Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 29, 1916, Page 1

- R e THE BEMIDJI DAILY PI VOLUME XIV, NO. 28. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 29, 1916. Lt oo Rl 3.1 FORTY CENTS PER MONTH X BEMIDI K-, q, MOST SNUv ™ IN TEN YEAR Fifteen Inches of Snow Falls During Past Three Days and Still Snowing. WINTER OF 1896-97 SCENE OF DEEP SNOWS Early Days Are Recalled; 1906-07 Snow Was Deep; Two Feet Fell on Christmas. Bemidji is in the grip of a big snow storm and already there |Is more snow here than there has been for the past ten years. During the past three days 15 in- ches of snow has fallen, and the depth of snow is estimated at 25 in- ches. Along the country roads and in several of the Bemidji streets the snow has drifted, making piles high- er than a man’s head. Some of the country roads are so badly blocked with snow that traffic is practically at a standstill. Use Snow Plows. The city engineering department had two snow plows working since early this morning making paths. This afternoon the Crookston Lum- ber company placed its plow in op- eration. It is believed that paths will be made to all points in the city by late this afternoon. All trains are late dnd the M. & [ and Great Northern today began using a double header for passenger trains. The big snow has temporaily halt- ed work in the lumber camps. Topic of Discussions. The deep snow today was the topie of much discussion and many remini- censes. In the early days before 1896 it was stated that the snow was so deep that trees were cut half way up the trunk instead of digging out the snow to the ground. “The winter of 1896 and 1837 was a winter of deep snow,” said A. M. Bagley of the Bemidji Manu- facturing company. “I returned from the east that winter with my wife and when we got as far as Crookston we had to wait a week before a railroad train could be run to Fosston, then the end of the rail- way. When we did get started the train was pulled by two locomotives, had a snow plow and 125 men to shovel snow. During that winter practically everybody had to wear snow shoes. “The winter of saw a good deal of snow, but not as steady as this winter. I remem- ber that it snowed about two feet on Christmas but after that it only snowed in spells.” 1906 and 1907 HEH KKK KK KKK KKK KKK * TODAY’S MARKET REPORT * KKK R KKK KKK K KKK South St. Paul Markets. Beef ... .....$8.00@8.75 Hogs ..37.60@7.55 Sheep ....$8.00@10.15 (The following markets are fur- nished the Daily Pioneer by William L. Henderson & Co., Germania Life Building, St. Paul, Minn.) Minneapolis Markets. WRERE . ..o v oimsessmemmumie e 208 $1.32% Rye ...$1.00@1.01% Corn — L TT% @78¢ Chicago Markets. Wheat $1.34% Rye ..$1.04 Corn ..76% @76¢ Duluth Markets. ..$1.32% .....98¢ Bemidji Markets. Turkey, live, per 1b. Turkey, dressed, per Ib. Geese, live, per Ib.. Geese, dressed, per 1b. Ducks, live, per lb... - Ducks, dressed, per lb........ Hens, large and fat, live, per 1b. Hens, large and fat, dressed, per KKK K KKK KKK KK K x * CARNATION DAY x x %k * Red carnations are blos- “oming today in the button- “tules of countless Americans ¥ McKinley day. This is the ¥ 73rd anniversary of the ¥ birth of William McKinley, * martyred president, who was ¥ the nation’s chief executive * from 1897 until his assas- * sination at Buffalo in 1901. * The custom of wearing car- ¥ nations on Jan. 29 each year ¥ as a tribute to his memory * started shortly after Presi- %« dent McKinley’s death. * [3 ek ohkhkkkkhkhkhkhkhkhkhkhhkhw LR SRS RS SRR R RS RS BRANDEIS APPOINTMENT WILL BE CONFIRMED ‘Wasghington, Jan. 29.—By the closest vote by which the appoint- ment of a supreme court justice has ever been approved, the appointment to that office will be confirmed, says reliable information today. A long fight with sectional and racial feel- ings, senate traditions and party questions are involved, conservative Democrats realize that Wilson will make a bitter fight for the confirma- tion of his appointment. COUNTIES LOSE SUIT TO TAX INDIAN LANDS St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 29.—Judge Page Morris in the United States district court yesterday held that the countfes of Becker, Mahnomen and Clearwater have no right to tax the White Earth lands belonging to mixed-bloods. A permanent fnjunc- tion was granted. The decision is based on the fact that the lands were granted to the Indians free from taxation as long as they were not transferred. To tax them would be to violate a vested right. SLEIGH PARTY STALLED; PARENTS ARE WORRIED Parents of the students of the eighth grade class of the Junior high school were much. worried last eve- ning as a result of the students not returning from a sleigh ride. The class went on a sleigh ride party to the Casky farm, about five miles from here, and owing to a heavy snow- fall were unable to return until shortly after seven o’clock this morning. The Freshmen of the high school gave a sleigh ride party last eve- ning. They returned last evening. LUSITANIA DISPUTE REPORTED GRAVER Washington, Jan. 29.—The Lusi- tania dispute with Germany is graver today. Prompt German compliance is necessary for a continuance of friendly relations. The administra- tion’s patience is vexed over dilly- dallying in Bernstorff-Lansing con- versations. Mrs. John Payton of Duluth is visiting at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Fisher in Ny- more. Mrs. Payton was called here on account of the serious illness of her mother. D. D. Miller returned this morning from the Twin Cities where he has spent the past week attending the convention of the Midland Insurance company. J. L. George, county auditor of Ib. ....0s . .18 Vcal, faney, dressed, per lb .14 Veal, fancy, oversize, per lb... .12 Vcal, poor, oversize, per Ib..... .10 Fall lambs, per lb....... . .16 Spring lambs, per lb..... . .16 Mutton, fancy, dressed, per lb. .14 Large hogs, dressad, per 1b..... 9% Medium hogs, dressed, per 1b. .10 Small hogs, dressed, per lb. .10 Beans, per Ib. ........ enws s A0 Butter— Dairy, per 1b. ........ Genees 400 Creamery, bulk, per Ib....... .36 Carrots, per bu. ........ .60 Eggs— Storage, per doz. ..... . . .30 Strictly fresh, per doz. . . .38 Potatoes, fancy, clean and free from rot and frost, per bu... 1.00 Cracked corn, per bu......... 1.12 Cracked corn, per sack, 75 1bs. 1.30 Corn and oats, per sack, 75 lbs. 1.30 Bran, per sack, 100 lbs....... 1.25 Shorts, per sack, 100 lbs..... 1.35 0il meal, per sack, 100 lbs..... 2.75 “BIG BEMIDG” T0 MEET ADA FIVE ATARMORY TONIGHT Season to Be Opened by Local Team; Diedrich and Howe to Play Forward Positions. DOWN STATE TEAM PLAYING GOOD BALL THIS YEAR Berrigan at Genfer and Bestul and Peck to Play at Guards. The “Big Bemidg” basket ball team will open its season.tonight at the Armory with a game with the Ada five at the armory. The local five is in good form, having = had strenuous practice for the past sev- eral weeks. The contest this evening will give Bemidji enthusiasts their first op- portunity of witnessing “Big Be- midg” in action this year, a team which in 1913-14 and 1914-15 was feared by all quints of the North- west and having victories over such famous aggregations as Oswego, N. Y., Fond du Lac, Wis,, Duluth Ro- tary club, Grand Forks, Two Har- bors and other fast quints. Howe, Peck and Bestul are the only vet- erans left of the famous quint, Bran- don the star basket shooter, having left the city, also Miller, who last vear alternated at forward with Howe. Jacobson, guard, has retired from active playing. The team will line up as follows tonight: Paul Howe and Dr. J. W. Diedrich, forwards; William Berri- gan center; Julius Bestul and Glen Peck, guards. The little “German band” will be at the armory tonight to lead the local rooters. CHICAGO ATTORNEY TO REVEAL POLICE SCANDAL Chicago, Ill, Jan. 29.—State’s Attorney Hoyne today promised to reveal to Chicago, police scandal in- volving a half dozen of police cdp- tains and minor officers, bringing gangs here for the purpose of dis- crediting the present administration. FORD PEAGE PARTY IS NEARING HOME Aboard Liner Rotterdam, Jan. 29. —The Ford peace delegates return- ing from bringing the “boys out of the trenches” are approaching New York. The Rotterdam’s captain has discouraged peace meetings aboard, fearing that. belligerent passengers might make war on them. TEXAS ATTORNEY SUGGEEDS DANIELS ‘White Barth, Minn.,, Jan. 29.— Francis J. Kearful has been appoint- ed to succeed C. C. Daniels, brother of Secretary Daniels, as special Fed- eral attorney in the White Earth land cases. Mr. Kearful is appoint- ed from Texas. He has been a spe- cial agent of the department of jus- tice since 1910. J. W. WILCOX ON OVERLAND LIMITED J. W. Wilcox, local representative of the Overland automobile, returned yesterday from a trip with 150 Over- land salesmen to the company’s plant at Toledo, 0. The party left St. Paul Jan. 19 and arrived in Toledo the KKK KKK KKK KKK GIRLS ORGANIZE CLUB “T0 LIVE 100 YEARS” * * * x * Los Angeles, Cal,, Jan. 29. ¥ —Miss Ethel Monnette and ¥ Miss Rita La Beau have or- ¥ ganized a “Girls’ Club to Live ¥ One Hundred Years” here. ¥ Every member is determined ¥ to round out a century of ex- * istence. So far only seven * Los Angeles girls have had * the mnerve to join. All mem- ¥ bers must subscribe to and ¥ live up to the following * rules: Rise at dawn. Walk % around the block rapidly ¥ twice before breakfast. Drink ¥ buttermilk before eating. ¥ Avoid hot cakes, coffee, ham, ¥ bacon and pork. Eat little * meat and Fletcherize. Drink * distilled water. Work out- ¥ doors among flowers, smiling, ¥ laughing, singing. Never get ¥ “mad,” never lie, keep late ¥ hours, or smoke; take a nap * every afternoon. * * KKK KKK KKK KKK GONDITION OF GEORGE DENLEY IS IMPROVED The condition of (George Denley, deputy sheriff, who suffered a para- Iytic stroke last week, was reported improved this morning. Today he was able to sit up for a short Lime in bed. KKK KK KKK KKK KKK ¥ GO TO CHURCH TOMORROW % KKK K KKK KKK KKK Catholic, Low mass at 8 o’clock. High mass at 10 a. m. Sunday school at 2 p. m. Vespers at 7:30 p. m. Father J. J. T. Philippe. Christian Science. 317 Fourth St. Sunday service at 11 o’clock. Wednesday evening service at 7:45 o’clock. Congregational (Nymore). Sunday school at 10:30; preaching service 11:30; evening song service, 7:30 p. m.; preaching at 8 o’clock; prayer meeting Wednesday night at 8 o'clock. J. E. Cadwell, pastor, Episcopal. Sunday school at 10 o’clock. There will be no other services during the month of January, as Archdeacon Parshall is visiting for a month in the east. Archdeacon Parshall, rec- tor. i Presbyterian, Bible class and Sunday school at 10; morning worship and sermon at 11 o’clock; young people’s prayer service at 7 p. m.; evening service at 8 o’clock. Rev. F. J. Barackman of Duluth will occupy the pulpit. Swedish Lutheran. Morning worship at 10:30. Sun- day school at 12 m. Evening wor- ship at 7:30. J. H. Randahl, pas- tor. First Scandinavian Lutheran. Services at Solway at 10:30. Ser- vices at Wilton at 3 o’clock p. m. Sunday school at 12 m. Service (English) at 8 o’clock. Osmund Johnson, pastor. Baptist, Sunday school at 10 a. m. The big contests starts Jan. 30. Morn- ning worship at 11 a. m., sermon— “The Spiritual Life.” Special music at the morning service; young people’s service at 6:30; eve- ning gospel service at 7:30 p. m., special musie. A cordial invitation is extended to evel‘yone not regularly attending some other church to at- tend our services and worship with us. Mid-week prayer service on Thursday evening at eight o’clock. Ira D. Alvord, pastor. Methodist. Morning worship at 10:45, sub- ject, “Angles”; Sunday school at 12 m., A. T. Carlson, supt.; Epworth League at 6:30, subject, “The Mean- ing of Discipleship,” Marjorie Shan- sk ok ok kK ok ok k ok kK ok ok k ok ok ok ko k ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok k% STORMS AND FLOODS CAUSE MUCH DAMAGE Otay Dam Breaks, Letting Wall of 30 Feet of Water Into Valley; 50 Killed. HAVRE, MONT,, HAS i 55 DEGREES BELOW wm & &) = 2 g g = g 5} 2 & 2 |5 Blinding Snow Near Dalles, Washington. San Diego, Cal., Jan. 29.—Rescu- ers are fighting their way into the Otay valley where a dam of the Oitye Water Supply company broke late yesterday afternoon and let a wall of thirty feet of .water rush into the valley, killing fifty. Twenty-five farm houses were wrecked. An area 15 miles wide and two miles long is devastated. Havre 55 Below. Havre, Mont., Jan. 29.—It was 55 degrees below zero here last night. Trains Tied Up. Great Falls, Mont., Jan. 29.—A slide on the Missoula division of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul rail- way last night caused traffic to be diverted over the Northern Pacific tracks. The Great Northern Kalis- pell division is tied up today on ac- count of the cold. Southwestern Colorado Snowed In. Denver, Colo., Jan. 29.—South- western Colorado is snowed in today with 15 feet of drifted snow in Dur- ango. Connections with the Siver- ton mines have been cut off. Freight Train Wrecks. Dalles, Wash., Jan. 29.—A freight train ran into a work train here last night in a blinding snow storm and killed six men, Snow Slides in Colorado. Denver, Colo., Jan. 29.—A pos- sible serious loss of life is feared from snow slides southwest of Colo- rado. Seven Dead in Flood. Arkansas City, Ark., Jan. 29.— There are seven people known to be dead and hundréds homeless as a re- sult of a flood here. Conditions are alarming. Three rivers are the highest that they have ever been. SEVEN HUNTERS GET NINE WOLF BOUNTIES Nine wolf bounties were issued to- day to seven hunters from the county auditor’s office. The bounties issued were as follows: Fred Coleman in the town of Lee, three; I. M. Paxton of Thorhult, in the town of Steen- erson, one; Carl Peterson of Cedar Spur in the town of McDougald, one; P. B. Tyler of Malcolm, in the town of Minnie, one; Carl Larson of Thorhult, in the town of Steener- son, one; Paul Peeppo of Malcolm, in the town of Minnie, one; Delvin E. Terrier of Pitt, in the town of ‘Wabanica, one. Mr. and Mrs. John C. Parker of Bemidji are here on a visit of a few days to relatives and friends. Both Mr. and Mrs. Parker were raised in Stillwater, or rather in the Oak Park district, but for the past twenty years they have lived in Be- midji where Jack has bcen engaged in logging. The past year Mr. Par- ker has been busy -dredging in the northern part of the state. This is the first winter in thirty years that Mr. Parker has not been in the woods logging.—Journal, Stillwater, Minn. Mrs. George Rasmussen enter- tained a few of her friends at her Beltrami county, returned last night |next day. After inspecting the plant | 200 leader; evening worship at|y .o ,n Jryine avenue Friday af-| Kalamazoo, Mich., Jan. 29.—This from St. Paul where he attended the [for several days the party returned |7:30 subject—"The Guide of | oo ot o farewell party. Mr.|is McKinley Carnation Day, which meeting of the state highway com-[to Chicago and attended the. Chi-| YOUth.” B. D. Hanscom, pastor. |p . ccen and family will move|was established by Joseph Adams of mission Thursday. cago Auto show. Banquets and en- Nymore Free Lutheran. to Libby, Mont., soon where they this city, Adams died in 1914. The tertainments were given for the Sunday school at 10:30; service at | will make their future home. carnation was President McKinley’s Pay-Up Week is a progressive pro- | party along the route. The sales-|11 a. m.; evening worship at 7:30. —_— favorite flower. position. Held in Bemidji Feb. 21-|men were the guests of the Overland | Rev. Morstad will occupy the pulpit. Talk Pay-Up with your neighbors. s 26. company. George Larson, pastor. Bemidji Pay-Up Week, Feb. 21-26. Take advantage of a want ad. REPORTER “Too Much L Hath Made Him Mad” By "HOP" SCOOP reporier 00 Much Learning nath Made him Ma y FOR GOSH SAKES SCOO0P- USE A SAY IF HETHINKS 50 LONG- BOSS - N0U SAID SHOW MY EDUCATION! LITTLE VARIETY OF WORDS 1N "BISSEXTILE |5 ABIG \F TV GOINGTO IDID IN THAT STORY- [T5 A MISTAKE “OUR LEAP YEAR COPY- CALL WORD -WAITLL HE. BEAT THAT CoPY TO CUT ME LOOSE - TM DO GO0D - LEAPNEAR TH BISSEXTILE : HQUSE TO HOUSE.CANVAS NEAR FOR A CHANGE ~ SHOW NOUR EDUCATION o’'clock, | KKK KK KKK KKK KKK BUY A HOME; NOT AUTO, ADVICE OF LUMBERMAN Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 29. —"“Buy a home and not an auto,” was the advice given today by J. R. Moorehead, secretary of the Southwestern Lumbermen’ asssociation, which is meeting here today. “The motor car has done more to curtail the use of ALLIES OGCUPY GREEK FORTRESS DESPITE PROTEST Expeditions of French, British, Rus- sian and Italian Marines Take Fort Karabar. wood than all the substitutes combined,” he said. “Millions of dollars that should be go- ing into improvements on farms, new buildings and homes are going into the pur- chase of motor cars.” KAk Fhkhkhkhkhkhk X kX khkhkhkkkhkkxkk Tk ok kA kA kA hkhk Ak hkhkk ok kb kk K KRR EH KRR KKK KK KK FUNERAL OF BoY IS HELD THIS AFTERNOON The funeral of William Peckles, the twelve-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. William Peckles, who died at his home on Third street, Thursday morning of pneumonia and brain fever after an illness of three months, was Ireld this afternoon at the resi- dence. Rev. I D. Alvord of the Baptist church conducted the ser- vices. Interment was made at Greenwood cemetery. NEW TELEPHONE BOOKS ARE ISSUED TODAY - The Northwestern Telephone com- pany today issued a new telephone directory. The book is being de- livered to the subscribers. The telephone book contains the names of 1,386 subscribers. JUDIGIAL DITGH HAS MUGH OPPOSITION The preliminary hearing on the objections to the construction of Judicial Ditch No. 3 which was com- menced this morning hefore Judge C. W. Stanton was adjourned and continued this afternoon at two MUCH EXCITEMENT IN GRECIAN CITY Four Flags Displayed; First Land Action by Powers Co-operating, Says Report. Athens, Jan. 28.—Expeditions of marines from French, British, Rus- sian’ and Italian warships yesterday occupied the. Greek fort Karabar, over protests of the Greek mander. com- Much Excitement. There is great excitement here, with the Italian and Russian armed forces on Greek soil. This action by the marines is the first land action by the four allied powers co-operating. Head of Gulf. The fort on the peninsula is at the eastern entrance at the head of the Gulf of Salonika. All four powers sent detachments ashore and the four flags have been displayed above the fort. It is be- lieved that they will select a fort commander. Lines Escapes Bombs. Hull, Jan. 29.—Ziz-zagging across the North sea, the Wilson liner Carlo escaped six bombs that were dropped by a German aviator. Meat is Confiscated. London, Jan. 29.—It was officially announced today that following a search of the steamer Stockholm, bound from New York to Scandina- vian ports, 142 tons of meat unac- counted for in the manifest were re- vealed. The meat was confiscated by the British. - Ambitions Broken. Rome, Jan. 29.—Serbia’s century old ambitions to become a seapower ~ The petitioners for thie ditch are opposed by two hundred homestead- ers in the three counties, Red Lake, Clearwater and Polk, through which the ditch rums, on the ground that the ditch is but an added and un- necessary expense. Charles E. Boughten of Red Lake Falls, county attorney for Red Lake county and E. E. McDonald of this city represent the homesteaders who are opposed to the ditch. A. A. An- drews represents the petitioners for the ditch. A hearing was held on Ditch No. 39, Beltrami county, this afternoon. Ditch 39 drains the towns of Lee and Hamre. NAVAL OFFIGERS T0 VISIT HERE MONDAY Commander Clyde W. Kelley and Lieutenant Gerald Houze, instructor inspector of Duluth, will visit in Bemidji Monday and will attend the drill of the Bemidji Naval Militia Monday evening. Lieutenant Bar- ker today issued orders. that every member of the naval militia be present at the Armory at seven o’clock Monday evening. No excuse will be accepted from members fail- ing to be present. LINER ALLOWED TO LEAVE WITH GUNS ‘Washington, Jan. 29.—The Italian liner Verona will be allowed to leave New York carrying two guns, it was announced here today. with an outlet on the Adriatic were broken today, perhaps forever, when The Allies evacuated Albania. African Liner Missing. London, Jan. 29.—Newspapers number the African liner Appan, with 3,000 passengers and eight days overdue, among the vessels that have vanished. They have abandoned hope. Germans Storm Trenches. Berlin, Jan. 29.—German troops have stormed the French trenches near Neuville on the Mile front, ta- king 273 French prisoners. PRESIDENT TO ADDRESS ELECTRIC RAILWAY MEN Washington, Jan. 29.—President Woodrow Wilson will address the mid-year meeting of the American Electric Railway association here today. The chief executive has not indicated what he will talk about. The association represents compa- nies having four billion dollars in- vested in electric railway equip- ment. Its members are the men who run the street car and interurban and some of the big railroad systems in the United Staces. FRED FULTON GETS REFEREE’'S DECISION New Orleans, Jan. 29.—Fred Ful- ton was awarded a referee’s decision in the scheduled 20-round bout with “Porkey” Flynn at a local arena last night. Fulton was the aggressor throughout, although his opponent made a creditable showing and had the best of the infighting. BILLY MISKE SHADES. JACK DILLON AT SUPERIOR Superior, Wis., Jan. 29.—Billy Miske of St. Paul shaded Jack Dillon of Indianapolis here last night in a ten-round bout in the opinion of newspaper critics at the ringside. The fighting was rather tame, Miske doing most of the leading. CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH LEAVES THE HOSPITAL Captain John Smith, the aged In- dian, who was struck by a train near Cass Lake a week ago was re- leased today from the Cass Lake hos- pital, fully recovered from his in- juries. WALKER “AG” INSTRUCTOR MAY LEAVE, IS REPORT ‘Walker, Minn., Jan. 29.—It is re- ported today that F. A. Allison, ag- ricultural teacher in the Walker schools, is to resign his position and move from Walker. A Nation-wide Pay-Up Week, Feb. 21-26.