Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, November 16, 1915, Page 1

THE BEMI) VOLUME 13, NO. 275. PIONEER: nmmm, mxnsom, 'rmn m& xovmm 16, 1915. e m— COMMERCIAL GLUB TOHOLDIMPORTANT MEETING TONIGHT Many Matters Will Be Discussed; De- velopment Enter =~ ~ent Plans i 7 Will Be Gonf’oueal Oclet’ CAMPAIGN BRINGS IN MANY NEW MEMBERS Sides Are Announced; Contest to Close December 1; Dinner to Be Prize for Winners. The Bemidji Commercial club will hold an important meeting at the club rooms tonight. Matters will be discussed relative to the coming meeting of the Northern Minnesota Development association, the new Federal building and the campaign for new members of the club. Many New Members. The campaign for new members is proceeding rapidly and a number of applications have been received. The club has been divided into two sides, the side securing the least number of new members before December first agreeing to buy the winning side a dinner. At present both sides are about even in the race. The sides are captained by Harry H. Mayer and E. B. Berman. - Mayer. Side. The Mayer side is composed of the following members: H. W. Alsop, George T. Baker, L. G. Crothers, C. C. Cominsky, E. R. Evans, Dave Gill, A. V. Garlock, J. L. George, J. M. Herbert, H. L. Huffman, H. J. Loud, H. H. Mayer, McDowell, R. H. Schu- maker, T. W. Swinson, C. W. Van- dersluis, G. A. Walker, F. G. Neu- meier, J. J. Trask, O. J. Laqua, F. S. Arnold, Joseph Anderson, W. L. Brooks, H. C. Baer, M. J. Brown, S. C. Bailey, H. B. Brookins, G. E. Car- son, H. H. Cominsky, I. J. Cool, A T. Carlson, H. C. Daniels, R. O. Den- nis, L. C. Dempsey, F. J. Darragh, T. 8. Ervin, W. A. Elliot, W. F. Fin- negan, E. Geil, Phillip Gill, Nat Given, W. A. Gray, Thomas Hughes, Charles Hoyt, J. P. Hennessy, br. E. W. Johnson, A. H. Jester, E. H. Jer- Addresses ‘to Be Made by Prominent Men of Northern Minnesota; Much Business to Be Transacted. T T0 BEMIDJI” IS % 'SLOGAN OF ASSOCIATION Poultry and Potato Show to Be Given in Connection With Meet; Hun- dreds of People to Attend. “On to Bemidji—Dec. 9 and 10,” is the slogan of the Northern Minne- sota Development association. Hundreds of delegates are planning to invade Bemidji on these dates for the annual winter session of the asso- ciation. Program Good. The program of the meeting, an- nounced today, offers to every man interested in Northern Minnesota, a message that will fully repay him for the time and expenses of his at- tendance. Besides the reports of of- ficers and committees, the program includes addresses by Charles H. Mackintosh of Duluth, Hon. L. H. Nord of International Falls, I. J. Murphy, M. D., St. Paul, executive secretary of the Minnesota Public Health association, Prof. T. A. Erick- son of St. Paul, and J. P. Hardy, sec- - |retary of the Commercial club of Fargo. Club to Entertain. The Bemidji Commercial club will entertain the delegates at the club rooms the evening of the first day of the meeting. In connection with the meeting will be given the Potato and Poultry show, the premiums of which have 3 been supplied by the association and the merchants of Bemidji. The following is the program of the meeting as announced today: Thursday, December 9, 1915, 10:00 A. M.—Call to order, Presi- dent Charles T. Kelley, Menahga; in: vocation, Rev. Ira D. Alvord, Bemidji; | rard, E. E, Kenfield, J. P. Lahr, B. Lycan, F. W. Langdon, E. H. Mar- cum, A. L. Molander, J. R. McDon- ald, Jr., E. F. Netzer, Olaf Ongstad, G. M. Palmer, K. K. Roe, P. J. Rus- sell, George Rhea, Scott Stewart, T. R. Symons, Marshall A. Spooner, G. M. Torrance, C. W. Warfield, A. G. Wedge, Jr., and T. J. Welsh. Berman Side. The members of the Berman side are as follows: A. A. Andrews, C. M. Bacon, E. A. Barker, W. N. Bow- ser, C. E. Battles, Fred Brinkman, A. M. Bagley, E. B. Berman, L. Blooston, T. C. Bailey, 1. P. Batch- elder, Paul Brosvick, Del Burgess, George Cochran, George Cochran, Jr., C. C. Cross, Andy Claven, W. P. Dyer, E. H. Denu, W. H. Donovan, W. K. Denison, Herb. Doran, O. L. Dent, L. P. Eckstrum, E. N. Ebert, B. R. Erickson, William Foley, Dr. R. Gil- more, James Given, R. L. Given, E. R. Getchell, R. Gulbranson, C. A. Huffman, Louis Han- son, L. F. Johnson, C. W. Jewett, A. Johnson, George E. 'Kreatz, F. J. Koors, F. S. Lyean, B. W. Lakin, B. M. Gile, Lee A. LaBaw, M. Long- balla, John Moberg, C.. H. Mills, Joe McTaggart, K. Mclver, P. A. Nelson, J. J. Opsahl, M. Phibbs, A. B. Palmer, F. W. Rhoda, W. Z. Robinson, H. B. Reynolds, A. P. Ritchie, W. G. Schroeder, Dr. D. L. Stanton, C. R. Sanborn, George Stein, E. M. Sathre, Otto Schwandt, J. T. Tuomy, F. G. Troppman, A. A. Warfleld, L. A. ‘Ward, E. H. Winter, C. J. Woodman- see and A. P. White. KELLIHER GOUPLE ARE MARRIED Miss Gustava Nyman of Kelliher ‘was Monday afternoon married to Richard A. Mar of Kelliher at the court house by Judge M. A. Clark. Mr. and Mrs. Mar will reside at Kel- liher, FARM CLUB MEET IS POSTPONED The meeting of the Bemidji Farm- ers’ club which was to have been held Saturday, has been postponed to Dec. 11, NORWEGIAN STEAMER IS REPORTED SUNK London, Nov. 16.—The Norwegian steamer Wacousta, 1,988 tons, is re- ported sunk by a submarine. The crew was saved. The Wacousta sail- ed from Pictou, Nova Seotia, October 19 for Vladivostok. The Want Column will give you the desired informat')n. 1. J. Murphy, M. D., executive secre- R.|address of welcome, Mayor William McCuaig, Bemidji; response—presi- dent’s annual address, Charles I Kelley, Menahga; annual report of secretary, George D. McCarthy, Du- luth; report of agricultural commit- tee, Otto I. Bergh, Grand Rapids, chairman; appointment of auditing, credentials and resolutions commit- tees; adjournment. 1:30 P. M.—Address, “Advertising as a Force in Development,” Charles H. Mackintosh, Duluth; report of committee on rural credits, C. R. Middleton, Baudette, chairman; re- port of committee on Amendment No. 1, Hon. P. H. MecGarry, Walker, chairman; “The Task Before Us— the Campaign for Amendment No. 1,” Hon. L. H. Nord, International Falls; aldress, “The Health of the Pioneer,” tary, Minnesota Public Health asso- ciation. 8:00 P. M.—The delegates to the meeting and other visitors will -be entertained by the Bemidji Commer-] cial club. Friday, December 10. 9:30 A. M.—Address, ‘“The Boys’ and Girls’ Potato Contest,” Prof. T. A. Erickson, St. Paul; address, “The Commercial Club in the Small City,” J. P. Hardy, secretary Commercial club, Fargo, N. D.; report of audit- ing committee; report of credentials committee; report of resolutions committee; election of officers; choice of next meeting place; adjournment. Menahga Man President. The following are the officers of the Development association: Charles T. Kelley, Menahga, presi- dent; F. S. Lycan, Bemidji, vice president; George D. McCarthy, Du- luth, secretary; George Munford, Two Harbors, treasurer. Executive committee—Charles T. Kelley, Men- ahga; F. S. Lycan, Bemidji; C. R. Middleton, Baudette; Hubert V. Eva, Duluth; George P. Jones, Bagley; J. C. King, Mora. SCOO! THECUB Program Announced For Annual Meeting N. M. D, A, In Bemidji, December g=10 QUALITY GROGERS DROP A GAME Are Defeated by Crookston Lumber Company Bowling Quint by 62 Pins, Standing of the Teams. Won Lost Pet. Barbers . 1 0 1.000 Schneider . 1 0 1000 Crookston Lbr. Co. ... 2 0 1.000 Pioneer .1 0 1000 Quality Grocers . 1 1 .500 Sentinel 0 1 .000 Beltrami County. 0 1 .000 Koors Bros. .0 1 .000 B. Popp .0 17 .000 Barker’s . .0 1 000 The Quality Grocers Bowling team last evening, after a hard battle, went down to defeat before the Crookston team by a margin of 62 pins. Games Are Good. The games were featured by bril- liant flashes of playing. In the first game the Crookston team led by 43 pins; in the second game the Grocers came back strong and won by 63 pins; the third game resulted in a victory for the Crookston’s by 82 pins. The final scores were 2,297 pine to 2,359. Klungness High Man. George Klungness bowled the high score of the evening, securing 194 pins. The scores were as follows: Quality Grocers— Ebert .......... 136 187 142 Erickson 176 158 193 King 135 170 127 Pfeifer . 128 140 122 Stewart .. 126 172 174 Totals ce. 701 827 769 Total pins——z 297. Crogkston Lumber Co.— .. 165 136 168 . 187 150 1917 Hedges ... . 118 154 160 Herbert . .: 1569 130 156 Klungness ...... 145 194 176 Totals ........ 744 764 851 Total pins—32,359. The Koors team will meet the Bel- trami county team tonight at- the Gould alleys. - FAY, HEAD OF BOMB GANG, PLEADS GUILTY New York, Nov. 16.—Robert Fay, self-styled lieutenant in the German army, and by his own confession head of a gang of bomb makers that sought to destroy or disable munition laden ships sailing from New York to the entente allies, has told the story of his.life to Assistant United States District Attorney Knox. What he said was not made public, but Mr. Knox announces that all Fay wanted- to do now was to plead guilty to the government’s charges against him and go to jail. | NEW YORK MAYOR HAS OPERATION New York, Nov. 16.—Mayor John P. Mitchell of New York, who has been operated upon for appendicitis, is reported resting well. Madison, Wis., Nov. 15.—Since January 1, more than $750,000 in awards have been made to employes injured in the industries of Wiscon- sin. Up to November 1 éxactly 8,905 cases have been disposed of within the period, and the awards for the ten months were $782,379. Since the law became effective, ' September 1, 1911, the total number of cases set- tled is 27,012, and the compensation awarded $2,012,215. Of these cases 26,604 were private employes 408 were public employes. and | FORTY CENTS PER MONTE. ANGONA WAS NOT WARNED, SAYS ITALY Washlngton, Nov.' 16.—-Seoreury Lansmg personally- hu received from the Italian ambassador & communica- tion addressed by Italy toall neutral nations, denouncing as ‘‘an unparal- leled atrocity,” the sinking of the Italian liner Ancoma with- scores of neutrals and other non—eombntants of war. The statement reclte- the circum- stances of the attack, charging that “without even a blank shot” of warn- 1ng from the attacking submarine, the vessel was shelled rnl that the kill- ing and wounding of ‘passengers-con- tinued after the ship had stopped. No reference is made to the nationality of the submarine. PLANS COMPLETEDFOR BIG TUBKEY SUPPER Men of Presbyterian Church Pre- pared for Annual Feast; Waiters Drilled Carefully. The feathers flew thick: and fast yesterday aftérnoon at the Presby- terian church. Old King . Turkey was defeated and preparations for the annual men’s turkey {supper at the Presbyterian church, which will be held Wednesday evenfilg, were com- pleted. Many Turhynjxifled. : Yesterday, several “6f the promin- ent men, who will' serve as waiters at the supper, turned the grindstone, sharpened the axes, caught the tur- keys, and the battle’ with feathers began. There were ehough turkeys killed .to feed the ‘regiment of Be- midji citizens who tomorrow evening will partake of an excellent feast. Waiters Well Drilled, The waiters have been drilled care- fully by their wives and sweethearts and it is believed that the occasion will - surpass any similar occasion ever held in Bemidji.: f Music will_be turnlshed hy the Burchard orchestra, : The. waiters as anpounced are as follows: Cashier—C: 'A. Huffman; carvers—Dr.. E. H: gmn, M. Spooner, -head waiter, G. M. Tor- rance, George Rhea, Oscar Nelson, H. C.-Baer, A. E. Feir, R. H. Schu- maker, H. N. McKee, R. E. Fisher, E. H. Jerrard, W. A. Currie, Ralph Lycan, .-F. A. Wilson, Raymond Han- nah, 8. R. Young, F. B. Lamson, Earl Gell, C. C. Cross, T. 8. Ervin, Wil- lam Chichester, Remson Bell, Thos. Johnson, H. H. Reynolds, Thomas Newton, Scott Stewart, Clinton Springer, Ray Spencer, J. M. Her- bert, A. B. Palmer, W. Melville, Glen Harding, J. Williams, B. R. Erick- son and Ed. Odegard; miscellaneous help—A. A. Lord, James Given, Nat Given, W. B. MacLachlan, Theo. Vertz, G. W. Campbell and- Frank Hitcheook. e NATIONAL BANK GALL IS ISSUED ] Washington, Nov. 16.—The comp- troller of currency today issued-a call on national banks for a report of their condition at the close of busi- ness, Nov. 10." The profits of the twelve reserve banks for October an- nounced today were $87,936. The gross earnings amounted to $221,- 953, UNCLAIMED LETTERS. List of advertised letters “Un- claimed” at Bemidji, Minn., post- office for week ending Nov. 15, 1915: Men—Mr. F. E. Barker, Mr. Olaf Barkeland, Mr. Carter, Mr.. Verne Cook, John S. Downey, Mr. Harry Elmquist, Henry Gurvey, Mr. Jim Liston, Mr. L. Lund, Mr. Jack Ma- honey, Pette Molonczuk, Northern Specialty Co., John Oberg, Mr. Lewis Packard, Frank Sailor, Mr. Rosa O. Sather, Mr. Todd. Women—Helma Aaberg, Mrs. Louella Cox, Miss Paul- ine Jagush, Miss Alice Lee,-Miss El- sie Luense, Miss Ella Stenerson. ~ The Bigger The Inslmmem, The More Play ‘|and took the driver into TWO FOUND GUILT BY U. S COURT ON LIQUOR CHARGE William Vsetscka and Anton Kauff- man Sentenced to Jail and Fined for Introducing Booze. AUTOMOBILE IS CONFISCATED BY AUTHORITIES Francis C. Cary, Barnesville Banker, Defends Own 0&!9; Charged With Misappropriation of Funds. Fergus Falls, Minn,, Nov.. 16.— | The United States court is taking up the case of Francis C. Cary, who s charged with ‘misapproprlauon of bank funds while president of the Barnesville National bank. The bank was closed about a year ago by fed- eral examiners. Cary is acting as his own attorney. Vsetscka Found Guilty. Willlam Vsetscka was found guilty of introducing liquor into Indian treaty territory and was sentenced to six ‘months in the Otter Tail county jail and fined $100. Vsetchka and a party were accused of having purchased a quantity of liquor in Moorhead, and started with it for Waubun, which is in the In- dian country. They were within two miles and a half of their destination when the government agents who had started out in the direction of Moorhead to see if anyone was bring- ing anything in from there, met them. It is claimed that when they saw the lights of the government au- tomobile, they stopped their auto, hid their liquors in the grass, and started across. the prairie. There was enough moonlight to enable the officers to see them get out of their auto and climb in again and they stopped them, -searched the grass, found the intoxi- cants and then seized the automobile custody. Vsetscka made a flat denial of- the charges. Kauffman Guilty. Anton Kauffman of -Bluffton, this . connty, w_ho was eaught whfle bring- Carson and ‘B, B. Ken#8d; ‘waiters— -(ng in Hquor entered a ])'lea ot gufl— ty and was sentenced to sixty days in the Otter Tail county jail and to pay a fine of $100. DITCH HEARING ON N0. 35 POSTPONED Judge C. W. Stanton has postponed the hearing on the establishment of Diteh -No. 35 which was to be held November 20 to December 14. Diteh No. 35 is in the town of North- ern. DEPUTY SHERJFF TO BAUDETTE ON BUSINESS Deputy Sheriff George Denley has gone to Baudette on business. Washington, D. C.,, Nov. 16.—In every one of the hundreds of con- gressional districts in the United States today, the women are in con- vention framing their local fights to pledge Democratic and Republican national convention delegates to fa- vor national suffrage planks in the party platforms. These local con- ventions are under the general na- tional direction of Mrs. Medill Mec- Cormick of Chicago, an official of the National American Woman Suffrage association. .The suffragists in each district will pledge their support to pro-suffrage ‘delegates. Much time ‘will be spent interviewing candidates. In states where national party dele- gates are chosen by state conven- tion, the suffragists will concentrate upon pro-suffrage county delegates. “Suffragists in every state in the union,” said Mrs. McCormick, “will make it a point to have big demon- strations in the home town of every candidate for the house-or the sen- ate. ' This campaign Jlaunched today is but the minor prelude to the big fight we are going into for national suffrage this winter.” SGORES DYING; CAN'T GET GERMAN MADE DRUG New York, Nov. 16.—Scores of men and women are dying, thousands are suffering agonies, the lives of millions of others are threatened in the United States because it is im- possible to obtain salvarsen, German- made drug, to fight virulent blood diseases. This was made known to- day when negotiations were begun by the state department to obtain the Allies’ permission for shipments of salvarson from Germany. Since January not a single gram_-has come through the British blockade. The drug cannot be manufactured here because of the German patent rights. Hundreads of pleas are coming to the state department from all over the country for small quantities of the drug. FREE DELIVERY IS PROMISED FARMERS Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen- eral Says Minnesota Routes Will Be Revised. Washington, Nov. 16.—“If there is any rural resident of Minnesota who believes he is entitled to free delivery, and he isn’t on an estab- lished route, let him write to me and 1 will see that he gets it, if it’s pos- sible to lay a route in his neighbor- hood.” This was the statement made yes- terday by James I. Blakeslee, fourth assistant postmaster general, who is in charge of rural delivery service. Route Revision Saves Money. “We haven’t attempted a state- wide revision of the rural delivery routes, but we have made some chan- ges,” continued Mr. Blakeslee. “A notable example of the work we have done is at Red Wing. There were nine routes in operation out of that office. There was duplication of work. By that I mean that two of the carriers were going over the same ground every day. “‘The department’s inspectors went into-the Red Wing territory and re- arranged the.routes so that- there -waz=no' duplication~or-travel by thef’ s SUn g L ey T (Continued on Page 4) RUSSIA HAS TROUBLE WITH F0O0D SUPPLIES London, Nov. 16.—A dispatch to the Times from Petrograd says: “In connection with the food and fuel problems, a census is proceeding in Petrograd in which 2,500 officials are engaged. . Many huge private stores of sugar, flour and firewood have been .discovered, which partly helps to explain the prevailing scarcity. The owners in several cases forcibly resisted the officials in making an in- ventory of their supplies.” CONGERT AT CITY HALL TOMORROW The Elonora Olson Concert com- pany will give a concert at the city hall tomorrow evening under - the auspices of the First Scandinavian Lutheran church of this city. The company is composed of the Misses Elonora and Ethel C. Olson and Miss Ivy Berry. The following program will given: ' Piano rhapsody, (Lizst); songs— (a) “The Cry of Rachel, (Mary Tur- ner Salter), (b) Mifanwy,” (Dorothy Forster), (c¢) = “Birthday Song,” (Woodman; reading, “Ma’moiselle;” duets—(a) “Calm as the Night,” (Carl Gotze), (b) “In a Garden of Roses,” (Sanderson); piano—(a) “Etude,” (MacDowell), (b) “Scher- z0,” (Chopin); folk songs—(a) Ger- man, (b) Irish, (¢) Scotch, selected, (d) negro, (e) Norwegian; piano- logue, “The Little French Clock,” (DeKoven); original—(a) German Butcher Woman Talks on the War; impersonations (b) Norwegian Wom- an Buys a Book Case; duets—(a) “Lakme,” (Delibes), (b) “Singing be Defe ctive Page g AN Om-m-mu-.m 2 BERLIN REPORTS CLASH BETWEEN FRENGH AND GREEKS Claimed Troops Attempted to Om. py Ammunition Tower; Later Pre- tend Mistake Was Made. SITUATION IS SERIOUS; MAY DETHRONE CONSTA]I'HRE Churchill Defends Himself in Dl”- matic Address; Says Experts Ad- vised Steps of War, Paris, Nov. 16.—Naval fighting between German-Austrian submar- ines against Freénch and British crui- sers in Greek waters is a distinct pos- sibility in the near future. It is ad- mitted in diplomatic circles that the Allies are preparing to use force, compelling King Constantine to grant their wishes which are essential to the safety of the Allies’ troops. May Remove King. . The Allies are determined, even if Greece refuses to aid them in the Balkans, that they be allowed a free hand. King Constantine has been asked to guarantee this, but up to this time he has not. It is hinted that there is only one way to insure non-interference to the Allies’ troops and that is to place another man on the Grecian thronme. Causes Anxiety. The intimation of the Greek gov- ernment that any entente allied troops seeking refuge in Greek ter- ritory will be disarmed has been the cause of considerable anxiety to the entente powers and consequently Field Marshal Earl Kitchener’s near- east visit gains addded importance. According to belated dispatches re- ceived from Athens, Greece bases her decision on international law, which the entente ministers contend that the right accorded troops to enter the country through Salonici permits them to retire by the same route should it become necessary for them to do so. The ministers are demand- ing that Greece inequivocally defines the attitude she will observe should an eventuality present itself. Reported- Clash, - Berlin reports that Greek and French troops have clashed at Sal- onika. The French tried to oecupy the Greek ammunition tower and were forcibly prevented. Later the French -apologized, pretending that they had made a mistake. Churchill Gives Talk. ‘Winston Spencer Churchill, who has been the most severely criticized member of the government and who has been held personally responsible for the loss of Rear Admiral Chris- topher Craddock’s fleet in the Pa- cific, the destruction by submarine of the British cruisers Cressy, Hogue and Aboukir, the ill-fated Antwery expedition and the initiation of the naval attack on the Dardanelles, de- livered a speech in his own defense in the house in London yesterday following the resignation of his post in the cabinet. Not Civilian Plan. “I won't have it said,” was his dra- matic assertion, referring to the Dar- danelles attack, “that this was a civi- lian plan foisted by a political ama- teum upon reluctant officers and ex- perts.” And this sums up his reply to all his critics. In every case he showed that experts had counselled and con- curred before any of the expeditions which had been condemned were un- dertaken and it was clear before he had gone far that.the house of com- mons sympathized with him. Condemns Lord Fisher. There was nothing apologetic about the speech of the former first lord of the admiralty. His references to Ad- miral Lord Fisher, the former first sea lord, who he said, has not openly opposed the Dardanelles undertaking, were spoken in firm tones of condem- nation. In the opinion of the house, Mr. Churechill fully justified every step he took while head of the admiralty. RUSSIANS CAPTURE 49,000 TEUTONS Petrograd, Nov. 16.—The Rus- sians have captured 49,000 Austro- Hungarian prisoners du;lng the month of October, including 674 offi- cers, it was officially stated here to- day. Rapid progress is being made on Russian winter equipment. There is already six feet of snow in some positions. KAISER TO GO TO CONSTANTINOPLE y Rome, Nov. 16.—Travelers arriv- ing from Constantinople confirm the report that Emperor William is ex- pected there. They say he will be - accompanied by Archduke Charles Francis, the Austrian crown prince, and King Ferdinand of Bulgaria. Great preparations are being made for a triumphal reception,