Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 5, 1916, Page 1

'THE BEMIDJI1 %, 2, K EER ¢ L7 VOLUME XIV, NO. 34. %, . BEMIDJI, MIEMA, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 5, 1916, FORTY CENTS PER HIGH SCHOOL IS READY FOR CONTEST WITH LITILE FALLS Fast Exhibition of Basket Ball is Ex- pected Tonight When Teams Meet. JOHNSON AND TANNER WILL BE IN GAME Local Boys Feel Confident of Win- ning; Brainerd Game Looms Up Big. All is in readiness in the Bemidji high school basket ball camp for the big game this evening at the Armory with the-Little Falls quint. high school This is the first really big game that the local team will play this year and a record breaking crowd will ecrowd the big building tonight to witness the Bemidji ‘“‘speed boys” in their efforts to put the visitors out of the running for the Sixth distriet championship and a place at the Carleton tournament. Bemidji Favored. ‘The odds favor the Bemidji quint as it has not been defeated this sea- son while the Little Falls team has defeated by Aitkin. Another reason for odds on Bemidji, say local tans, is that the Bemidji team last son, composed of practically the sume lineup as this year, defeated the Little Falls quint on its own floor and cinched the championship. The Little Falls team, however, has de- feated Aitkin and Sauk Center, both strong quints. Much is at Stake. There is much at stake on the game tonight for the local boys. A defeat, in all probability, means the loss of the Sixth district title and a place at the Carleton tourna- ment for the state high school cham- pionship. A victory will mean that the game next Saturday to be played at Brainerd will be one of the most spirited contests ever seen in the state as the Braind aggregation is making a desperate struggle for the championship, and has won all its games this season by decisive scores. Stars in Game. (‘oach Bestul has put his players through stiff workouts during the last week and has unquestionably developed a crack aggregation. Both (‘aptain Tanner and Johnson will be in the game tonight. This will be the first regular high school game of the season for Johnson who has been »d from other games on account of scholastic requirements. The game will be called at 8:15 been sen bar | GEORGE STEIN, cITY - CLERK, cmmum FOR RE-ELECT GEORGE STEIN BUCKHANON CASE T0 FEDERAL JURY Mizpah Man to St. Louis County Jail in Default of Bonds; Charged With Introduction of Liquor. Exie Buckhanon, who was arrested on Jan. 31 by J. P. Brandt, special federal officer, charged with intro- ducing into Indian country at Mizpah ten pints of whisky and eight pints of alcohol, was arraigned this morn- ing before Judge H. A. Simons, Unit- ed States commissioner. He conducted his own case this morning. After hearing the testi- mony of the government witnesses, he introduced no testimony and was bound over to the federal grand jury which meets in Duluth during July. He was committed to the St. Louis county jail in default of $500 bonds. PREUS HAS PLANS FOR CONSERVATION OF TIMBER St. Paul, Minn., Feb. 5.—That he intends to urge plans for conser- vation of Minhesota’s timber, was the declaration of J. A. O. Preus, state auditor, today, following a refrig- erating tour of Northern Minnesota. He and W. J. Smith, state treasurer, have been selling timber lands in and arrangements have been made for the largest crowd of the season. Girls to Walker, [full of fight and determined to the Bemidji high school girls’ sketball team this morning jour- neyed to Walker where it will clash with the girls’ high school team of 1hat city. The lineup has been some- what strengthened by Lucile Moritz, one of last year’s stars entering the game. The lineup will be arranged to- night as follows: Corrine Carlson and Edna Anderson, forwards; Lu- cene McCuaig, center; Emma Klein, Carrie Brown and Lucile Moritz, guards, substitutes, the extra guard and Bdith Mills. win b N. D. LIVE STOCK ASSOCIATION ELECTS OFFICERS AT MEET Grand Forks, N. D., Feb. 5.—The officers of the North Dakota Live Stock association for the year 1916 were elected at a business meeting of the organization which came to a close at two o’clock this morning. The officers elected are as follows: President—Alex McDonald, Glen- coe, Smmons county; first vice presi- dent, John Wild, Milton, county; second vice president, R. A. Candor, Cogswell, Sargent county; secretary-treasurer, W. H. Peters, l'argo. Executive committee—D. L. McDonald, Grafton, representing the horse breeders; A. H. White, Kramer, representing beef cattle; Matthew Duffy, Esmond, representing dairy cattle; Aaron Legg, Forest River, rep- resenting hogs; Philip Moum, Buf- falo, representing sheep. Bismarck was selected for the next convention, which will be held the last Wednesday and Thursday, of Jan- uary, 1917. Windsor, Ont., Feb. 5.—Charles Strony, temperamental Belgian opera director, was released this morning after spending the night in the Wind- sor jail where he was held as a Ger- man spy. He was held in connection with the burning of the Ottawa par- liament buildings. St. Paul, Feb. 5.—With the elec- tion of a queen the Northwest Out- door Sports Carnival passed into his- tory this afternoon. Cavalier | that district. The state now has not over $15,000,000 worth of tim- ber left, he said. This is insignifi- cant compared with former great holdings. John Plummer and Morris Kaplan will give talks on Socialism at the city hall tomorrow afternoon. The former will talk on “Socialism and Individualism.” GOUPLE IS GRANTED LIGENSE T0 WED Napoleon Stone and Victorine Bru- jere were granted a marriage license this morning in the office clerk of court. of the KR KKK KK E KKK KKK STUDENTS EARN REAL MONEY St. Paul, Minn., Feb. 5.— During the semester closing this month at the University of Minnesota, students who got employment through the university employment bureau will have earned $24,639.75, compared with $19,110 in the semester a year ago, the bu- reau announced today. Dur- ing this semester, 445 persons have given 667 jobs. * * * x x* * * x x * * * * * X x %k ok ok k ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok k ok ok k KEEKKKKK KKK KKK KKK REPORTER 57 GOLLY $C00P - ToDAY 1S TH 4T ANNIVERSARY OF YOUR FIRST _[TODAY LAST DAY FOR - FILING FOR GITY ELECTION Mayor McCuaig and Other City Officers Are Up for Re-election, REGISTRATION TO BE HELD NEXT TUESDAY Today is the last day for filing for the Bemidji city election to be held Feb. 15. | Mayor McCuaig igpa candidate to All' other city of- ficials are out for re-election. They succeed himself. are George Stein, clerk, George W. Rhea, treasurer, T. J. Lloyd, assessor, J. P. Lahr, alderman of the First ward, Tom Smart, alderman of the Seeond ward, Paul Foucault, alder- man of the Third ward and R. E. Miller, alderman of the Fourth ward. It was pointed out this morning that the re-election of Mayor McCuaig will. mean the retention of the pres- ent police force. It will mean the retention of Chief Ripple. Bemidji has never had a better police force or police chief. The laws of the city are being enforced fearlessly. The police record shows that every com- plaint made has been taken up by the Bemidji police and the cases tried. Registration for city election will be held next Tuesday. BRITISH CLAIM STEAMSHIP APPAM Sir Cecil Spring Rice, Ambassador, Lodges Request Under Terms of The Hague Convention. Washington, Feb. 5.—In the name of the British owners of the steam- ship Appam, Sir Cecil Spring Rice, the British ambassador, late yester- day lodged with the state department a formal request that the ship be turned over to the British consul un- der the terms of The Hague conven- tion. Notice also was served that it would be in violation of international |- law if the United States permitted the German prize commander of the Appam either to increase the ef- ficiency of that ship, add to her of- fensive power or recruit his crew. Lieutenant Berg has only 22 men in his prize crew at present, a number insufficient to navigate a ship as large as the Appam. A compliance with the British sug- gestions only on the latter point would eventually prevent the depart- ure of the Appam from Newport News. SENTENGED 60 BAYS “FOR NON-SUPPORT Perry Haling was sentenced to 60 days in jail for non-suppori yester- day afternoon by Judge D. H. Fisk of the municipal court. Haling re- fused to support his wife and infant child. . N FOUR-FEET SNOW DEPTH REPORTED Spooner, Minn., Feb. 6.—The heaviest snowfall in the history of the village is the claim made for the amount of the “beautiful” on the ground around here now. A conser- vative estimate places the depth on a level in this section at four feet, a record not reported in a quarter of a century, if within the memory of man. : Logging operations are in a great measure retarded as it is almost im- possible for the men to do anything in the heavy snows. PRESIDENT PREPARES FOR SECOND TOUR ‘Washington, Feb. 5.—A tentative schedule of President Wilson’s sec- ond preparedness tour was begun to- It includes the south and the two day. southwest and will weeks. require KKK KKK K KKK x * AUTOMOBILE EICENSE NUMBERS HAVE FREAKS; WHAT IS YOURS St. Paul, Minn,, Feb. 5.— Louis F. Dow, president of the Capital City Athletic club, drives an automobile on which the license number is 28. He claims he got the bet- ter of the jinx by it. XXX E KKK A kA K ok ok ok ok ok ok ko ok kK AKX XK KKK KK JEFFERSON HIGHWAY ROUTE IS SETTLED _Winnipeg-New Orleans Route via Twin Cities; to Be Good Year Around. © Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 5.—Via the Twin Cities was the route select- ed late yesterday afternoon for the Jefferson highway, but the directors may change any part of the Winnipeg to New Orleans highway if any sec- tion is not kept in good condition. The directors says it will be a hard surfaced road, good for travel 365 days a year. Official Route Named. Minneapolis and St. Paul to Kan- sas City via an interstate trail through Mason City and Des Moines, eliminating Omaha and Chillicothe, Kansas City to Joplin—(both Mis- souri and Kansas routes)—Joplin to Denison, Texas, Denison to Green- ville, Texas, Greenville, Texas, to Shreveport, La., and Shreveport to New Orleans, is the official route se- lected. g At Another Meet. The balance of the route from St. Paul north will be selected at a near future meeting of the board of di- rectors. INDIAN TREATY IS PERPETUAL U. S. Attorney Says Treaty of 1855 is Operative Until Repealed by _ Federal Congress. St. Paul, Minn., Feb. 5.—Talk of the expiration of the Indian treaty of 1855 on February 14 is unfound- ed, so far as United States District Attorney Alfred Jaques knows, he told the United Press today. Up to Congress. “The treaty of 1855, under which much of Northern Minnesota has be- come anti-saloon territory, is per- petually operative until repealed by federal congress,” Jaques said to- day. He admitted the . possibility that the present congress might have repealed the law, but he said the pos- sibility was far removed. At any event, he had no advice of such a move. Feb. 14 is Anniversary. Mayor Power of Hibbing, repre- senting the liquor forces hibernating on the range, denied that he ever said the saloon forces would again be dis- pensing liquor legally along the range after Feb. 14, according to ad- vices Jaques had received. MRS. C. M. BOOTH DIES AT HOSPITAL Mrs. C. M. Booth, wife of C. M. Booth of this city, died at St. An- thony’s hospital last evening at 6:30 o’clock. Mrs. Booth was born in Canada in 1862. Her maiden name was Jack- son. She was married to C. M. Booth at Rice Lake, Wis., Oct. 27, 1886. She is survived by her husband, two daughters, Lillian and Mabel, her father and two sisters, Mrs. Anna Malcolm, of Saskatchewan, with whom the father resides, the other sister at Rice Lake, Wis.,, and a brother, John Jackson, of Elk, Wash. The funeral will be held from the Baptist church, Monday afternoon at two o’clock. GERMANS WANT ANOTHER NOTE ON LUSITANIA Instructions to Bernstorff to Seek Further Negotiations With United States. TEUTONS SAY DEMANDS ARE HUMILIATING Berlin, Feb. 5.—Despite the pessi- mistic reports in regard to the Ger- man-American relatiofis, officials here scoff at the possibilities of Germany’s refusal to disavow the Lusitania sink- ing will bring on an immediate break with America. Germany’s instruc- tions to Bernstorff call for another American answer. It is realized that the situation is serious but it is be- | 1feved that there will be found a solu- tion. “Illegal” Causes Trouble. ‘Washington, Feb. 5.—The one word illegal” as differently interpreted in the United States and Germany pro- trudes from the tentative draft of the Lusitania agreement perfected by Ambassador Bernstorff and Secretary Lansing is the stumbling block which has caused Berlin to refer to the ne- gotiations as having reached a crisis and Washington to characterize the situation as grave. Germany’s answer, presented to Secretary Lansing yesterday by Count von Bernstorff, proposes that instead of an out-and-out admission of ille- gality of the method of submarine warfare used by the German naval authorities in sinking the liner, an acceptance of liability for the loss of neutral lives, which Berlin hopes will satisfy the United States and still not bind Germany from continuing the submarine campaign. Declare Humiliating. German officials believe that their previous promise to discontinue sink- ing unresisting merchantmen without warning brings the submarine cam- paign within the pale of interna- tional law and that any inclusion of that phase in the Lusitania agreement is unnecessary and humiliating to the imperial government. WILL INVESTIGATE ~== - ~ATLANTIC CITY FIRE Atlantic City, N. J., Feb. 5.—A searching investigation to fix respon- sibility for the fire which yesterday caused the loss of at least three lives and razed the Overbrook hotel, a five- story brick and frame structure at Mount Vernon and Pacific avenues, was started today. Charges that the hotel was not ade- quately equipped for protection from fire were denied by -officials of the city building department. The property loss was estimated at $150,000. BEMIDJI GIRL ENTERS BIG PHOTOPLAY GONTEST Miss Jane Beatrice Morrison, 922 America avenue, has entered the “Beauty and Brains” contest that is being conducted by the Photoplay Magazine. The proposition is to send eleven young women to the World Film Cor- poration studios at Fort Lee, N. J., across the river from New York City, where they will be given a throrough tryout as film actresses. All of their expenses will be paid on this trip and if they show any talent they will be given contracts for a period of not less than one year at regular salaries paid to stars. PHILIPPINE BILL IS PASEED BY SENATE ‘Washington, Feb. 5.—The Philip- pine bill, which would extend to the islands a greater degree of self-gov- ernment and would authorize the president to grant them absolute in- dependence within four years, passed the senate last night, 52 to 24. 1t is understood the bill will go to the house with the backing of Presi- -dent Wilson and will be pressed for |enrly passage. Scoop Started Reporting Feb. 5, 1912---HAPPY BIRTHDAY ZAND T GET ANTHING T WISH FOR N s MANY ~NEARS AS \T TAKES w T i nl LEADING CANDIDATE FOR REPUBLICAN NOMINATION FOR PRESIDENCY IN STATE ALBERT C. CUMMINS . (U. 8. Senator from Iowa.) STATE TICKET IS COMPLETED Presidential Preference Primary to Be Held March 14; Cummins Leads Republican Men. St. Paul, Minn,, Feb. 5—The presidential ticket at the Minnesota presidential preference primary on March 14, was all set today. Pro- gressive, Democratic, Republican and Prohibition cahdidates are repre- The ticket for president: Progressive—Governor Hiram W. Johnson, California. Democratic—Woodrow Wilson. Republican—Senator ~ Albert B. Cummins, Jowa; Henry D. Estabrook, New York; William Grant Webster, Chicago. Prohibitionist — William New York; Eugene Foss, chusetts. Prohibitionists only put candidates in the field for vice president. These were Frederick F. Wheeler, Califor- nia; Ben B. Lindsey, Denver, and Findley D. Hendrickson. To Ask Withdrawal. San Francisco, Feb. 5.—Hiram Johnson, Progressive governor, stated sented. Sulzer, Massa- .| definitely today that he will demand | that his name be withdrawn from the Minnesota presidential preference primary. JOHN TEIGLAND OF ALIDA DIES HERE John Teigland, 52, of Alida, who has been confined to St. Anthony’s hospital for the past three weeks, died yesterday from an attack of pneumonia. The body, in charge of his son and daughter, was shipped yesterday afternoon to Alida where interment will be made. THIRTEEN WOLF BOUNTIES ISSUED Thirteen wolf bounties were issued within the past two days to twelve hunters. Those who received boun- ties are: J. C. Walokowski, of Eckles, John Erickson of Neving, (two), H. H. Kleven of Carmel, Ar- thur Dickenson of Williams, Johnne Pederson of Malcolm, Clarence Gil- stad of Blackduck, Edward Morrison of Pitt, O. P. Stein of Funkley, Au- gust Anderson of Zippel, John Kor- anda of Pitt, John K. Olson of Mal- colm and W. H. Dunkel of Nebish. =R S KH KR KKK KKK KK KKK KX MIGHT ALSO GIVE MEDAL St. Paul, Minn., Feb. 5.— State aid may be asked to give free lunches to country school children in Minnesota. It is argued that after the kiddies battle through forty- foot snow drifts in 30 below weather, they need a warm x * x x * x x * * x * * lunch at the school house. *x x Yok ok ok k ok ok ok k ok * ok Kk KKK K KKK KKK K By "HOP”’ QEE Wiz ATTEMPT MADE T0 WRECK VICTORIA BRIDGEAT MONTREAL Guards Fire Upon Men Who Are Dis- covered by Searchlights Crawl- ing Across Ice. OTTAWA MUNITION PLANT ON FIRE Seven Killed When Parliament Build- ing Was Destroyed; Investi- gation Begun. Montreal, Feb. 5.—An attempt was made early this morning to wreck the Victoria bridge. It was frustrated by guards who fired upon several men whom they discovered by searchlights crawling across the ice. ) Another Blaze. Ottawa, Feb. 5.—Fire broke out early today in the large plant of Grant, Holden, Graham, Ltd., which is filling large war orders for the en- tente allies. Flames were confined to the factory building. Seven Are Dead. Ottawa, Ont., Feb. 5.—The list of those who lost their lives in the fire which destroyed the Canadian parlia- ment building was fixed today at seven. Five of the bodies still lie be- neath the ruins. They are those of B. B. Law, a member of parliament, Deputy Clerk La Plante, Dominion Constable Des Jardins, Althonz Des Jardins, a plumber and Randolph Fanning, a waiter. Dominion government officials are making plans to erect a new and more imposing structure upon the site of the building wrecked by yesterday’s fire. Meanwhile parliament will sit in the auditorium of the Royal Viec- toria Museum until the new customs house can be made ready for occu- pancy. Chief Heard Explosions. Although the police frown upon the theory that a plot was responsible for the destruction of the building or that the fire was started by a bomb, Fire Chief Graham is quoted as hav- ing said: “The fire was set,” and that he had heard several explosions. Government officials assert they do not believe the flames were of incen- diary origin but they nevertheless are conducting a rigid investigation in an effort to determine whether there is any basis for such a suspicion. NORTH DAKOTA WILL CELEBRATE ENTRY INTO THE UNION ‘Washington, Feb. 5.—To celebrate the 25th anniversary of North Dako- ta’s entry into the Union, the North Dakota association of Washington has planned a banquet at the New Ebbitt hotel for Feb. 22, to which invitations have been sent to former President Roosevelt; John Burke, United States treasurer; Major James McLaughlin of Bismarck; John Hancock of Grand Forks, paymaster in the United States navy, and Fred Dennett of Milton, former commissioner of the United States land office. SHIPS CRASH AT SEA; 160 ARE DROWNED Shanghai, China, Feb. 6—The Japanese liner Daijin Maru was sunk Wednesday night in a collision with the steamship Linan, and 160 lives were lost. Twenty-one persons were saved. The Linan, badly damaged, is returning to Hong Kong. The collision occurred at night at a point 80 miles from Swatow. The Daijin Maru was owned in Osaka. The Linan is owned by the China Navigation company of Lon- don. WABASH RAILWAY SWITCHMEN STRIKE St. Louis, Feb. 5.—A strike of switchmen throughout the Wabash railway system to begin at six o’clock tonight has been ordered by 8. F. Heberling of Buffalo, N. Y., presi- dent of the Switchmen’s Union of North America. This organization demands recognition as a union sep- arate from the Brotherhood of Rail- way Trainmen. MOHR CASE GOES TO JURY THIS MORNING —_— Providence, R. L, Feb, 5.—The Mohr case went to the jury at tem o’clock. The jury is considering the joint case of Brown and Sellman, negroes. In the case, Mrs. Blizabeth F. Mohr and the two negroes are charged with the murder of Mrs. Mohr's husband. A quick verdiet 8 expected. Chicago, Ill., Feb. §.—The storm that has been causing suffering in North Dakota has reached the mid- dle west. From three inches to three feet of snow is reported today. Trains are . ploughing their way through drifts from Portland.