Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 12, 1916, Page 1

THE BEMIDJI D. ILY PIONEER | VOLUME XIV, NO. 40. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 12, 1916. FORTY CENTS PER MONTH BEMIDJI NAVAL MILITIA =, %, - g, e, Local Tars Probably Will Get Oppor- tunity to Participate in Fleet Maneuvers. PLAN TO MOBILIZE CORPS OF NATION Minnesota Naval Reserves Included in Plans of Secretary Daniels. The Bemidji naval militia may have a chance to work aboard a real battleship and to take a salt water cruise while the Atlantic and Pa- cific fleets are maneuvering summer. Commander Guy A. Eaton in Du- luth yesterday issued a statement in which he stated that the navy de- partment has been planning for some time to show Minnesota cadets, as well as others, what conditions are like aboard regular battleships, on the high seas. “A salt water cruise is being ar- ranged for about 300 of the 450 men in the state organization. The less experienced men will remain here and take the usual cruise on the lakes,” said Commander Eaton. Calls for Mobilization. Josephus Daniels, secretary of the navy, recently announced plans call- ing for a mobilization of the naval forces of the country and it is believ- ed they will be approved by congress. A fleet of reserve battleships will be placed at the disposal of the naval reserves and naval militia, if his plan is adopted. An appropriation of $77,000 will be asked to cover the traveling ex- penses of the militiamen of the Great Lakes and other interior sections to the seacoast to join in the mobiliza- next SAIL ON by, HOME TALENT PLAY The play, “Sinbad the Sailor,” “ich will be produced by home tal- * the benefit.of the Episcopal chy <t/ taken from the Arabian Nights. ./ Sinbad and a servant land on the Silent Isle in quest of a place to study music. An accident to their boat leaves them stranded about the time that the king of the canmibals decided that he must have some hu- man flesh. A queen of the isle dis- covers Sinbad just as he is to be con- nibals and by magic powers rescues him and makes him king. Seats are being reserved at the Netzer Phar- macy. NINETEEN KILLED WHEN EXPLOSION WRECKS MINE |»izner Johnstown, Pa., Feb. 12.—The bodies of 19 miners who were killed in an explosion yesterday in the Jefferson & Clearfield Coal and Iron company mine, were removed from the mine today. One hundred volun- teers, including miners from various parts of the district have entered the mine and are working in relays in an effort to reach the imprisoned men. RESIGNATION OF WAR SEGRETARY HALTS PLAN Washington, Feb. resignation of Lindley M. Garrison as secretary of war, the things seem likely: That there will be no continental army planned as a substitution of the fast game, militia under Federal control. That there will be no compulsory tonight that they military training bill. That there will be a compromise on ultimate but distant Philippine tion. The old battleships Oregon, Kear- sage and Kentucky are to be turned over next month to the militia forces of the Atlantic and Pacific for per- manent practice ships at San Fran- cisco, the Kearsage at Boston and the Kentucky at New York. These three ships and the reserve pre-dread- raughts, which carry the Annapolis midshipmen on their summer cruise, will make up the fleet, manned 40 per cent by regular officers and men, and 60 per cent by the reserve and naval militia. The department also will turn over five of the older destroyers to the naval militia of the South At- lantic, and Gulf coast. Will Assemble Many Reservists. In all, the department is asking for $387,000 for the reserve, and militia this year, and expects to get together more than 4,500 reservists of both classes out for the summer mobiliza- tion. There are now 800 men in the regular reserve and 8,000 approxi- mately in the naval militia. The details of the plan which in- volves the first peace mobilization ever attempted by the navy, have not been made public. Militiamen and reservists from the interior will go to the nearest coast point to be pick- ed up by the ships to which they are assigned. KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK * NYMORE NEWS. * % (By Special Correspondent.) ¥ KKK EKKKK KKK KKK KKK Te Lutheran Ladies’ Aid society met at the home of Mrs. Jens Engen Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Lawrence Larson and Miss Harriet Davids attended revival ser- vices at Leonard Thursday night. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Julius Loe- berg, Thursday morning, Feb. 10, 1916, a son. A number of women attended a aluminum demonstration at the Mrs. Hans Sweet home Friday afternoon. NORTHGATE WITHOUT TRAIN SERVICE FOR THE LAST TWO WEEKS Northgate, N. D., Feb. 12.—North- gate has not had a train over the Great Northern for four weeks, and the Grand Trunk has runm trains into Northgate, Sask., for more than two weeks. Storms seem continuous and the thermometer has fallen to 61 be- low for the minimum. Dealers are out of coal and the railroad com- pany’s fuel is nearly exhausted. Stores are getting low on merchan- dise. FRENCH TAKE GERMAN TRENCHES IN CHAMPAGNE Paris, Feb. 12.—(Official)—The French have conquered 300 yards of German trenches in the Champagne region by a sudden grenade attack near Mesneil. Pay-Up Week, Feb. 21-26, means much to you. independence. MRS. A. GOODRIGH OF TENSTRIKE DEAD Mrs. A. Goodrich, who has been | for, e [BEMIDJI HIGH SCHODL [WISS DOROTHY TORRANGE |FIVE ENTER PLEAS ARNBIAN NIGHTS | GUINT EXPECTS STIFF | - CONTEST AT BRAINERD Contest Tonight Believed to Be One of the Hardest to Be Played. BESTUL SAYS BOYS EXPECT TO WIN verted into hamburger by the can- Bemidji Girls to Meet Pine River Quint Tonight at the Armory. Can the Bemidji high school bas- ket ball team defeat the Brainerd h school quint at Brainerd to- The answer to this question would probably tell who would be the cham- pions of the Sixth congressional dis- trict and who would be the contender for the state title at the Carleton tournament. “We realize that we are going to have a stiff game,” said Coach Julius Bestul of the Bemidji quint, at the depot this morning when his team left for Brainerd. “The boys are prepared for a hard battle and we are going to Brainerd expecting to win.” The following made the trip to Brainerd today, Tanner and Johnson, forwards, Cameron, center, Bailey and Graham guards, and Plummer, substitute. A number of local sup- porters accompanied the team. Coach Bestul announced before his 12—With the departure this morning that a game had been secured with the St. Cloud follow-ing high school quint, to be played here next Saturday at the Armory. The down-state team has been playing a but it is believed that if the local boys can defeat Brainerd can put away the St. Cloud quint. * % % BEMIDJI HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS’ QUINT TO MEET PINE RIVER TEAM TONIGHT The Bemidji high school girls’ bas- ket ball team which has not been de- feated this year, will meet the girls’ basketball team of the Pine River high school tonight on the Armory By defeating Pine River to- confined to St. Anthony’s hospital|pjight the local team will be in direct for some time with cancer, died from |jine for the Northwestern Minnesota the disease Thursday. taken to her home at Tenstrike last The body was | championship. The game tonight, it is believed, night where the funeral will be held. | will be one of the best of the season as the Pine River quint has a clean Edward D. Rydeen, plaintiff in the | ecord. Clearwater county court house case, is spending a few hours in Bemidji | w11 pe: today on business matters. The lineup of the Bemidji quint Corrine Carlson, center, Bd- na Anderson and Emma Klein, for- wards, Lucile Moritz and Carrie KKKKKK KK KKK KKKKX K| grown guards, and Lucene McCualg, ¥ TODAY’S MARKET REPORT *|substitute. KR HKKH K KKK KK KKK A reception will be given for the South St. Paul Markets. visitors at the high school building Beef ................$8.00@8.76 | immediately following the game. Hogs . ..$8.10@7.80 The Bemidji team has arranged other games. They play Laporte Bemidji Markets. in Bemidji, Feb. 19, and at Bagley Turkey, live, per 1b. o $ .20 | Feb. 26. Turkey, dressed, per lb. .24 Geese, live, per 1b..... 14 Geese, dressed, per Ib. 18 Ducks, live, per 1b.. .16 Ducks, dressed, per lb..... .20 Hens, large and fat, live, per 1b. .13 Hens, large and fat, dressed, per PROTESTS ARE MADE AGAINST SHIP DEGREE [— Veal, fancy, dressed, per lb.... Veal, fancy, oversize, per lb... Veal, poor, oversize, per 1b..... Fall lambs, per lb. Spring lambs, per 1 Mutton, fancy, dressed, per 1b. Large hogs, dressed, per Ib..... Medium hogs, dressed, per 1b. Small hogs, dressed, per Ib... Beans, per Ib. ......c00veeune Butter— Dairy, per Ib. ...ccecvcecces Creamery, bulk, per lb. Creamery, prints, per lb. Eggs— Storage, per doz. .......c0u00 Strictly fresh, per doz. . Carrots, per bu. ....... Potatoes, fancy, clean and free from rot and frost, per bu... Cracked corn, per bu......... Cracked corn, per sack, 76 1bs. Corn and oats, per sack, 75 1lbs. Bran, per sack, 100 1bs. Shorts, per sack, 100 Ib: 0il meal, per sack, 100 Ibs.. SCOOP THE CUB REPORTER .18| Washington, Feb. 12.—French and .14 | British ministers arrived at the state .12 | department this morning and it is .10 | presumed, protested against the arm- .16 | ed merchantmen decree by Germany. .16 A summary of Germany’s declara- .14 | tion reached the state department .94 | from Ambassador Gerard this morn- .10 | ing. .10 Ambassador Penfleld at Vienna re- .10 | ceived a . Austrian note identical with the German decree. .32 .36 7|LINGOLN'S ANNIVERSARY ao| 1§ QUIETLY OBSERVED o 'fi‘fi&f birthday anniversary 1.20 | was quietly observed today in Be- 1.12 | midji. The banks and several of the 1.30 | public schools were closed. There 1.30 | were no special services held. 1.26 1.35 2.75 lator, in Bemidji Feb. 21-26. Pay-Up Week, a business stimu-; T0 BE JUNE BRIDE Attorney and Mrs. Graham M. Tor- rance announce the engagement of their daughter, Dorothy, to Mr. Cla&- ton Carliple Cross. Miss Torrance will be a June bride.’ NINE WOLF BOUNTIES T0 SEVEN HUNTERS Nine wolf bounties were - issued this morning in the office ‘of the county auditor, to quen hunters. Those receiving bounties are: V. G. Barton of Lammers, ; one, Willlam Skinner of Kelliher, one, Jess Worne of Carmel in the town of Benville, one, Johnnie Pederson of Malcolm in the town of Minnie, one, Ole P. Olson of Carmel in the town of Lee, three, James Solatka, Necedal, Wis., for a wolf killed in township 158- 30, Fred Rosberg, Arneson, in the town of Lakewood, one. GOUNTY BOWLING QUINT DROPS FROM FIRST PLAGE Team— Won Lost Pet. Schneider Bros. . 1 .800 Beltrami County . 1 .750 Barbers . 2 .500 Quality Grocers ‘2 2 500 Quality Grocers 1 2 .333 Barker’s Drug Store..: 0 2 .000 Crookston Lbr. Co.... 0 3 .000 The Beltrami County bowling team, which has been setting the pace in the Commercial Léague No. 1, dropped from first place last evening when it was defeated by the Schneid- er Bros. quint. The :latter quint now leads the league with :800 per- centage. The summary of the game last eve- ning is as follows: Schneider Bros.— Hubert ......... 143 212 167 C. Gould ...... 154 142 184 Grover . 185 158 183 Popp ... . 169 177 160 Trafton . .17 144 139 Totals ....... 822 833 833 Total pins—2,488. Beltrami County— = Rhoda ..... co. 166 0 176 140 Klein ... . 154 229 146 Hedeen .. . 146 107 181 LaBaw ... . 150 141 163 Torgerson . 146 180 140 Totals ....... 7568 833 770 Total pins—2,361. DECLAMATORY GONTEST T0 BE AT HiGH SCHOOL A declamatory contest will be held at the Bemidji high school during the first week in March in which two members from each class will com- pete for honors in humorous and ser- ious speaking. The representatives of each class are as follows: Alec Cameron, hu- merous, and Corrine Carlson, serious, for the Seniors; Milre Achenbach, humerous, and Daniel Gainey, ser- ious, for the Junmior class; Lucile Young, humerous, and Carrie Brown, serious, for the Sophomores, and Kern Olson, humorous, and Avis Cam- €ron, serious, for the Freshmen. Miss Laura Michener, instructor of Finglish, is in charge of the contest. DEDICATION SERVIGES FOR GHURGH TOMORROW Dedication services will be held at the First Scandinavian Lutheran church tomorrow. Rev. T. H. Dahl of Minneapolis will have charge of the services. He will be assisted by several pastors of the Bemidji cir- cuit of the United Norwegian Luth- cran Church of America. Devotional meetings were held at the. church last evening. Another service will be held tonight. Rev. Osmund Johnson is pastor of the church. Several hundred dollars have been spent in remodeling the church. -| this afternoon. OF NOT GUILTY ONLIQUOR CHARGES Beltrami County Men Arraigned Be- fore Judge C. W. Stanton of Distriet Court. INDICTED BY GRAND JURY; ALL GIVE BONDS Cases to Be Taken Up Next Week at Close of Civil Court Calendar. Five men yesterday afternoof en- tered pleas of not guilty to charges of violation of liquor laws when ar- raigned before.Judge C. W. Stanton of the district court. Gives $500 Bonds. Fred Anderson of Nymore was in- dicted by the grand jury for selling liquor without a license, through his attorney, Charles W. Scrutchin, en- tered a plea of not guilty and was released on $500 bonds. On Two Counts. Charles Williams, who was in- dicted by the grand jury on two counts of violation of liquor laws, en- tered a plea of not guilty through his attorney, Charles W. Scrutchin, and was released on $500 bail. Lind is Indicted. Lars Lind, who was indicted by the grand jury on a charge of sell- ing liquor without a license, when arraigned before Judge Stanton, en- tered a plea of not guilty. He was released on $500 bail. His attorney is Henry Funkley. Knutson is Arrested. William Knutson was arrested late yesterday afternoon on an in- dictment of the grand jury on a charge of selling liquor without a license and when arraigned entered a plea of not guilty. He was re- leased on $500 bonds. His attorney is Henry Funkley. Gives Cash Bail. Robert McCall appeared as his own attorney when arraigned on a charge of selling liquor without a license for which he was indicted by the grand. jury. He entered a-plea of not guilty and gave $500 cash bail. County Attorney Torrance stated that the cases would be taken up some time next week os as soon as the civil calendar of the district court is completed. BELTRAMI COUNTY TO GET STATE ROAD FUND Beltrami county will receive its apportionment of the state road fund March 7 when the allotment of the road and bridge fund will be made by the state highway commission. According to the state law every county must have allotted to it at least 1 per cent of the fund and the maximum allotment for any one county is 3 per cent Since the three largest counties contribute about 50 per cent of the fund it is usual to allot nearly the maximum to Ramsey, Hennepin and St. Louis counties and some of the others which contribute much more than 1 per cent, generally get back what they pay in. If this custom is followed this year the commission will not have more than 4 or at most 5 per cent of the fund to distribute among the other counties of the state over and above the minimum. MERCHANTS ATTEND FARM GLUB MEET Several Bemidji merchants are at- tending the Bemidji Farm club meet- ing at the Carr Lake school house Several important matters are to be considered. Lunch was served at noon by the women of the club. Ernest W. Anderson ,deputy county auditor of Wright county, is in the city today visiting with friends. Walter J. Smith Resigns As State Treasurer; Is Indicted By Grand Jury KKK KKK KKK KKK * * AUTOMOBILE LICENSE NUMBERS HAVE FREAKS; . WHAT IS YOUR'S? * > * * * * * * *x St. Paul, Minn., Feb. 12.— % ¥ H. F. Gilkey, Minneapolis, is & ¥ right up to the advertised, K * for the license number on his % * automobile is 1916. * *x x * * HHEKKK KKK KKKKK KK HARRY ARNOLD I MARRIED AT WADENA Harry Arnold, who lives on a farm near this city, returned to Bemidji last evening from Wadena with his bride. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold were re- cently married at Wadena. Mrs. Arnold was formerly Miss Lou Cox, a teacher of North Yakima, Wash. They will make their home on Mr. Arnold’s farm. VIC REYNOLDS ARRESTED CHARGED WITH FORGERY Vie Reynolds of Williams, a long time resident of this county, was ar- rested yesterday at International Falls charged with having forged several checks in this city. He was brought to Bemidji last evening in custody of a deputy sheriff. He was arrested on a complaint made by William Dugas, proprietor of the Grand Central hotel. He is alleged to have passed checks for ten dollars on other local merchants, in- cluding the Markham hotel, Andrew Dahl, Ted Maloy and William Dugas. SIX ARRESTED FOR BIG ST. PAUL ROBBERY Chicago, Feb. 12.—Three men and three women, alleged to have blown up the vault of the U. S. collector at St. Paui on January 6 and to have escaped with $3,000 in money and revenue stamps valued at $577,457, were arrested here yesterday. Certain papers found on the person of one of the prisoners suggested connection with the robbery of the New Westminister bank of the Bank of Montreal. The arrest and recovery of two trunks full of revenue stamps was said by a United States district at- torney’s office attache to be the most important made by federal officers in years. The prisoners were to be ar- rzigned before a commissioner today and a bond of $100,000 will be de- manded in each case. FIFTH GRADE ROOM WINS ART GONTEST Miss Margaret McDonald’s fifth grade room was the winner of the first prize for the sale of tickets to the art exhibit in the Bemidji schools. The class sold $12.60 worth of tick- ets. Miss Laura Welsh’s second grade room won the second prize with re- ceipts at $12.30. A picture was presented to each of the two classes, Miss McDonald's room securing the picture entitled, “The Boyhood of Lincoln” and Miss ‘Welsh’s room securing the picture named “In Fear and Trembling.” Miss Clara Folkestad’s room se- cured special mention for selling $11.70 worth of tickets. The- art exhibit closed last evening and was a success. Pictures will he purchased from the proceeds. Rev. Patterson, pastor of the Ald- rich Avenue Presbyterian church of Minneapolis, will officiate at all the gervices in the Presbyterian church tomorrow. An Ounce Of Medicine Is Worth A Pound Of Sneeze T TOOK MY GRIPPE. MEDICINE. WITH— TAKING GRIPPE MEDICINEWHEN \(}‘:‘\‘vuwor e By uHOP"I Gives Resignation to Clerk in Office Who Hended it to Governor Today. APPOINTMENT TO OFFICE TO BE MADE IMMEDIATELY Smith in Critical Condition at Gatlin Institute, Minneapolis; Unable to Be Moved. BEMIDJI MEN INTERESTED WITH SMITH IN BUSINESS BULLETIN. St. Paul, Minn,, Feb. 12.— Governor Burnquist this after- noon appointed A. Gooding of Rochester, a banker, to succeed Walter J. Smith as state treas- urer. Gooding is a Republican. He was born in Rochester. He was a messenger boy for the Union National bank of Roches- ter in 1888 and is now presi- dent of the First National bank of Rochester. He is an officer in telephone and milling companies there. He will begin his term Monday. St. Paul, Minn.,, Feb. 12.—State Treasurer Walter J. Smith today re- signed his office, following his in- dictment by the Ramsey county grand jury charging irregularities in the handling of $28,000 of state funds. Smith is still at the Gatling insti- tute, Minneapolis. He gave his res- ignation to George Lafond, clerk of the state treasurer’s office, last night. Lafond gave the resignation to Gov- ernor Burnquist today. To Make Appointment. Governor Burnquist expects to make an appointment to fill the va- cancy immediately. Those who are being considered seriously are A. C Gooding of Rochester and B. L. Erickson, deputy state treasurer. Condition Critical. Smith ‘is in a eritical condition at the Gatling institute. He is too sick to be brought to the city hospital in St. Paul. Officials from St. Paul went to the institute yesterday to bring Smith to St. Paul but on the advice of a phys- ician he was not moved. Dr. Brodie, city physician, examined Smith this morning and stated that he was some better, but that he would not be able to be moved. ¥ Wife at Bedside. Mrs. Smith and daughter are con- stantly at the bedside of the former state treasurer. Smith’s mind was some clearer this morning but he is in a nervous con- dition. “I don’t care when I die,” he said to Dr. Brodie. He promised state officials that he would not attempt to escape. However, he is being guarded by St. Paul police officials. Ramsey county officials want to re- move him to St. Paul on account of the expense of keeping a deputy in Minneapolis to guard him. Induced Speculations, Belief. A strange explanation of Smith’s alleged act in tampering with state funds was made today when it was learned that he has received offers of credit to an almost unlimited ex- tent from banks in the state desirous of becoming depositories of state moneys. It was suggested that this credit first induced the speculations In which he is said by Robert C. Picket to have participated. Impaired physical condition and the realiza- tion that his credit was inflated by his official position are believed to have led to his indiscretions. It is now known that, in several instances, Smith availed himself of credit for small amounts, notably with St. Paul, St. Cloud, Stillwater and Iron Range banks. In Private Deals. Smith is interested heavily in at least two private business enter- prises. Associated with him are state ‘officials and business men in nearly every county in the state. One entérprise is the Section Four Mines Co., capitalized at $500,000 which owns iron ore property near HEveleth, Minn. Smith is president of the company. No ore has been shipped from the mine. Among the stock- holders are a number of Bemidji men and Beltrami county officials. Smith is also treasurer of the Am- erican Resilient Wheel Co., in which a number of state officials are Inter- ested. This company was organized to manufacture a patented automo- bile wheel with hard rubber tires in- stead of pneumatic tires. The com- pany’s headquarters are in Chicangx Was a. Banker. g Smith was formerly president’ of (Continued on Page 4) g i