Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, November 25, 1915, Page 1

VOLUME 18, NO. 283, L BEMIDJI, mm'm, mrmo xovmm 25, 1915, SEVERAL HUNDRED IN GITY ATTENDING — % Guests From Grand Forks, Cro. > Park Rapids, Akeley and Othe. Places Present. FIRST, SECOND AND b THIRD DEGREES INSTITUTED | —_— Attorney P. J. Russell is Master of Ceremonies; Dinner for Guests This Evening. Several hundred delegates from Grand Forks, Crookston, Grand Rap- ids, Park Rapids, Akeley, Thief River Falls, International Falls, Northome and other places are 1n the city to- day attending the initiation of a class of 60 to the Knights of Colum- bus. This is the largest class that has ever been initiated in Bemidji. The ceremonies of the day opened this morning at eight o’clock with solemn mass at St. Philip’s church. Rev. Fr. J. J. T. Philippe was in charge of the service. This morning -the first degree was instituted and this afternoon the second and third | degrees. will be given. At six o’clock this evening the La- dies’ Aid society of the Catholic church of this city will serve a din- ner for the Knights. Attorney P. J. Russell, who is master of ceremonies today, will be toastmaster at the din- ner. Delegates from out of town will be called upon for talks. William Helin, Grand Knight, Ed Gould, Deputy Grand Knight, John Neumann, Chancellor and Paul Win- klesky, Warden, assisted in the initia- tion. THANKSGIVING DINNER AT MARKHAM TONIGHT Banks, business houses and Bemidji in general celebrated Thanksgiving i today. Services were arranged at the i churches and many dinner parties are being given. The Hotel Markham this evemng will entertain a number of citizens at a Thanksgiving dinner. The dinner will be served at six o’clock. The fol- lowing is the menu: Lynnhaven Bay oyster cocktail, es- sence of chicken, tomato with okra, celery hearts, ripe olives, hothouse radishes, Queen olives, toasted al- monds, baked fillets of fresh mack- erel, Montpelier butter, potatoes chauteau - lattice, sliced cucumbers, fried scallops, tartar sauce, stuffed fresh mushrooms, pompadour, Boston puff fritters, puff glace, grape juice frappe, braized tenderloin of native beef au jus, whipped potatoes, fried parsnips, stuffed Minnesota Tom tur- key, nut dressing, cranberry jelly, candied sweet potatoes, garden peas, A roast haunch of cub bear, wild rice dressing, fried hominy, head lettuce and ripe tomato salad, Thousand Island dressing, home made mince pie, fresh pumpkin pie, Thanksgiving plum pudding, hard sauce, pineapple sundae, Cocoanut macaroons, fruit cake, Turkish figs, cluster raisins, mixed nuts, American, Edam and Roquefort cheese, toasted water waf- ers, coffee. i CATHOLIG BAZAAR GLOSES; IS SUCCESSFUL The bazaar given by the Catholic church at the city hall for the past three days, came to a close last eve- ning. The proceeds of the bazaar were satisfactory. MANY INTERESTED ) IN DOLLAR DAY Since announcing that Bemidji is to have a DOLLAR DAY, Saturday, December 11, the Pioneer has received several communications both by mail and telephone, asking for more infor- mation about DOLLAR DAY. Dollar Day is a real public benefit. It will be a day on which every store, or practically every store in Bemidji will offer its one best, or a dozen best bargains. The clothing store, the hardware store, the dry goods store, the jewelry store, .the drug stpre and other lines will make these offers. The thing to do is to watch the ad- vertising columns of this paper. The Pioneer suggested the idea to several of our merchants and they enthused over it. “Go ahead and start the ball roll- ing,” was the order given. Now that the first ahnouncement is out it ap- pears that the public, both in the city and country is as much interest- ed as the merchants. Some of the (Continued on last page.). - e e seapn MR. GOBBLE SINGS HIS SWAN SON6| Wilson Is Presiden Says Rev. l-lanscom In Sermon ‘can find some cause for gratitude to Yesterday An I':gg; Today a Square Meal and Tomorrow a Feather Duster. ‘?d/mewhere Near Nirvana, 4 A. M., Nov. 25.—I. A. T. Gobbler, being about to depart from this live by virtue of the exigencies of fate, President Wilosn’s proclamation and other circumstances governed large- ly by the criterian of so many cents per pound, do, as I stand upon the brink of eternity, gazing down a fearsome vista of chopping blocks, and axes, and cilver and snow linen and many platters, declare this to be my final message to a cold and hungry world. Yesterday an egg, Today a Square Meal and Tomorrow ‘a Feather Dust- er! Woe is me! Rudely sat upcn by an old woman for days before I reach the world, heckled through infancy by hawks and foxes, in childhood ignored, and stuffed to stupidity in the fullness of my youth with treacherous food that fore- shadows fate even as it fattens, I am butcherd in my prime to give some boy a stomach ache. To gobble and be gobbled is the key note of my life. Would that I might live to see my wattles wither! But no, my kin and I must struggle on, walking head first out of saloons, or riding in de- livery wagons wrapped in paper sacks; ruminating in dark cellars on the death to come at dawm; or, fet- tered in abandoned coal bins, dream- ing of cozy tree top roosts of former days, nor wotting aught of the cran- berry garnish bier that is to be. A tragic life whose end I greet, serene in the Knowledge that I shall stand forth showing no white feather, hav- ing none. (Signed)—A. T. GOBBLER. MISS DORA BARRETTE WEDS DR. DENISON Miss Dora Barrette was married to Dr. William K. Denison yesterday af- tertiaon ‘gt five-hifrty ‘o%lock at the parish house of St. Philip’s Catholic church in this. city. Dr. and Mrs. Denison left on the evening train for 'Orr where they are visiting Mrs. Fred Bissette today. From Orr they will go to Duluth, ex- pecting to return to this city next week. They will be at home at 520 Irvine avenue. The young couple have many Bemidji friends. BOYS' GLEE CLUB FAILS TO APPEAR Gone, but not forgotten, was the situation yesterday during the liter- 'ary program at the high school when the second number for the Boys’ Glee club appeared. The boys must have suddenly become aware of pressing business elsewhere or thought their audience appreciative enough for thteir fancy tastes. At least they were gone. This fact did not hinder the program as it was closed with a Victrola selection and a song by the entire school body. The programs at the schools yes- terday were very good and a number of the mothers of the children took the occasion to visit school. BAUDETTE LIGHTING PLANT DOUBLES OUTPUT Baudette, Minn., Nov. 25.—A re- markable record made by the Bau- dette Electric Light company is evi- denced in the report made by Supt. R. Middleton of the council. The amount of current used has increased so much that it became necessary to put a second boiler in commission and to add another em- ploye to the staff. Many additional buildings are to be wired within the next few months. In less than five years the plant, which is a municipal one has increased its output of cur- rent more than five fold. SCOOP zrorter REPORTER I/ HOWDY-CAP OLD IIDDER- CAMPS Should Thank God That Should Give Thanks for Peace; Peace With Honor That Comes From Above. COMBINED SERVICES ARE HELD AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Thanksgiving is Observed in All the Churches; Special Services for Tonight. “I do not care what your politics may be, whether you call yourself a Republican or a Democrat, a pub- lican or a sinner, or whnp not, you and I and every American citizen should thank God that Woodrow Wil- son is in the White House and the government at Washington is safe.” This was a statement made this morning in a sermon at the Union services of the Baptist, Methodist and Presbyterian churches at the Presbyterian church by Rev. B, D. Hanscom. The First Scandinavian Lutheran, the Baptist and the Swedish Lutheran will hold services at their churches at eight o’clock tonight. tian Science and the Free Lutheran of Nymore held services in their churches this morning. “We should thank God for peace; peace with honor, as the president has put it, for like that of every good and perfect gift is from above,” said Rev. Hanscom in his sermon. Rev. Hanscom’s sermon in full is as follows: “By Him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to His name. But to do good and communicate forget not: for with such sacrifice God is well pleased.” —Heb. 18:15-16. 3 ‘We have come into this place of worship, on this day of national thanksgiving, that we may offer the sacrifice of praise to God, and render. thanks unto him all his.benefits to- wards s throughout the year, S0 near its. cluse T “Is Cause For Thanks. It shou]d be a source of great satis- faction to every patriotic American that' the Chief Executive of this na- tion, as well as the governors of each state, within the union, is accustomed once a year to invite the people throughout the land to cease from their wonted occupations and in their several homes and in places of wor- ship give thanks the “Giver of every good and perfect gift.” And it woud be a strange thing—would it not?—if in all this great free land one soul could be found who has no occassion ‘for thanksgiving: no cause to “praise God from whom all bless- ings flow.” Have Not Been Forgotten. But I can hear someone saying, “I have had little or nothing, to be thankful for during this year. For while-others have prospered and have had an abundance of the good things of this world I have been in strained circumstances. While others have been honored and flattered, I have been ignored and dispised. While others have had good health, I have been the victim of various diseases. ‘While others have been surrounded with, loved ones, mine have been taken from me. While others have been drinking from the fountain of joy, I have been obliged to drain the cup of sorrow.” Oh! thou of the drooping heart, cheer up. .God hath not forgotten thee “His mercy is not clean gone for ever. He hath not forgotten to be gracious.” Dis- appointments, reverses and sorrow may have come to you as to an other during the year, and there is much of truth in these words of Robert Browning: “There is no sport, or high or low, ‘Which darkness visits not at times; No shelter from the reach of woe, In farthest, lands or fairest clines.” Have Cause in Gratitude. If we will be thoughtful for a little while, imagine, each one of us You Can't Be Half A Soldier--Half Civilian The Chris- | God however deep the elndowu may have been. In one of the seeme§ described in “Uncle Tom's Cabin,”. where the troubled hearts of the humble slaves are bemoaning their hgu'ud condi- tion, Uncle Tom aro them with the exortation, “Think bn the merecies children-think on the mercies.” That i8 ‘the idea, think on the miercies. Quit counting our graye ‘stones and count your blessings. - Why we have only to attempt to enumerate our blessings to find that they are enum- erable: we have only to try and fix the value thereof, to find ‘that they are above price. Thankful For Prosperity. In ancient times men were main- 1y thankful for prosperity, and be- lieved in the gods who gave it. ‘The measure of their prosperity was the measure of their appreciation to the god they worshiped. But the He- brew profits penetrated deeper. They knew a God who-could be appreciated for what He is as well as what he does; and one of them boldly de- clared: - “Although the fig tree shall not blossom, Neither shall fruit be in the vines; i The labor of the olive shall fall, And the fields shall yield no food; The flocks shall be eul off from the fold, And there shall be no herd in the stalls: Yet will I rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation.” This, of course, is the omly true and abiding ground of thanksgiving. Did it ever occur to you, beloved, that-affliction is often times a bless- ing in disguise. It surely is. And I doubt not that when'the hidden things of darkness shall be revealed and God’s wonderous ways shall all be made known, then shall we learn that we owe a greater-debt of grati- tude to our Father in Hefivpn for the trials we have endured than for the blessings we - have -enjoyed. . For after all, what are thése afflictions® patiently endured but the raw ma- terials out of which we weave the royal robe that we shall deserve. to wear at the banquet of the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords?- Fruit of Joy on Tree. May God help us oue and all to realize His goodness that we may of- fer unto Him the sacrifice of praise continually. And may the words of thanksgiving that fall from our lips be something more than ‘“sounding brass or clanging symbals.” May they be the fruit of joy upon the tree of gratitude that strikes its roots into the depth of a truly grateful soul. And let us not forget that the tru- ly thankful here is also a generous heart. “If we are really grateful to the bountiful Giver for all His bene- fits, his gifts so preclous. and 80 abundant, our hearts will be filled with the grace of liberality. The service of the Master will be come a burning passion in our souls and we will seek out the needy and the af- flicted, the poor and the lowly, the discouraged and the sorrowful that we may bring a ray of sunlight into their lives and put a song of gladness upon their lips—*even praises unto God.” A Natural Thanksgiving. Yes we have much to be thankful for today, then let us be thankful. But while it is fitting that as indi- viduals and as . families that we should on this thanksgiving day be mindful of the blessings bestowed upon us by the Heavenly Father, it should not be forgotten that this is distinctively and mainly a day of National Thanksgiving; a day when we should look beyond the walls of our individual, or local interests and consider, together, the causes for gratitude that are ours as a people. And they are many. God has won- derfully blessed America. To no oth- er people hath He given so rich an inheritance. This 1s' no idle. boast. I know that patriotism is a universal instinet, and that folks-are almost AFTERALLTHESE DANS ™ e Defective \RANNG— CAMP-HAVENT Noy m OFFICER? LEARNED HowTo Page T lnvulebly attached to the land of their birth, and I know that there is always danger lest we boast great things on small grounds. An Irish- |man ‘and a Scotchman, so it is said, were one day argueing as to the re- spective merits of their native land. “Ah, well,” said Scotty, “They took down an old castle in Scotland the other day and they found many wires beneath it which shows that they knew about the telegraph in Scot- land hundreds of years ago.” “Well,” said Pat, “Then tore down an old castle in Ireland a while ago and be- gora there was no wires found ander it, which proves that they must have known about the wireless telegraph, in Ireland hundreds of years ago.” It is a good sign in our Scotch, in our Irish, Scandinavian, German and Canadian brothers to see the pride, and witness the outcropings of love, they feel for the lands of where. they were born. We might question their loyalty and patriotism for the land of their adoption of they failed in love for the land of their birth. Patriotism is a universal instinet. . In the words of Walter Scott— “Breaths there a man with soul so dead, ‘Who never to himself hath said: ‘This'is’'my own my native land’? ‘Whose heart hath ne’er within him burned, As home his footsteps he hath turned From wandering on a foreign strand.” Freest in World. But, my friends it is not merely an outburst of patriotic sentiment that prompts me to say that to no other people hath God given such an inheritance, as to America. It is a fact, and while it is true that we can boast of only a little more than a centuary of national history, yet to- day, we are the richest the most pros: perous and the freest of all the na- tions of the earth. And standing be- neath the Stars and Stripes every American citizen should uncover his head, today, and render heartfelt thanks to God for his providential leadings and his abundant blessings on the land we love. Believe in. God. ‘We are not a nation of atheists. ‘We believe in God. We believe that God rules and over rules in the af- fairs of nations. That He putteth down one and setteth up another and that He increaseth the nations and [destroyeth them; He enlargeth th nations and strengtheneth: “them again.” ‘“‘Statesmen plot, and-diplo- mats deceive and armies fight as if the whole thing depended upon them while the truth is it is God: whose hand is concealed in all the history of men” He who believes in the Ward of God, and_studies history in the light of the cross, can not doubt that empires come and go, and that states are born and perish, in obedi- ence to His soverign will. And we have abundant reason to believe that He who watched over the Children of Israel in thir flight from bondage in Egypt and gave them “the cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night” also watched over the pilgrims in their perilous voyage across the track- less sea and guided the Mayflower in safety to those shores. It was the spirit of God that breathed into them the breath of Freedom and impelled them to sacrifice “their property, their ease and all the material com- forts of life they had, and turn thir footsteps westward, and in midwinter plant the empire of Freedom - on these then unpromising continent. ‘What hardships they endured in those early days we cannot imagine much less describe—certain I am that if God had not been with them they would have miserably perished. God Found a Washington. And when in the order of provi- dence the time had come to break the grasp of England on the colonies, and lay the foundations of a Free Repub- lic, God found a Washington, to lead the patriot army to victory, - and started the newly launched ship-of- state on her divinely appointed course. When the time came to settle de- finitely and forever the real nation- al character of our government, and remove that one foul stain on our civilization, that no shadow of false- hood should dim the glory of the a T * flag of freedom, God found a Lincoln, honest, wise, tender, firm, great and full of faith to grasp the helm and == (Continued on last page). | * x * * * x * * * * * tion. sofl. railway and State Insurance Commissioner Gives HIGHWAY -BONDS Northern Minnesota Same Rate - as Southern Minnesota. St. Paul, Minn., Nov. 256.—Taking the position that the basis rates fixed by the General Inspection company for the working out of fire insurance rates in Minnesota are discriminatory and unjust as they apply to the north- ern half of the state, 8. D. Works, state insurance commissioner, yester- day issued an order directing a reduc- several hearings in which the basis rates as made by the company were vigorously assailed by property owners municipal officers of the northern section. By the terms of the order, which is made effective Nov. 24, the Gen- eral Inspection company is directed to abolish the basis: rates in use in Northern Minnesota and on the iron range and to substitute the now enforced in Southern Minnesota. This virtually makes the basis rates the same for the entire state. GRAND FORKS FODTBALL GAME IS CANCELLED The football game which had been scheduled to be played Grand Forks between the city team and the Grand Forks eleven has been cancelled, in spite of the effort of the Bemidji boys to lure Grand Forks into the contest. result Bemidji can claim the ¢ham- pionship of Northern Minnesota with The ‘order ' follows perfect_record. APPEALS FOR FUNDS TO AID RED CROSS Washington, Nov. 25.—President ‘Wilson has issued an appeal for funds for the Red Cross to alleviate the suf- fering. of thousands of homeléss in ‘Europe. ssnnm T0 B§ ULED i Berlin, Nov,-26.—A dispatch here declares that “King Peter ‘of Serbia has accepted the invitation of King Nicholas of Montenegro to come to Gattinje to rule'Serbia from there. EUTONS CAPTURE TWO SERBIAN CITIES Londow; Nov. 25--Pristina, southern extremity of the Serbian main north- ern army position, and Mitrovitza, northern extremity of their line, have been captured, Pristina by the Bul- garians and Mitrovizta by the Austro- Germans. Capture of these two cities brings the Teutonic allies face to face with the Serbian northern army, and a de- ‘cisive conflict, it is believed here, is about to begin. BREEGE AGREES TO STAND BY ALLIES London, Nov. 25.—The Greek gov- ernment today replied to the Allies’ | note and ‘is understood to agree not to disarm the Allfed forces on Greek This gives the Allies liberty of action in Greece and accords them telegraph facilitfes. Greek steamers held up at Malta have been released. KK XKKEX KKK KKK KK KK . New York, Nov. 25.—An- drew Carnegle, the father of the steel industry, the million- aire who said it is a sin to die rich, is 80 years old today. Mr. Carnegie despite recent reports to the contrary, 8ay8 he is sfrong and well and ex- pects to live many more years. and rates today at Bemidji As a KKK EX KKK KKK KKK By "HOP" John Nuveen of Ohmgo' Buys Bonds; Warrants to Be Paid When Money is Obtainable, PREMIUM OF $3,500 IS RECEIVED BY COUNTY Sessions Adjourned Until Friday; Rural Highways Are Inspeoted. At a session of the board of county commissioners yesterday afternoon over $399,000 bonds for rural high- ways were sold. John Nuveen of Chicago was the purchaser of the bonds. 3 : The county received a premium of $3,500 on the bonds. Warrants for rural highways will be made payable as soon as the money for the bonds are received. The board of county commissioners adjourned their meeting yesterday until Friday morning when they ex- pect to complete their sessions. Inspection of rural highways was made yesterday afternoon. FOOT BALL SCHEDULE NEARS COMPLETION Custom of Playing on Thanksgiving is Changing; Few Games to To Be Played. By George R. Holmes. i (United Press Staft Gorresvondent) - New York, Nov. 25.—The slowly dying custom of playing big football game on Thanksgiving is reflected in today’s schedule. Only two games of more than local interest are schedul-_ ed for Eastern teams. In the West, one intérsectional-combat—the* cuse-Mantana:game—zlone 15 of miote than passing interest. - 5 At Phfladelphia. and Pittsburgh this afternoon the two undefeated - teams of the East swing into actioh, and on the results hinges to a large éxtent whether Cornell will have an edge on Pittsburgh or vice versa in the final acounting. Cornell should have a comparative- ly easy time with Pennsylvania, which is completing a disastrous year replete with coaching troubles. Pitt, 5 however, has a tough proposition in Penn State, which already has lick- ° ed Pennsylvania and came near beat- ing Harvard. Games for today are: East. Pennsylvania vs. Cornell, at Phila- delphia. Penn State vs Pittsburgh, at Pitts- = burgh. 5 Brown vs. Carlisle, at Providence. ;] W. & J. vs Lehigh, at Washington. Lafayette vs Dickinson, at Easton. F. & M. vs Gettysburg, at Lancas- ter. 2 West. Syracuse vs Montana, at Missoula. - ‘Ames vs Drake, at Des Moines. Denver vs Aggies, at Fort Collins. Akron vs Kenyon, at Akron. Case vs Western Reserve, at Cleve- land. South Dakota vs Omaha. Creighton, at KKK KKK KK KKK KKK KE * NYMORE NEWS. x. ¥ (By Special Correspondent.) & KX XXKKEXKKRKKKK KN - Miss Josephine Loe returned Tues- day from Crookston where she has been visiting for some time at the home of her sister. 2 Mrs. Norten left Wednesday for Wilton where she will visit for a short time at the erend farm near . that place. = The Congregational Ladies’ Aid society held a special business meet- ing at the home of Mrs. Frank E'llll Tuesday afternoon. — Alex Bundy has returned from a hunting trip, bringing home a hrp deer, 5 Kk k3 ok k ok ok ok ok Kk — The Modern Priscillas’ will meet. at the home of Miss Agnes Kiehl Prl- {day evening| The topic which Rev. Cadwell will speak on next Sunday evening will be | “The Man at the End of the Proeu- sion.” The Scandinavian Men’s club at the home of Rev. George I-Illnn Tuesday evening. A special 'was given. All had a very enjoyabl time. R 3