Northome yesterday where he was a judge of the school exhibits at the Koochich- (4 ing county fair. Fifty Schools Exhibit. “Over 50 schools had exhibits,” ! sdid Mr. Dyer on his return this morning. -~ “The ‘exhibits were uni- formly good and they were nicely pre- pared. The only trouble was the lack of room for all the material. Even the International Falls school was represented. Northome took first prize and Littlefork the second prize for the grade schools and Beav- er took the first prize and Bentalow the second prize for the one-room schools. Excellent Supervision. “The exhibit showed that the coun- ty schools are under excellent super- vision and that the latest ideas in industrial and agricultural education are being used.” A SILENT WEDDING Minneapolis, Minn.,, Sept. 23.— William R. Lyons and Mary Hender- ! son presenting themselves to be mar- " ried by Court Commissioner Bates, said not a word. Neither did Bates, who sat down at a typewriter and ] typed the wedding ceremony. Spaces were left for the bride and groom, who filled in their parts of the ceremony. Then Bates wrote at the bottom of the peculiar document, “I pronounce you man and wife.” Mr. and Mrs. Lyon are deaf mutes from Faribault, Minn. ' ROGERS TO HOSPITAL George Rogers, 82 years of age, living near Wilton, was taken to the St. Anthony hospital this morning, suffering from several diseases. His | condition is not immediately serious. \ . N. B. Backus is the guest of his / . brother, G. D. Backus, proprietor of the Bazaar store. He will leave for Brainerd tonight and expects to re- turn later in the fall to look after his Bootleg Lake farm home. 20,000 EMPLOYES IN STEEL MILLS MAY STRIKE Pittsburgh, Pa., Sept. 23.—Twenty thousand steel mill employes will de- [} termine late-this afternoon whether night shifts shall be allowed to work or whether a strike should be called WILL BE ENFORCED Dr. W. K. Denison Begins Active Campaign—Law Allows 500,000 Bacteria Per Cubic Centimeter. Dr. W. K. Denison, milk inspector for the city of Bemidji, yesterday be- gan his duties of examining the pro- duct of milk dealers and the cattle. The state law places the maximum of bacteria per cubic centimeter at 500,000 and Dr. Denison will make an active campaign in this city to see that the law is enforced. Will Arrest Violaters. All dealers whose cows and milk are not sanitarily kept will be ar- rested. Dr. Denison has requested that all milk dealers call on him and to ar- range to have their places and cattle examined. EXTENSION WORK TO BE BEGUN IN COUNTRY SCHOOLS Extension work of the Bemidji schools will- be begun tonight at the Hall school, north of Wilton. Prof. Gile, A. D. Bailey and Miss Vermil- yea and Superintendent. of Schools W. P. Dyer will speak. It is planned to hold meetings once a week at different schools until win- ter. ' TWENTY DAY SUSPENDED SENTENGE IN DRUNK GASE Charles Nelson was given a sus- pended sentence of 20 days and was charged with the costs this morning in the court house before F. W. Ber- key, justice of peace of Durand, charged with being drunk in Durand. The justice of the peace brought the man and “exhibits” to the sher- iff this morning and the warrant was issued. The complaint against Nelson was made by a resident of Durand. ARGENTINA APPROVES ARBITRATION TREATY Buenos Aires, Sept. 23.—The sen- ate yesterday approved the arbitra- tion treaty signed on May 28 by Ar- gentina, Chili and Brazil. The peace treaty signed by the A. B. C. nations provides that future differences which can neither be set- tled diplomatically nor submitted to arbitration shall be placed before a permanent international commission for inquiry and report. The signa- tories to the treaty agreed not to be- gin hostilities before the commission draws up its report or before the lapse of one year. The treaty pro- vides that the commission shall act at the request of any single govern- ment. SCOO THE CUB REPCKTER at 8 o’clock tonight, when an ulti- matum demanding a 20 per cent in- crease expires. INSPECTOR SAYS NORTH CROP BEST Prof, C. N. Frey of Washington, D. C., Accompanies Soo - Development Agent on Inspection Trip Here. EXAMINES CROP OVER ENTIRE U. S. FOR GOVERNMENT Local Men Assist Inspectors in In- specting Fields Near Bemidji; Interested in Marketing. Prof. C. N. Frey of Washington, D. C., potato expert for the Federal government, and T. A. Hoverstad, formerly superintendent of the Crook- ston School of Agriculture, now in- terested in the Soo Line agricultural development work, were in Bemidji yesterday inspecting conditions here. Examines Country’s Crop. They went to Cass Lake yesterday morning and inspected conditions there. Mr. Frey has examined the potato crops in every district of the United States and stated after his inspec- tion here that Northern Minnesota potatoes were of superior quality and flavor over the southern grown stock, both for seed and for table use. Local Men Accompany. B. M. Gile of the Bemidji schools, President Swedback of the Security State bank and J.-J. Opsahl, presi- dent of the Minnesota Potato Grow- ers’ association, accompanied the in- spectors to potato fields near Be- midji. Several experiments were made in the different fields visited in digging hills and sorting the potatoes into four grades or sizés for sale. Reports to Government. Prof. Frey reports his inspections to the Department of Agriculture which issues reports on conditions. These reports are closely followed by large milling, grain and cotton deal- ers, as well as bankers and business men. Farm Factory Important. “The farm Factory is the most im- portant factory in the United States,” said Prof. Frey yesterday, “but the average farmer is at fault in that he does not consider his factory on the farm important enough to run it on strict business methods. The farm- er fails to study the facts and figures and aid gathered and offered to him free by the Federal departments.” The inspectors were especially in- terested here in the establishing of a Minnesota standard crate for mar- keting, which the sizes of potatoes are sorted before they are sold. WALSH AND M’CALL NOMINATED IN CONN. Boston, Sept. 23.—A revision of the complete vote of the state in Tuesday’s joint primaries made to- day, somewhat increased the plurali- ty of the nominees. Governor Walsh was renominated for a third term by the Democrats and former Congress- man McCall was chosen as his Re- publican opponent. ADELE HALSETH DEAD Miss Adele Halseth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hans Halseth of Mill Park, who has been ill for nearly three years, died yesterday at her home. She was 16 years old. Surviving are one sister and six brothers, besides the parents. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o’clock from the family residence. Rev. Osmund John- son will officiate. UNGLE TO NYMORE WOMAN 1S SHOT Mrs. George Larson of Nymore re- ceived a message stating that her uncle, F. A. Peterson, of Rice Lake, Wis., was accidentally shot while out hunting. Mr. Peterson was a former treasurer of Wisconsin. state KRR KKK KKK KRR KY * % GOOD-BYE SUMMER ‘Washington, Sept. 23.— Today was the last day of summer, with fall beginning exactly at 4:20 this after- noon. Today should ‘be exactly half sunshine and half sha- dow, the sun being twelve hours above the horizon and twelve below. % ®ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok kK Wk ok ok kk ok ok ok kk ok ok KKK KKKK KKK K ACTION IS DELAYED IN ARCHIBALD CASE State Department Divulges Von Pa- pen Letter Suggesting Sale .to Neutrals. ‘Washington, Sept. 23.— Acting Secretary of State Polk announced yesterday -that the department has all but two of the documents taken from James F. Archibald, which re- sulted in the request for the recall of Dr. Dumba. It is declared that until the re- maining letters reach the department no further action which may affect other persons implicated will be taken. Officials Will Not Talk. Officials will not comment on the letter ‘of Captain Fritz von Papen, the German military attache, in which he said: “I always say to those idiotic Yankees that they had better hold their tongues.” In addition to correspondence ' al- ready published, the department di- vulged a translation of a letter ad- dressed to the ‘royal ministry of war, Berlin,” by von Papen, dated New York, August 20, regarding probable sale of war materials to the Dutch and Norwegian governments. The translation of the letter was as follows: ‘“‘Recently news has come in here from various sources that the Dutch and Norwegian governments are buying war materials, such as pow- der, toluol, etc. Tried to Sell Munitions. “I respectfully beg the royal min- ister of war- to be good enough to let me know whether there would be any objection to a sale of war ma- terial by us to the countries mention- ed, in the event of the governments or their representatives here guar- anteeing that no further sale of the goods shall take place. “On the Norwegian government, I’ could probably unload a large por- tion of the Lehigh Coke company’s toluol, which is lying here useless in storage.” Miss Catherine Durand of Puposky was in the city today on business. Miss Durand will leave in a few days for Grygla, Minn., where she will teach school this year. She is a graduate of the normal department of the Bemidji high schocl. BIG GOLD STRIKE MADE IN MANITOBA ‘Winnipeg, Sept. 23.—A -big gold strike has been made in Northern Manitoba, on the west bank of the Pinewood river, ten miles from Ath- apapuska lake, according to Provin- cial Treasurer Hon. Edward Brown. The discovery was made by two old-time Cobalt prospectors, Don Mes- iers and Ralph Hammel. According to information received by the pro- vincial treasurer, the prospectors un- covered a rich lode of sulphite ore, samples of which assay at $25 to the ton, and the veins are said to be 2,- 000 feet long and from 75 to 300 feet thick. The owners of the claim are ask- ing $2,000,000 and 45 per cent roy- alty as the price of the mine. At the assay office experts declare that if ohly half of the prospectors’ story is true, a discovery has been made in Northern Manitoba which should eclipse all records of the Porcupine or Cobalt districts. Whatever The Boss Says Goes With The Cat INDIAN FAIR AT " RED LAKE HAS MANY EXHIBITS Correspondent for Pioneer Visits Fair and Describes Exhibits—Attend- ance is Good. CORN EXHIBITS 14 FEET HIGH | AND EARS 18 INCHES LONG ‘Tomorrow is Bemidji Day and Record "Attendance Expected; Indian Com- sioner Sends Greetings, (By Special Correspondent.) Red Lake Agency, Red Lake, Minn,, Sept. 23.—The biggest and best fair ever held by the Indians is in progress here today. The fair opened yesterday and about 800 Indians attended, as well as many white people. 1,000 Present Today. Today over 1,000 people will at- tend. A special track and sport pro- gram has been arranged, including a baseball game between Bagley and Red Lake. Tomorrow will be Bemidji day and it is expected that one of the largest crowds in history will be here. Displays Are Larger. The displays at the fair this year are much larger and more effectively arranged than in former years. Four farmers’ clubs have samples of some of the best vegetable and ta?-m products that have ever been displayed at a fair here. The four clubs represent the four divisions of the reservation. Corn 14 Feet Tall. If there is anyone who is of the opinion that the corn crop in the country is poor he or she will be sur- prised if they visit the fair. Corn that will "equal anything ever pro- duced in the state is shown here. The corn stalks are 14 feet tall and the ears are 18 inches long. Mammoth pumpkins, cabbages and squashes are also exhibited. Bead Work Attractive. The exhibits of bead work are very attractive. One booth of the Indian work_has been prepared in which all the articles are for sale at nominal prices so that curio hunters can se- cure Indian articles direct from the makers. Other Indian crafts exhibited are rush and cedar mats, genuine pipes of peace of red pipestone, birch bark articles and many other articles too numerous to mention. School Booths Interesting. There are some excellent exhibits of cattle and horses. The schools booths are very inter- esting and beautifully displayed. The Returned Students’ club has an ex- hibit of articles fabricated by the Indians who have graduated from va- rious schools and colleges such as Carlisle, Pennsylvania, Haskell and Lawrence. Telegraphs Congratulations. Cato Sells, commissioner of Indian affairs, has telegraphed his congratu- lations to the fair officials on the suc- cessful exhibitions. 100,000 ACRES IN DAKOTA OPENED TO HOMESTEADERS ‘Washington, D. C., Sept. 23.—Over 100,000 acres of land in North Da- kota is opeped to homestead entry by the terms of a proclamation just signed by President Wilson upon the recommendation of Secretary of In- terior Lane. The land has been reserved from disposition because it contained coal, but will now be classified as agricul- tural land of first and second class, grazing land and timber land, and will be appraised as such without re- gard to its coal value. The coal in this land is to be re- served to the government and the homestead entrymen will receive pat- ent for the surface only unless it can be shown that the land does not bear coal. Dr. and Mrs. E. H. Marcum are among Bemidji- visitors at the Red Lake Indian fair today. MINISTER SAYS SWEDEN WILL NOT CONCEDE TO BRITISH DEMANDS Stockholm, Sweden, Sept. 23.—If Sweden and England come to a satis- factory understanding regarding Swedish imports and the transit of supplies to Germany, this understand- ing will not be reached through any Swedish concession or alteration of her demands to be treated as a neut- ral nation enjoying the freedom of the seas, according to a statement made today by Eric de Trolle, presi- dent of the royal trade commission, former minister of foreign affairs and at present member of the English- Swedish commission engaged in at- tempting to settle the trade dispute. ‘““Sweden cannot and will not sur- render to English demands restrict- ing her commerce,” said de Trolle, “in order to help England in her in- dustrial war against Germany. If she did this, not only would Sweden suffer industrially herself, but she would become virtually an ally of England. The last consideration is the more important, since Sweden would no longer be a strictly neutral nation.” “If she permits the transit of sup- plies between England and Russia and join in any attempt to prevent the transit of supplies to Germany, she is becoming an important base of supplies for the Allies and is at the same time really entering into the war against Germany. “Sweden’s modest desire is to be allowed to carry on her normal in- dustry and to observe a strict neut- rality—which means helping neither side in 1 military or industrial way, to'the exclusion of the other.” LINER SUNK BY MINE, 1S GERMANY'S CLAIM Foreign Office Says Hesperian Was Not Sunk by a German Submarine. Berlin, Sept. 23.—The foreign of- fice this afternoon received a mem- orandum from the admiralty, declar- ing positively that no submarine at- tacked the liner Hesperian. It was suggested that the liner was sunk by a mine intended for a German submarine. All submarine commanders in the vicinity of the disaster report that they had not sunk the liner but that there were scores of mines off the Irish coast. It is believed that this will be in- corporated into a note for the United States. Ambassador Gerard of the foreign office here today declined to state whether the note to the United States had been started. MARINES ARE FIRED UPON AT CAPETOWN Washington, Sept. 23.—Official dispatches from Capertown, Cape Haiti, report a column of fifty mar- ines being fired upon Tuesday eve- ning. OPPOSITION TO GAME PRESERVE IN RAMSEY COUNTY _ St. Paul, Minn., Sept. 23.—Speak- ing before the state game and fish commission yesterday, on the propo- sition to convert the territory ad- jacent to White Bear lake in Ramsey county into a game preserve, E. B. Swagart of St. Paul contended that the game preserve idea was of no value. Mr. Swagart is a well known St. Paul sportsman, and he held that the only way to conserve game in Minnesota was either to turn the state into one huge preserve or to prevent shooting for a period of years. He said that any small territory would not offer a refuge for game birds and animals, as most of them wandered at will and refused to be domesticated. He said this was especially so in the case of prairie chickens. The question of making a game preserve at White Bear lake and vicinity was taken under advise- By "HOP" GERMANY MAKES CONCESSIONS IN WM. FRYE CASE Note Received and Made Public To- day in Regard to Sinking of the Liner. CONSENT TO ARBITRATION; EXPERTS TO NAME INDEMNITY Note Does Not Admit That Treaty . Was Violated When Liner Was Sunk. Washington, Sept. 23.—In a note from Germany made public this af- ternoon dealing with the William Frye case, the German government makes concessions regarding Amer- ican vessels carrying conditional con- traband. Germany consents to abitration and names experts who are to agree to the amount of indemnity that should be paid. - | The German government does not ! admit, however, that the treaty was violated when the steamer Frye was sunk. BULGARIAN RESERVISTS ] ANSWER SUMMONS Berlin, Sept. 23.—Large bodies of Bulgarian reservists are leaving Ber- lin and other German cities in an- swer to the mobilization summons of Bulgaria. Dispatches from Vienna say that- thousands are enroute to the frontier. Newspapers here prom- ise Bulgaria Germany’s assistance in her efforts to regain Macedonia. SWEDISH STEAMER IS SUNK Christiansband, Norway, Sept. 23. —The steamer Fersvick has been submarined. The crew was saved. BRITISH STEAMER STRIKES MINE London, Sept. 23.—The British steamer Gronigan struck a mine and was sunk here today. One member of the crew was killed. STATE TAX BATE SLIGHTLY LOWER Minneapolis, St. Paul and Duluth Will Be 4.15 Mills; Rest of State 4.1. St. Paul, Minn., Sept. 23.—The rate of taxation for state purposes as made public by State Auditor Preus late yesterday will be 4.15 mills for that portion of the state outside of Minneapolis, St. Paul and Duluth, and 4.1 for the three cities named. The division of the rate is made necessary by the 1-20 mill tax or- dered by the last legislature for the teachers‘ retirement and pension fund. This tax is collectable only - in that portion of the state outside of cities of the first class. Less Than Last Year. The levy as fixed for 1916 by Mr. Preus is 63-100 of a mill less than last year’s levy. The levy for 1914 was 3.62 mills. This reduction is made possible by the elimination of the levy for the Historical society building and also the levy for Itasca State park. Of the levies remaining, that for the armories is reduced .02 of a mill. The levy in detail, in terms of mills, is as follows: State revenue fund ...... 1.4 Soldiers’ relief fund .0001 .1 State road and bridge .0002 1.0 Prison building fund .0002 .2 National Guard armories, . .00003 ........... ... .03 Educational building fund, 000014 ........00.... 14 2.87 Revenue Tax Reduced. In addition to the levies named, there is one for state schools amoun! % ing to 1.23 mills. The state revenu'.v tax is reduced two-tenths of a mill. The total for the various state ex- = penses is 2.27 mills, which is a co: siderable reduction from last year. e L BODY OF ARABIC VICTIM RECOVEREE Washington, D. C., Sept. 23.—An official message received here toda says that the body of Dr. E‘mlll ‘Woods of Janesville, Wis., an Arabic: victim, has been recovered. 5 The widow has notified the o ernment that the burial will p ably be in England, g