Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 4, 1916, Page 1

THE BEMIDJ VOLUME X1V, NO. 6. BEMIDJT, MINNESOTA, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 4, 1916. * A E.2AKD AGAIN HEADS COUNTY COM""IONERS Annual Meeting of Board b. ‘f Held at Court House; Many Matters Considered. VOTE DOWN N. M. D. A. APPROPRIATION County Officials Are Appointed; Bids for County Printing is Let. A. E. Rako, county commissioner from the first district, was this morning re-elected chairman of the board of county commissioners at the annual meeting of that body. J. C. Thompson, Blackduck, of the fifth district, was chosen vice-chairman. Hayes Against Fund. The county board refused to ap- propriate $250 to the Northern Min- nesota Development association to carry on the work of that organiza- tion for the next year. Commission- ers Rako, Thompson, Clementson and Lennon voted in favor of the appro- priation and Commissioner Hayes op- posed it. It is necessary for a un- animous vote to pass the appropria- tion. Called Private Enterprise. Commissioner Hayes opposed the appropriation, claiming that as far as the county was concerned the Northern Minnesota Development as- sociation was a private association and for private good. Other com- missioners held that the association was doing much good for the county and Northern Minnesota and that it was one of the few ways in which to advertise the county. ‘Otterstad Appointed. . Nels Otterstad was appointed by the commissioners as state land ap- praiser. Henry Pfund was named supervisor of assessors. J. H. Wynne was named as janitor of the court house and J. H. McGhee was named assistant superintendent of schools. Contracts Let. The board allowed the contract for printing the delinquent tax list to ~ the Pioneer with $2,000, bonds. , The “rofficial proceedings and other légal printing was allowed to the Sen- tinel with $1,500 bonds. All legal papers in the county will print the tax list, financial statement and offi- cial proceedings of the county com- missioners. JUDGE GROWELL 18 ILL AT HIS HOME Several Cases Are Waiting Action in Tthicipad Court; Liquor Cases Up Thursday. Judge A. M. Crowell of the muni- cipal court is ill at his home suffering from a complication of diseases. He has not been able to be around for several days and may be forced to remain at his home at least the bal- ance of this week. < Several cases are waiting his dis- posal in the court as soon as he re- covers. They are drunk charges against Charles Linquist, J. C. Col- lins and Andy Colice and an abusive language charge against Louis Ahl- stad. The Kelliler liquor cases are scheduled to begiih in the municipal court Thursday. FORD DEGLINES TO PAY FOR NEW GOWNS Copenhagen, Jan. 4.—Henry Ford, through his representatives, today de- clined to pay for new gowns for the women delegates of his peace party. The women purchased the gowns, de- siring to make a brilliant showing at The Hague conference. Ford also served notice that all delegates failing to sail with the main party Jan. 12 would have to pay their own expenses home. ZEPPELIN ARRIVES FROM SALONIKA Athens, Jan. 4.—A Zeppelin ar- rived at Sofia today enroute from 2 raiding expeditions against Salonika. KKK KHKK KKK KK KK KK SAYS NO GAY PAREE. St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 4.— ‘War has taken the “gay” out of “gay Paree,” according to Dr. Kenneth Taylor, here to- day from a trip through France. He elaimed the ‘French people are greatly so- -bered by the war. * ¥k ok ok ok ok ok ok k ok ok + x * * * * * * * x * * x * KKK KKK KKK KK Financial DOMESTIC Ne\v‘ York, Jan. 4.—Prosperity is written in gold across this country’s financial record in 1915. Uncle Sam has almost half a billion dollars more of foreign gold than he had a year ago. American merchants have sold more goods abroad than ever before. The greatest external loan in history. the Anglo-French loan, was floated in 1915.. The market value of Am- erican securities “appreciated some- thing like two billion dollars in the twelve months. National banks have bigger deposits and larger reserves than at any time since this country was founded. A wave of specula- tion swept the country and permitted the New York stock exchange to close 1915 with a boom as explosively bright as the year’s beginning was dull. Unsmirched by the failure of a single member, the 1915 record of the New York exchange is crowded with stories of newly made million- aires and sprinkled with fifty-million- share trading days. 160,000,000 Shares Traded. More than 160,000,000 shares of stocks were traded in during the year, representing an aggregate value of more than fourteen billion dollars, and nearly nine hundred millions | worth of bonds. In 1914, only 48,- 031,833 shares changed hands, rep- resenting less than four billion dol- lars, and the bond business was only $440,438,600. The war caused the stock exchange to close four months in 1914, which partly explains the comparatively small business. From the dark, uncertain days of early Jan- uary, 1915, with minimum prices and jother war restrictions, business in | the world’s biggest stock marketl gradually developed until million share trading days became almost common. There were fifty of these million share days in 1915, only two in 1914, none in 1913 and 11 in 1911. There were fifty in 1909. In January, 1915, only about four mil- lion shares were dealt in—in October almost thirty million shares changed hands. Many days in the latter part of the year were almost million share days; that is, when business ran well over nine hundred thousand shares. Minimum pfices were abolished ‘April T and from then on the market boomed. Spectacular Fireworks. The war babies and war bride stocks of companies manufacturing war supplies for the belligerent coun- tries furnished more spectacular fire- works in 1915 than Wall Street has witnessed since 1901, when J. J. Hill and E. H. Harriman sent the market into convulsions by their fight to buy control of the Northern Pacific rail- road in the open market. Bethle- hem Steel’s unrivaled jump from $42 to $600 a share, closely trailed by (Continued on Page 4) A Q. U. W. LODGE INSTALLS OFFIGERS The local chapter of the A. 0. U. W. held its installation of officers last evening. The following officers took the oath of office: Pearl Barnell, Master Woodman; C. J. Winter, Fore- man; Gust Larson, Overseer; S. A. Cutter, Financier; Andrew Larson, Receiver; Paul Winklesky, Recorder; Frank Lamson, Guide, and A. E. Webster, Watch. After the instal- lation and routine matters had been finished an oyster supper was served and a dance given. BARBERS TO MEET CROOKSTON LBR. GO. One of the fastest games played during the present bowling season will be played tonight at the Gould alleys when the Barbers and the Crookston Lumber company meet. Both teams are at the top of the present league schedule. The Koors Bros. team will bowl the Barker team tonight at the alleys also. - International And Domestic Review For 1915 By J. W. T. MASON WRITTEN FOR THE UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL New York, Jan. 4—At the close of 1915 the war has cost more than twenty-six billion dollars, exceeding by five hundred million the total na- tional debts of the six principal bel- ligerent powers when the conflict be- gan. With the exception of about five million raised in the United Kingdom by taxation, practically all the expenses of the war have been met by borrowed money. The end of 1915, therefore, finds the fighting na- tions saddled with double the debt they had accumulated in all the cen- turies preceding the outbreak of the war. Cost $85,000,000 Daily. In the early days of the war the most liberal estimate of its cost, in- cluding the destruction of property and the economic losses caused by casualties, was fifty million dollars per day. The actual expenses now, exclusive of economic and property losses, is eighty-five million per day. Of this amount the quadruple entente is paying two-thirds and the Teutonic allies one-third. If the war continues through the winter the cost will probably rise to a hundred mil- licn per day. The interest for war lcans which the war has already im- posed on Europe’s future generations is about a billion, two hundred mil- lion per year. Every week the war lasts fixes an additional annual in- terest burden on the belligerents of twenty-five million. Taxation Colossal. Cclossal taxaation will have to be imposed on the soldiers when they return home after peace is declared. The beiligerents will be bowed be- neath the burdens of the war debts. The Germans for a time this year be- lieved it might he possible for them to evade their cost of the conflict by compelling the quadruple entente powers to pay a full indemnity. Dr. Helfferich, the German minister of finance, made this statement in the Reichstag last August. But as the year’s fighting continued with con- stantly increasing expenditures, the German government changed its mind about the possibility of any belliger- ent being able {0 éscape rom™ the financial net. Dr. Helfferich, there- fore, announced a fortnight ago that although Germany might collect an indemnity, yet the war would impose “a colossal burden” of new taxes on (Continued on Page 4) CITIZENS WANT FIRE WHISTLE Protest is Made at City Council Meet- ing Against New System of Not " COUNTY OFFIGIALS RESTRAINED FROM BUYING BUILDING Judge-C. W. é@flm Issues Order Against Clearwater County Officials. CLEARBROOK CITIZENS ASK FOR INJUNCTION School Building Was to Be Accepted - Today byvpongty for Court House Purposes, Judge C. W, Stanton has filed a temporary restraining order against the county commissioners of Clear- water county restraining them from buying _the | Independent school building at Bagley to be used as a court house. A hearing will be heard in the matter Jan. 13. Injunction Requested. A permanent. injunction has been requested by several residents of Clearbrook who are represented by Attorney Eveson of that village. The county commissioners at a re- cent meeting oiffered the school dis- trict $10,000 for the building in Bag- ley to be used as a court house. At an election it was decided by the school district to sell the building as a new school will be constructed in the near future. 01d Building Inadequate. The county commissioners were to have accepted the. school district’s proposition and the exchange made today. The Clearwater county court heouse is at present located in a wooden building in Bagley. The building is very inadequate and many of the county officers have not been able to find room in the building for of- fices. All the county records are in danger of fire as the vault space is limited. The action -taken by the county commissioners in securing the school | building was believed by many to have been the’ best remedy for the situation and would give the county an excellent court house. : THOVIES” OF WOLF HUNT AT BAUDETTE Baudette, Minn.,, Jan. 4.—The Hearst-Selig Motion Picture Co., has telegraphed to this city asking for further particulars relative to the chasing of ‘wolves-over the ice with autos. The company desired to know if it would be possible to stage a hunt so that they could send a camera man here to get a moving picture of it. Notifying ‘Citizens. Several Bemidji citizens have lodged a protest against not blowing the fire whistle when there is a fire, according to Alderman C. Foucault, at the meeting of the city council last evening. Under the new fire alarm system which will be completely installed to- day, the fire whistle will not blow, as each fireman will be notified of the fire individually. One of the rea- sons for securing the new alarm sys- tem, it was pointed out at the coun- cil meeting last evening, was not to let the public know where the fire is so that crowds will not interfere with the work of the firemen. Alderman Foucault told the coun- cil members that-the complaint was lodged by men wh/had business down town and who desired to be notified if there was a fire in the down town distriet. No action was taken by the city council in the matter. The only action taken by the city council last evening at the meeting was the regular allowing of the bills. Alderman Lycan, Ervin, Smart and Moberg were not present at the meet- ing. Alderman Lahr presided at the meeting. THE CUB REPORTER - SCOO Nalasctdiuva GRAND LODGE OFFIGERS U. S. FOREIGN SITUATION 1S ADMITTED GRAVE President Wilson Issues Statement Through Secretary Tumulty On Matter. CONGRESS MEETS; MEMBERS DISCUSS CONSEQUENCES Official Dispatch Confirmed That Con- sul McNeely Perished- When Persia Was Sunk. Washington, Jan. 4.—President ‘Wilson today issued a statement ad- mitting the relations of the United States and Austria were very grave. The statement was issued through Secretary Tumulty, and said: To Act Immediately. “The president and his secretary are taking every means possible to obtain full facts in this grave matter and will act as soon as information is obtained.” The cabinet today conferred with Chairman Stone of the foreign re- lations committee. Cloud Over Congress. A cloud hung over congress when it reassembled this afternoon as a re- sult of the Persia and Ancona affairs. Congress was adjourned over the holi- days. Congressional members talked of but little but consequences that might result from the sinking of the British steamer Persia in the Mediterranean with losg of American lives. Senate Adjourns. The senate met and adjourned this afternoon as respect to Justice Lamar of the supreme court who died yes- terday. Official dispatches from Consul General Skinner confirm the report that Consul McNeely perished when the steamer Persia was sunk. Wilson Returns, President Wilson and bride re- turned this morning from their honeymoon and the president imme- diately held a conference with Sec- retary Lansing. % The new mistress took personal “I'charge-of~ the ‘White -House, - after much’ excitement and preparation. SINKING OF PERSIA REGRETTED IN BERLIN -~ Berlin, Jan. 4.—Regret is being expressed today over the sinking of the British liner Persia. with heavy loss of life, just when heroic efforts are being made to repair the Teu- tonic relations with America. It was understood here that the Ancona note had settled the submarine ques- tion. It is not known whether a German or an Austrian submarine sank the Persia. Newspapers here carry British reports of the sinking of the liner with British comments. The sentiment of America has not 1. 0. 0. F TO VISIT The officers of the -Grand Lodge of the I. 0. O. F. will pay an official visit to the Bemidji lodge Jan. 21. A class of ten members will be initi- ated by the Bemidji order. The meeting will be precedéd by a ban- quet at the hall for the visiting offi- cers. Delegations from Akeley and other cities are expected to be present. TEUTONS TAKE 2,400,000 MEN Berlin, Jan. 4.—It is estimated here today that the Teutons took 2,- 400,000 prisoners since the war started. KKK KK KK KK KK KK KKK HOW ABOUT THE CONES? Brookings, 8. D., Jan. 4.— A course in practical commer- cial ice cream making was one of the features of a three months’ creamery course that opened today at the University of South Dakota. * ok ok ok ok ok ok k¥ ok ok been commented on. DERBY CAMPAIGN FAILS; CONSCRIPTION BILL NEXT London, Jan. 4—The official state- ment this afternoon states that 53 per cent of the unmarried youths and 'men of military age in England volun- teered during the recent Derby re- cruiting campaign. The cabinet during a brief session this afternoon completed the conscription bill. The statement regarding the Derby campaign confirms the previous re- ports that the campaign failed. It calls attention to the fact that 651,- 160 men could be enlisted by draft- ing only single men. In the United Kingdom only 2,629,261 men enlisted out of 5,011,441 men of military age. Despite contrary reports, the Daily Chronicle this afternoon stated posi- tively that Ireland was not included iu the scope of the conscription bill that-will be introduced in Parliament this week. Single men between the ages of 23 and 26, inclusive, enlisted in the Derby campaign have been called to colors. Pioneer advertisements are re- x * * * X x *x * * x x * KKK KK KK KKK KKK K “TeEsN WAITING NOUTS TELLNOU NOT 1O Kip WITH ME - BECAUSE~ able. TM MARRIED AN’ SINCENOD - SMILED ATME NESTERDAY— WHY = BEMIDJI MAN T0 WAR FRONT Thomas Wilson Joins Canadian Army and Departs for England; Par- ents Live'in Nymore. Thomas Wilson, formerly of Be- midji, has enlisted in a Canadian regiment and is now on his way to the front, according to word received by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Wilson, of Nymore. Mr. Wilson was connected with the Abel Dairy Lunch in this city about two years ago, leaving here for Saskatchewan with Mr. Abel. He: voluntarily entered the Cana- dian regiment, being recruited for English service, and notified his par- ents of his enlistment shortly before departing for England. Relatives in the city expect word from him in the near future advising them as to his whereabouts. Mr. Wilson has been in the Brit- ish service less than six months, but the company of which he is a member has been ordered to the front. Just where his regiment will be stationed has not been learned. OPSAHL TO POTATO GROWERS' MEETING J. J. Opsahl will leave tonight for St. Paul where he will attend the an- nual meeting of the Minnesota Potato Growers’ association, of which he is The association was formed a year ago and officers for the ensuing year will be elected to- morrow. 2 Discussions will take place rela- tive to the standardizing of potatoes in Minnesota and the appointment of a state board for this purpose. During the one year of its exist- ence much has been accomplished by the association. CONGRESSMAN LINDBEHGH TOREMAIN N STATE RACE ... Word was_received in.Bemidji. this afternoon from Congress C. A. Lind- bergh in Washington, stating that he would remain in the race for gover- nor, despite the sudden change of affairs as the result of the death of Governor Hammond. “It is principle and not person- ality for which I am fighting,” he wired. With James Peterson out of the race on account of Lieutenant Gov- ernor Burnquist being made gover- nor, it looks like Iverson, Lindbergh and Burnquist will make the race on the Republican ticket in this state. BRITISH LINER IN COLLISION; SUNK president. London, Jan. 4.—It was confirmed here today that the British liner Geelong has -been sunk in collision with the steamer Bonvilston. All aboard the Geelong were saved. The Bonvilston rescued was not reported. MEMORIAL SERVIGES PROBABLY SUNDAY The memorial services which were to have been held in this city Sunday in memory of the late Governor Ham- mond were postponed on account of several prominent speakers being un- able to attend. Services will prob- ably he held next Sunday. WILL OF THOMAS SHEVLIN FILED Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. 4.—The will of Thomas Shevlin was probated today. It gives $3,500,000 to Mrs. Shevlin and two children. By "HOP" INUNCTION MADE PERMANENT IN OPTIONTESTG Judge W. 8. McClenahan of B ] Files Order in International Falls Case. License Despite Home Rule Charter. By Special Correspondent. Brainerd, Minn., Jan. 4.—Judge W. S. McClenahan of the distriet court this afternoon ordered that th injunction be made permanent, thus sustaining the state in its contention that the Village of International Falls- has no authority to issue saloon M censes in a “dry” county under the county option law, notwithstanding that the village operates under a home rule charter. To Supreme Court. The case will go to the supreme court this month. ¢ The case was brought by residents of International Falls to test th county option law. Judge Marshall A. Spooner of Bemidji represented the International Falls people. Judge is IH. 4 The council at a recent meeting had planned to issue licenses claim- ing the right under their home rule charter. Attorney General Smith immediately asked for an injunction. Briefs were filed with Judge Mec- Clenahan several weeks ago but he has been ill at his home with 1la | grippe. Judge Marshall A. Spooner was not in the city this afternoon when the decision was filed. It is mnot known what immediate action will be taken. PRICE MURDER Minneapolis Man Placed on Trial A¢- cused of Hurling Wife Over Cliff. 3 Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. 4.—Fred- i erick Price went on trial at 10 a. m. § today, charged with hurling Mary | Fridle yPrice, his third wife, over | the Mississippi river cliff on Nov. 28, 1914, Seven years ago, Price, a traveling man, visited Fridley, a little Minne- sota village, and met Mary Fridley. "] They were married in October, 1908. On Thanksgiving day, 1914, records show that Mrs. Price’s father gave her $10,000. Three days later Price, his wife and Charles Etchison, a friend, attended a matinee. At Price’s sug- gestion, Etchison is expected to tes- tify the three went for a drive along - the cliffs overlooking the Mississippi river. When on a rocky ledge 40 feet high, Price stopped the machine, claiming engine trouble, and sug- gested that Mrs. Price and her dog go for.a walk up the road while he worked on the engine, according to Etchison’s signed confession. An hour later Mrs. Price was picked up at the foot of the cliff. Price sued the park commissioner for damages, but drop- ped the suit when they threatened counter charges of never having se- 4 cured a legal divorce from Rose Smith Price, whom Price married at Whea- ton, IlL, in 1896. 216 LIGENSED - T0 WED IN 1815 Fred Rhoda, clerk of court, this morning announced that 216 wedding licenses were issued in Beltrami coun ty during the year 1916. : Only one license has been issued 20 far this year. This is a decrease against last year’s licenses at the same time, despite the fact that this is “Leap year.” > KR KKK KRR K KKK KKK - x * TODAY’S NORTHWEST ODDITY :g x Hastings, Minn., Jan. 4.— Club women of this little city, proud-of being located on the Father of Waters, tired of eat- ing the stream and organized a pure ice plant, after some one wrote a popular ballad, “Frozen Sewage for Lenfon ade.” At the end of the firat year the women rebated $169.29 to their customers. Ahhkhkkkkhkhkkkhkkx