Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 11, 1916, Page 1

THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONE VOLUME XIV, NO. Q’b, BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY i1, 1916, FORTY CENTS PER MONTH North Cen?,! Minnesota Educationa. Isociation To Meet Here Next Week Seventh Annual Session to Be Held Thursday and Friday. SEVERAL HUNDRED TEACHERS ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND R F. Ross of Walker, President of Organization, Announces Program. COUNTY SUPERINTENDENTS TO HOLD MEETING ALSO The North Central Educational as- sociation will hold its seventh annual meeting in Bemidji next Thursday and Friday. R. F. Ross of Walker, president of the association, has com- pleted the program and there are two days of interesting work in store for the several hundred teachers and other educators who plan on being in attendance. Normal Head Here. The main address of the conven- tion will be given by Prof. H. W. Shryock, president of the Southern Illinois Normal college. Other prom- inent speakers will be Dr. Coffman of the state university, C. C. Swain, state rural school commissioner, E. M. Phillips, state high school in- spector, and others. School super- intendents and teachers of all the counties of Central and Northern Minnesota will also appear on the program. 200 Are Expected. The county superintendents of schools are planning to have a meet- ing during the meeting of the teach- ers. An attendance of over 200 is look- ed for at the meetings. Following is the program: Thursday, Feb. 17, 8 p. m. Music—(a) “Fairy Waltz,” (b) “Butterfly Boat,” Seventh and Eighth Grade Glee club; “The Effective Teacher,” Supt. P. P. Colgrove, Vir- ginia; solo, Miss Rhoda Nehring, Deer River; address, Dr. Lotus D. Coifman, dean college of education, University of Minnesota. Friday, Feb. 18, 9 a. m. Music—(a) “Welcome,” Sixth grade chorus; (b) “The Sailor Lad,” b KKK KKK KKK RRKKE x * AUTOMOBILE LICENSE * NUMBERS HAVE FREAKS; WHAT IS YOUR'S? St. Paul, Minn,. Feb. 11.— Dr. J. A. Quinn, St. Paul, car- ried 98 as his automobile li- cense number, that being the year he graduated from medi- cal college. * Kk ok k ok ok ok ok Kk Kk kk ok ok ok k ok ok kk T K H K KKK KKK KKK MINNEAPOLIS PASTOR AGGEPTS LOCAL CALL Rev. L. P. Warford to Occupy Pulpit of Presbyterian Church; Here March First. Rev. L. P. Warford has accepted the call issued to him by the Be- midji Presbyterian church. He will begin his duties here March first. Rev. Warford comes to Bemidji highly recommended by the state committee for his work at Hope Chapel, Minneapolis, which position he will leave for the pastorate here. Rev. Warford was the unanimous choice of the entire Bemidji congre- gation at a meeting held several days ago. STEPS TAKEN FOR PEACE; ARMISTICES ARE REQUESTED Berne, Feb. 11.—The first definite steps to end the world war were ta- ken today when a permanent com- mittee to establish lasting peace met to detail plans to declare armistices. It is believed that an armistice of two weeks before the spring cam- paign begins will silence the guns. KR KKK KKK KKK KKK KK * TODAY’S MARKET REPORT * KKK KK KKK KR KKK KKK South St. Paul Markets, Beef ........... ..$8.00@8.76 Hogs ....... ..$8.06@7.75 Sheep .............0t $8.50@10.50 (The following markets are fur- nished the Daily Pioneer by William L. Henderson & Co., Germania Life Building, St. Paul, Minn.) Second grade chorus; ‘“The Class Room Teacher,” Miss Isabel Wil- liams, president M. E. A.; “High School English,” E. M. Phillips, state high school inspector; solo, Hon. A. J. Linden, Pine River; address, “Ag- ricultural Subjects in Modern Educa- tion,” W. H. Bender, college of agri- culture, St. Paul. Friday, 2 p. m. Music—*“Up and Away,” Fifth and Sixth grade chorus; solo, Miss Jennie Paulsberg, Pine River; ‘“Medical In- spection in Rural Schools,” Supt. D. B. Jewell, Koochiching county; “My Ideal Teacher,” Supt. George A. Franklin, Deer River; mixed quartet, ““Moonlight Will Come Again,” Miss Jennie Paulsberg, Miss Leila Daily, A. J. Linden and R. F. Ross; “The Nature and Ministry of Fiction,” President H. W. Shryock, Carbon- dale, 111, Friday, 8 p. m. Music—(a) “Swing Along,” “Road to Mandalay,” high school double quartet; vocal solo, Miss Frances Kenney, Bemidji; “The Ob- ligation the Individual Owes to So- ciety,” President H. W. Shryock, Southern Illinois State Normal uni- versity, Carbondale, Ill.; ‘“America,” audience, led by high school double quartet. Agricultural Section. W. P. Stapleton, Akeley, presiding. Friday, 11 a. m.--Agriculture room —*“To What Extent Should the Ag- riculturists Encourage the Co-opera- tive Movement?” Clyde Campbell, Deer River; “Credit for Northern Minnesota Farmers,” H. G. Zavoral, Laporte; “How Much of His Time Should the Agricultural Instructor Give to Extenslon Work?” R. M. Day, Bagley; “The Teaching of Ag- riculture in Grades,” M. P. Ostby, Pine River. Friday, 4 p. m.—"“The Problem of Transportation for Extension Work,” C. A. Caldwell, Park Rapids; ‘“Coop- eration on the Sale of Seed Potatoes,” B. M. Gile, Bemidji; “The Greatest Problem of the Agriculturist,” E. P. Cowing, Fosston; “The School Farm,” Edw. Vancura, International Falls; “Classroom and Laboratory Manage- ment in High School Agriculture,” W. H. Bender, College of Agricul- ture, St. Paul. Rural School Section. - Miss Eunice Ramsey, Mildred, pre- siding. Friday, 11 a. m.—High school au- ditorium—*‘Schoolroom Sanitation,” C. A. Kelly, Akeley, Miss Eliza Boo- bar, Nary; “Relation of Parents and (b) Minneapolis Markets. Wheat . Rye . Corn ....... Chicago Markets. Wheat .... . ceeeens.$1.28 Corn ... ...72@173¢c Duluth Markets. ‘Wheat . cees .. 81.27Y% Rye ... . ....96@96¢ Bemidji Markets. Turkey, live, per 1b. . Turkey, dressed, per Ilb..... Geese, live, per lb... 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 Veal, fancy, dressed, per 1b.... Veal, fancy, oversize, per lb... .12 Veal, poor, oversize, per 1l Fall lambs, per Ib.. Spring lambs, per Ib......... Mutton, fancy, dressed, per 1b. .20 24 14 .18 16 .20 13 Large hogs, dressed, per 1b..... .9% Medium hogs, dressed, per 1b... .10 Small hogs, dressed, per 1b..... .10 Beans, per 1b. ........0000.. .10 Butter— G Dairy, per 1Ib. ........cc0... .32 Creamery, bulk, per 1b....... .36 Creamery, prints, per Ib...... .37 Eggs— Storage, per doz. ........ .30 Strictly fresh, per doz. .. .36 Carrots, per bu. ......... .60 Potatoes, fancy, clean and free from rot and frost, per bu... 1.20 Cracked corn, per bu......... 112 Cracked corn, per sack, 76 1bs. 1.30 Corn and oats, per sack, 76 Ibs. 1.30 Bran, per sack, 100 1lbs... . 1.26 Shorts, per sack, 100 Ibs.. 1.35 0il meal, per sack, 100 Ibs..... 2.75 Teacher,” Miss Esther Campbell, Sol- way, Miss Rose Shefner, Cyphers; (Continued on Page 6§) [TREASURER SMITH AND PIGKIT AR INDICTED BY JURY Clerk is Formally Arrested; Bench Warrants for Smith Reported Issued. —_— SMITH MAKES PUBLIC STATEMENT OF CASE High Life Blamed for Downfall of Investment Board Clerk by Friends. BULLETIN. St. Paul, Minn.,, Feb. 11.— Treasurer Smith is expected to resign late this afternoon. Friends say that although he is not guilty it would be delicate for him to continue under the shadow, St. Paul, Minn., Feb. 11.—Two in- dictments were returned by the Ram- sey county grand jury yesterday af- ternoon against R. C. Pickit, former clerk of the state investment board, charging forgery in the second de- gree in connection with the recently discovered irregularities in the hand- ling of certain trust funds of the state. . Three Secret Indictments. Three secret indictments, under- stood to charge Walter J. Smith, state treasurer, with first degree lar- ceny, were also returned. Pickit has been formally arrested. Bench warrants have been issued for Smith. Charged With Forgery. Pickit is charged with forgery in connection with two warrants on school districts which were cashed at the office of the state treasurer, Wal- ter J. Smith, after the endorsement of the school treasurers had been forged. One was for $18,000, under date of May 29, 1915, and the other for §$6,- 000, under date of August 21. Protests Innocence. ‘Walter J. Smith, state treasurer, lying il a bed in a room on the sec- ond floor of a sanatorium at 403 Seventh street south, Minneapolis, late yesterday talked to a newspaper representative. “I am innocent,” he said, “and I can explain everything satisfactorily. Take these warrants for instance—" At this point G. C. Cardoff, a close friend of Mr. Smith’s, interrupted and advised him to make mno further statement. ‘“You are a sick man,” he said, “and the physician has re- fused to permit you to talk.” Smith took the advice of Mr. Cardoff. That hé is ill is indicated by his appearance. He is thin and pale and his hands shook as he tried to tell his story. Not Ttaking “Cure.” Mr. Cardoff made the following statement concerning Smith’s condi- tion: “Mr. Smith is not taking a liquor cure. He is here because he is a personal friend of mine. - I have known him for a long time and he is under medical taertment for a con- dition bordering on a nervous pros- tration and pneumonia. “I have talked over the matter to some extent with him and I am sure he can explain it. The public should suspend judgment. He is in no con- dition to make a statement at this time.” . e SECOND SCANDAL IN STATE OFFICE This is the second time in the his- tory 'of Minnesota that a state treas- urer has been involved in a scandal relating to alleged misuse of state funds. In 1873 William Seeger, then state treéasurer, resigned while the state legislature was preparing to impeach him for alleged defalcation of $180,000. It was shown that Seeger was not at fault and the shortage was made good. . o PICKIT REPORTED ¥ TO HAVE LIVED HIGH . “High life” is one of the causes of the downfall of R. C. Pickit, say his friends. He is 32 years old. Joy THE SCOOP terorrer KEKKKRKKK KKK KKK KKK * TU. 8. SENATOR * * 0 INTRO. * X RED LAKE BILL * KA KKK KKK KK KKK KKK BENATOR KNUTE| NELSON. rides, cafe parties, automobile trips, extended tours, pool, billiards, etc., were stated to be causes of the down- fall. DIVORGE GASES UP T0 DISTRICT GOURT Judge C. W. Stanton of the dis- the divorce brought by Peter M. Leonard against Martha Leonard, instructed the jury to return a verdict for the defendant on the charge of adultery. The district court is today taking up the case of Fitz Willis Nye of Nymore against his wife, Mary E. Nye, from whom he seeks legal sep- aration. Judge D. H. Fisk is rep- resenting the plaintiff and Attorney Charles W. Scrutchin for the de- fendant. trict court in case BEMIDJI FARM GLUB - TO MEET TOMORROW The Bemidji Farm clubp will meet tomorrow afternoon at tife Carr Lake school . house. -An interesting- pro- gram has been prepared. A number of Bemidji merchants will attend the meet. PINE RIVER QUINT HERE TOMORROW The Pine River high school girls’ basket ball team will meet the Be- midji girls’ team at the Armory to- morrow night. The game promises to be a fast contest as the two teams are evenly matched. If Bemidji defeats Pine River it will be in direct line for the North- western Minnesota title. GOMMERGIAL GLUB ADOPTS NELSON BILL RESOLUTIONS — The Commerical club and Mer- chants’ association in a joint meeting yesterday afternoon passed the reso- lutions opposing the Nelson bill which were published in the Pioneer last evening. The resolutions will De sent to every United States sena- | tor. At the meeting of the associations vesterday aftermoon the amalgama- tion of the two organizations was discussed. No action was taken. HENRY MILLER IS - REMODELING STORE Henry Miller, proprietor of the Miller Midway Cash Grocery store, is having ‘the interior of his store on Beltrami avenue repainted and re- modeled. Mr. Miller will in the fu- ture have a more complete stock of o1l groceries. Subscribe for the Pioneer. SECRETARY OF WAR GARRISON RESIGNS FROM WILSON CABINET Action is Due on Account of Dif- ference on Preparedness Plans. OPPOSED TO GRANTING OF FREEDOM TO PHILIPPINES Successor to Be Appointed Within 24 Hours, Report Officials in Washington. Washington, Feb. I11.—Secretary of War Lindlay M. Garrison resigned late yesterday because President Wil- son would not ‘““irrevocably’” support the continental army plan, and be- cause he opposed the administration plan of setting a definite date for the freedom of the Philippines. President Wilson accepted the res- igation, but has not selected a suc- cessor. The president himself prob- ably will take personal charge of the administration’s national defense plans in congress. Assistant Secretary Breckenridge also resigned as a mark of loyalty to his chief, whose views he shared. The president accepted his resignation. Both take effect immediately. Temporary Head. Major General Hugh L. Scott,] chief of staff of the army, automatic- ally becomes secretary of war ad in- terim. It is known that one of Secretary Garrison’s principal reasons for the conviction that only a federal con- tinental army, instead of a reorgan- ized national guard should be made the main military dependant of the nation, was his belief that some day the United States may be called up- on to defend the Monroe doctrine and in that event, he says the prospect is that the national guard not be- coming available fo ruse outside the United States before a war declara- tion. 5 Upon the contention om .the one hand that the continental plan which meant ultimately universal service, ‘was. the nation’s. reliance,-and..the position on the part of the president that no one plan could be enforced upon congress, President Wilson and his secretary parted official company. General Surprise. Mr. Garrison’s resignation was a complete surprise to official Washing- ton geneally. He made no personal explanation. Several hours before the official announcement, he had boarded a train , with his wife, for New York, and word had been passed at the department that he would be absent indefinitely. b The acute differences of opinion which led to the break began early in the year, when opposition to the con- tinental army plan began developing in ocngress. There had been inde- finite rumors of the possibility of the secretary of war leaving the cabinet, but they were mnever counteracted in official quarters. Was Strong Man. The secretary everywhere was re- garded as one of the strong men of the Wilson cabinet, upon whom the president leaned in the difficult situa- tions both domestic and international, which have marked his administra- tion. GARRISON THROUGH WITH POLITICS New York, Feb. 11.—Former Sec- retary Garrison this afternoon made the first statement since he resigned from the war office. He stated that he had quit politics. and that he would never take the stump against ‘Wilson. * ® » SUCCESSOR TO BE NAMED IN 24 HOURS ‘Washington, Feb. 11.—A successor will be named to Secretary Garrison within 24 hours. He will be a Demo- crat dark horse. None who have ‘been mentioned so far will really be considered. | Nation-wide Pay-Up Week, Feb: 21-26. by mineral reservations. WHY CHANGE? —_— Mayor William McCuaig is one of the most efficient execu- tives that Bemidji has ever had. He has an excellent record and has taken a commendable in- terest in the city’s business. He has well discharged the obliga- tions of his office. There is no need in change of mayor this year. The Daily Pioneer endorses Mayor McCuaig for re-election. There is not a single good busi- ness reason why Mayor McCuaig should be retired at -this ‘time. He is the people’s candidate. He has by his past service to the city earned the right to re-elec- tion and the people can choose no better man next Tuesday. ‘Why change? Think it over. Vote for Mayor William Mec- Cuaig for re-election. ARMORY GRANT UP NEXT TUESDAY Bemidji to Petition for Building; Stillwater and Eveleth Also Make Application. St. Paul, Minn,, Feb. 11.—Build- ing armories for Minnesota cities will be the chief business before the armory board, which meets at the capitol Tuesday, Col. George C. Lam- bert, chairman of the state armory board, told the United Press today. Gives $15,000. A petition for building an armory for the Bemidji division of the naval militia is expected, he says. Accord- ing to state law, the local company must secure a site suitable to the board, and $1,000 or as much more as the local company elects. When the site and the money are accepted the state adds $15,000 of its money and the armory is built. Few Hitches. The process sounds simple. How- ever, there have been a few hitches in meeting the letter of the law. These instances may come before the board also. One of these instances is at Stillwater. Another involves an interesting®situation at Eveleth, on the Mesaba range. - \ " "Mine Stops Building. In this little mining town, the local company of the state guard has the site, the thousand and the de- sire for an armory. When the state board examined the title, however, it was found that the title wag clouded Under this restriction, mining companies hold- ing the reservations could remove the building on the site at any time. Minnesb@a isn’t raising armories to be carted about, so the project balked. There are forty armories in Min- nesota today. Col. Lambert said. MUSICAL COMEDY CAST IS NAMED The cast of the musical comedy, “Sinbad the Sailor,” which will be produced by members of the Episco- pal church next Thursday, was named today. Mrs. G. H. Strickland will play the part of Princess Aminta. Other members of the cast are Miss Donna Lycan as Queen Gulnara, Miss Ella Laqua as Lazula, Jack Herbert as Murad, George Graham as Ajib, An- drew Rood as Haroun L. Rachid, C. D. Lucas as a herald, Miss Jane Hay- ner-as Zulieka and C. M. Jacobson as Sinbad. Besides this cast there will be choruses of cannibals and queen’s at- tendants. MULEY COW ON PROGRAM AT DEVELOPMENT MEET Crookston, Minn., Feb. 11.—The muley cow that is killed and made into beef steaks was the theme of to- day’s'session of the farm crops show at the Red River Valley Deyelopment association. Prof. William Dietrich and Prof. H. R. Smith of St. Paul judged the beef. Pay-Up Week, Feb. 21-26, means much to you. Trailing The Grippe Germ To s Lair By "HOP’ SESSIONS OF GRAND JURY ARE GOMPLETED; REPORTS ARE MADE Several Are Arrested on Bills for Violation of Liquor Laws, RECOMMENDED THAT JAIL BE HEATED FROM COURT HOUSE Fund is Collected for @irl Whose Father is Accused of Incest. The Beltrami county grand jury completed its sessions at 11:30 o’clock this morning and was dis- charged by Judge C. W. Stanton of the district court. The jury went into session Tuesday and has re- turned several indictments, includ- ing several for violation of liquor laws. Gagnon Indicted. Frank Gagnon of Bemidji was in- dicted on two counts for selling li- quor without a license. When ar- raigned yesterday afternoon Mr. Gag- non entered a plea of not guilty. He was represented in court by Attor- ney Charles W. Scrutchin. He was released on $500 bonds. Larson on Three Counts. John Larson of Puposky was in- dicted on three counts for violating the liquor laws at Puposky. He is accused of selling liquor without a license to Theodore Daly, to J. W. Nelson and of conducting an unli- censed drinking place. When ar- raigned Larson entered a plea of not guilty on the three counts. His at- torney is Attorney Charles W. Serutchin. He was released on $500 bonds. Indicted for Incest. Herman A. Schaeffer, who was in- dicted yesterday on charges of in- cest and carnal knowledge, when ar- raigned yesterday afternoon, entered a plea of not guilty through his at- torney, Henry Funkley. He is con- fined to the Beltrami county jail. Scrutchin Appointed - Attorney, * Gust Severson, -who was indicted for robbery in the second degree, committed at Spooner, entered a plea of not guilty to that charge when ar- raigned yesterday. Judge Stanton appointed Attorney Charles Scrutchin to represent Severson. Severson is confined to the Beltrami county jail. Wilson Pleads Not Guilty. Roy Wilson of Puposky was indict- ed by the grand jury of selling li- quor without a license to Clement Gilbert and to J. W. Nelson. When arraigned he entered a plea of not guilty through his attorney, E. E. McDonald. He was released under $500 bonds. Kozz Not Indicted. No indictment was returned against Frank Kozz, who was bound over to the grand jury from this city when he was implicated in a shoot- ing scrape at a hotel in this city last fall. He was released from the coun- ty jail where he has been confined since the shooting. Make Up Fund. Before adjourning the grand jury members made up a fund for Caro- line Schaeffer, 15-year-old girl, and her baby. The girl’s father was in- dicted for incest and carnal knowl- edge. Urge Improvements. The grand jury in its final report stated that it had examined the coun- ty jail and found it in good condition. It recommended an improvement in the basement of the court house by lowering the furnace so that the jafl can be connected and heated by boil- ers of the court house heating plant. It is also urged that improvements be made in the janitor’s quarters and that a new floor be laid in the same. B. E. Arneson of Arneson was fore- man of the grand jury. COURT GIVES NORTON ST. PAUL BALL CLUB St. Paul, Minn., Feb. 11.—Judge Orr of the district court yesterday docided that J. W. Norton owns the option of the St. Paul baseball club and has a right to exercise the op- tion. He will buy the club for $115,- 000. BEMIDJI MEN TO BlG CEMENT SHOW M. F. Cunningham, J. B. Hook and George Kreatz and a local party of others interested in permanent con- struction with concrete are planning to go to Chicago to take part in sev- eral concrete conventions which will be held in the next two weeks. 'El.Paso, Tex., Feb. 11.—Lawless- " ness in northern Mexico is increas- ing. Besides murdering Guy John- son, an American, Villa bandits have Taided San Juan, killing several men and carrying away two ‘women,