Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 17, 1916, Page 1

THE BEMIDJI ILY PIONE VOLUME XIV, NO. 44, ° BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 17, 1916. FORTY CENTS PER MONTH CRIMINAL CASES UP BE:*2F THE DISTRIVY <20URT Jury Selected for Case of Gusu erson, Indicted for Robbery. AFFELD CASE JURY OUT ALL NIGHT Roy Wilson Changes Plea From Not Guilty to Guilty in Puposky Liquor Case. With Judge C. W. Stanton on the bench the district court today began the criminal cases of the February term of court. The first case called was the case of Gust Severson who was indicted by the grand jury on a charge of second degree robbery com- mitted at Spooner. Jury Completed. The court appointed Attorney C. W. Scrutchin to defend Severson. The jury was completed at noon when North=-Central Minnesota 'Educators Open Seventh Annual Meeting Today Bemidji is Mecca for Several Hundred Teachers and Superintendents; Every Train Bringing Large Crowds; Program to Be Formally Opened Tonight. MAIN ADDRESS OF CONVENTION TO BE GIVEN BY HEAD OF NORMAL COLLEGE Prof. H. W. Shryock, President of Southern Illinois Normal College, Here Several Other Prominent Speakers on Program; Rural Bemidji is host today to one of the largest meetings of the North-Cen- tral Minnesota Education association ever held. It is the seventh annual convention of the organization and special efforts were put forth by those in charge to make this the most helpful and instructive sessions ever held. Superintendents, principals and the court adjourned until two o’clock this afternoon. Changes Plea. Roy Wilson of Puposky, who was indicted by the grand jury on a charge of selling intoxicating liquors without a license at Puposky, ap- peared in court this morning and changed his plea of not guilty to guilty. Sentence will be imposed by Judge Stanton Feb. 23. Affeld Case to Jury. The case of Otto Affeld as special administrator of the estate of Bruno Affeld, deceased, against Harley F. Murphy, and William M. Murphy and Harley F. Murphy as co-partners do- ing business under the firm name of William M. Murphy & Son, was given to the jury at six o’clock last evening. Up to two o’clock this af- ternoon no verdict had been re- turned. Mr. Affeld is suing the defendants for $7,500 and $65 funeral expenses for the estate of Bruno Affeld, his four-year-old son who was killed last vear when a team of horses ran away. It is alleged that the team became frightened at the automobile of Mr. Murphy’s. Motion Denied. The defendants opened their side of the case yesterday noon and among the witnesses examined were O. L. Warner, Leo Miller, Gertrude Lem- loch, C. N. Thompson and Jule Mar- kins. Judge Stanton denied the mo- tion of the defendant to direct a ver- dict for the defendants in the case. NINE WOLF BOUNTIES ISSUED IN THREE DAYS Nine wolf bounties were issued in the office of the county auditor dur- ing the past three days to seven hunters. ‘Those who received boun- ties were: Frank Heathcote of Sum- mit, two; Sexton Magnuson of Spoon- er in the town of Rapid River, one; Arthur Sandbeck of Williams in the own of Myhre, one; Melford Johnson of Williams in the town of Myhre, one; Harold Johnson of Baudette in township 158-33, one; Peter Hexum of Roosevelt in the town of Chilgren, one; Ralph Denton of Graceton in the town of Potamo, two. DAIRY MEN TO HOLD ANNUAL MEET The second annual meeting of the Beltrami County Dairy Breeders’ as- sociation will be held in the agri- cultural room of the high school building on March 11, Delegates and members from every section of the county are expected to attend. The officers of the association, who were elected at the organization meeting held a year ago, are: Nels Willet, president; C. F. Schroeder, vice president; B. M. Gile, secretary- treasurer. The trustees of the association are as follows: Ed Rako, Bemidji; Peter Narum, Frohn; Al Goodspeed, Grant Valley; J. N. Skrivseth, Turtle River; August Jarchow, Helga. BUILDING COLLAPSES; NINE PERSONS KILLED Mexia, Tex., Feb. 17.—Nine per- sons were killed here last night in the collapse of the old opera house build- ing, which was followed by a gas ex- plosion and fire that for a time threatened the entire business section of the town. Numerous other persons were injured. The property loss was $75,000. teachers from practically every town and school district in the territory covered by the association, besides a number of the Northwest’s most prominent educators are in the city, eager to learn, to give ideas and to profit by new ideas and suggestions. Large Crowds. Every train into Bemidji brought large crowds of teachers. Hotels and rooming houses in the city are crowded and the aid of private cit- izens is being solicited to entertain the teachers during the next two days by furnishing rooms. Every citizen who has an extra room is urged to communicate with W. P. Dyer, superintendent of schools. Today the visiting educated vis- ited the Bemidji schools and inspect- ed the many departments of the Be- midji schools. Tonight at eight o’clock the program will be formally opened. County superintendents of ten counties of North-Central Minnesota are holding a meeting today, confer- ring with C. G. Schulz, state super- intendent of the department of public instruction. Two Addresses Tonight. On the program tonight two ad- dresses will be given. Superintend- ent P. P. Colgrove of Virginia will give an address on the subject, “The Eifective Teacher,” and Dr. Lotus D. Coffman, dean of the college of edu- cation of the University of Minne- sota, will give a talk in regard to his work. Miss Rhoda Nehring of Deer River will give a soprano solo and the seventh and eighth grades of the Bemidji schools will render a musical program. To Meet in Sections. Beginning tomorrow morning the teachers will meet in sections. The places of meeting will be at the high school building, as follows: General sessions, high school auditorium; ag- ricultural section, agriculture room; commercial section,. commercial room; home economics section, sew- ing room; manual arts section, man- ual training room; science and math- ematics section, room 2; English and foreign language section, room 2; normal training section, 11:00 a. m. in room 3, and 4:00 p. m. in room 4; Superintendents to Meet. HOTELS ARE CROWDED; NEED FOR ROOMS URGENT; CITIZENS REQUESTED TO AID county superintendents’ section, room 4; upper grade section, room 5; lower grade section, room 6; rural school section, high school auditor- ium; consolidated school section, room 7; school board section, room 8. . Agriculturist to Talk. The general sessions tomorrow will open at nine o’clock in the morn- ing. The following program will be given: Music—(a) ‘“Welcome,” Sixth grade chorus; (b) “The Sailor Lad,” Second grade chorus; “The Class Room Teacher,” Miss Isabel Wil- liams, president M. E. A, “High Scheol 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. Noted Educator to Talk. In the afternoon, beginning at two o’clock, the following program will be given: 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, Carbondale, nL. Miss Kenney to Sing. The program of the general session for tomorrow evening is as follows: Music—(a) “Swing Along,” (b) “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. Lengthy programs have been pre- pared for the meetings of the dif- ferent sections of the organization. The meeting will come to a close tomorrow night. The officers of the association are as follows: President—County Supt. R. Ross, Walker, Minn. Vice President—Supt. W. E. Peik, Blackduck, Minn. Secretary—Miss Edna 1. Murphy, Deer River, Minn. Treasurer—Supt. Walker, Minn. Officers will be elected at a general meeting some time tomorrow. . W. H. Allen, SMALL POX AT UNIVERSITY—STUDENTS MUST BE VACCINATED Minneapolis, Feb. 17.—A drastic vaccination order affecting more than 1,200 students of the University of Minnesota was issued yesterday and within an hour more than 200 had submitted to vaccination. The order followed the discovery of at least one known case of small- pox and the illness of several stu- dents who showed suspicious symp- toms and who were known to have been exposed. Ed and Martin Malzahn of Min- neapolis are visiting in Bemidji for a short time as the guests of Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Malzahn gnd other friends. SCOQOP — Mrs. J. F. Finn and children, Ray- mond and Opal, left this morning for Staples where they will spend two weeks at the home of Mrs, Finn's parents. PITT RESIDENT } KILLS OWN -CHILD M, J. Stepan of Pitt, a small town west of Baudette, accidentally shot and killed his 6-year-old daughter on Monday. He had just returned from a hunting trip and had put his gun on a rack when he remembered that he had not unloaded it. On taking it down, in some way the gun was discharged and his daughter, who was standing nearby, received the full charge in the head, killing her instantly. M;'s. C. E. Lewis, formerly Miss Essie Brannon of this eity, .after spending a week as the guest of Miss Marie Klein, left yesterday for Crookston where she will visit for a short time before returning to her THE CUB REPORTER home at Baudette. NEW BOX FAGTORY T0 BE GPENED AT TENSTRIKE SOON John F. Johnson, President, and Samson Jones, Secretary of ’ New Company. TENSTRIKE MANUFACTURING. CO. IS COMPOSED OF FARMERS New Machinery and Dry Kilns In- stalled; to Be Opened in Tenstrike is to have a new box factory. % It will be known as the Tenstrike Manufacturing company and the plant will be opened within the next 30 days. The officers of the company are: John F. Johnson, president; Samson Jones, James Taylor, treasurer; BE. L. Hoevet, William J. Hass, John Johnson, Joseph Carter and Coen Cyr, trustees. Among the other members and stockholders of the company are Alex E. Ostlund, B. H. Smart, Charles Pookeshel, George E. Cronk, Fred Hogan, Alex K. Freemott, W. T. Tay- lor, George B. Bryant, John Johnson, Johan Filek, C. H. Wilson, L. S. Co- henoor, Clarence Travis, A. A. Car- ter, of Bemidji, Charles Bryant, G. Hoper, Alex Cyr and Sidney J. Tay- lor. The new company will handle all sorts of rough lumber and will manufacture boxes. New machinery will be installed within a week. Dry kilns have been installed. The company is nearly entirely formed of farmers and will be run on co-operative methods. The company was organized by A. A. Carter of this city. “I am, personally, very enthusias- tic,” said Mr. Carter in speaking of the box factory, ‘“‘over the influence the factory will have on the village and community. It is entirely for the farmers’ benefit and the money and proceeds will be shared by them alone. I believe that every acre of reughly timbered land. ¢an be cleared with a profit to the farmer.” TWO GOUNTY PATIENTS DIE AT FERGUS FALLS secretary;! ‘Word was received yesterday by M. A. Clark, judge of probate, of the death of Mrs. Thora Dryseth, who was committed to the state asylum for the insane of Fergus Falls on Feb. 11. Death resulted on Feb. 15, only four days after her entrance at the hospital. The death of Guri Sand of Bau- dette on Feb. 14 was also reported, death being due to violent imsanity. He was committed to Fergus Falls Aug. 25, 1914, BIDS AGGEPTED FOR DITGH CONSTRUGTION Bids were accepted yesterday in the offices of the county surveyor and county auditor for the construc- tion of Judicial Ditch No. 35. Erickson & Aune of Gatzske, Minn,. at a figure of $7,114.53, was the successful bidder. The bid of the Duluth Corrugating & Roofing com- pany at $448.82 was accepted for the steel culverts. Other bids for the ditch construc- tion were: H. F. Bosworth of Fra- zee, $8,492; Goodman & Loitved, Be- midji, $7,729.11; P. McDonald, Du- luth, $7,729.11; Blakeslee Bros. of Turtle River, $7,313.71; George W. Clifford, Kelliher, $8,032.64; Be- midji Drainage company, Bemidji, $7,367.92, and Strawbridge with an untotaled bid. T. S. Thompson, formerly assistant county superintendent of schools, now superintendent of the schools at Saum, arrived in Bemidji this | morning and is attending the teach-| ers’ convention. INURSES’ HOME TO BE CONSTRUCTED HOME TALENT AT GRAND TONIGHT AT SANATORIUM “Singhad the s to Be Produced Board Meets and Authorizes Draw- ing of Plans for $15,000 Building. TO BE OPENED NOT LATER THAN MAY 15 Named Lake Julia Sanatorium; Plans for Ice Houses Are Approved, A nurses’ home will be constructed at the Lake Julia sanatorium. This was decided at a meeting of the Tri-county board at which ar- chitects were authorized to draw up plans for the home. It is planned to build a home at the cost of about $15,000. C. W. Warfield was appointed a committee of one to investigate all applicants for engineer and he was given power to employ the engineer. The name of the sanatorium which has in the past been known as the Tri-County sanatorium was changed to the Lake Julia sanatorium. Plans for an ice house were ap- proved at the meeting of the board. The new structure will be 17x26 feet. The new sanatorium will not open later than May 15. The members present at the meet- ing of the board were Dr. E. W. Johnson, C. W. Warfield and A. G. ‘Wedge of this city, representing Bel- trami county, Aad A. Tone and Wil- liam Durrin,-both of Northome, rep- resenting Koochiching county. WILLIAM LORIMER PLAGED ON TRIAL Chicago, Ill., Feb. 17.—Senator William Lorimer is scheduled to go on trial this afternoon. Senator Lorimer’s attorneys won the fight to consolidate three indictments against him. Lorimer was charged with conspiracy, embezzlement .and . lar- ceny in connection with the Lorimer banks. The Lorimer bank crash created a sensation in 1914. The combined capital of the banks which closed June 12 of that year was $1,600,000 and the deposits were in excess of $6,000,000. Charles B. Munday was convicted in Morris, Ill., last November, and was given the maximum sentence, five years in prison. HIGH SGHOOL QUINT REGEIVES NEW SUITS As an encouragement to keep up the fight for a place at the Carleton state basket ball tournmanet, new suits have been given the Bemidji high school basket ball team. The suits are of blue and white, the school’s colors. The members of the team will ap- pear in the new uniforms for the first time Saturday night when they meet the St. Cloud high school quint. Tuesday, Feb. 22, a game has been scheduled with Little Falls on the latter team’s floor. STORMS BREAKING HOLLAND DIKES The Hague, Feb. 17.—Violent Northwest storms are piling up huge waves against Holland’s dikes. Sev- eral breaks have occurred and many towns in the vicinity of Amsterdam are threatened. REPORTED PLOTS OF . MEXICAN UPRISING Washington, Feb. 17.—The war department today sent to General Funston unofficial information of plans for a Mexican uprising, ma- turing in the United States. Talk Pay-Up with your neighbors. Under Auspices of Episcopal Church. “Singbad the Sailor,” a comic opera, will be presented tonight at the Grand theater by home talent under the auspices of the Episcopal church. The plot of the play was taken from the story of the same name among the Arabian Nights' tales, Mystic and fierce backgrovnds form a strange but enticing contrast with the element of comedy carried throughout the entire plot. ““Singbad” in his roaming travels on the high seas, lands at an island and is about to found a musical stu- dio when is discovered by beautiful Qiieen Gulnara. She falls in love Wwith him upon hearing his voice. Not until after the hero has promised to remain on the island as king does he learn that the island is infested with cannibals, who are desirous of his carcass. By a rash mistake the can- nibals capture Queen Gulnara in- stead of her newly-wed husband, but before burning her for steak dis- cover their mistake. The “brown boys” are forgiven and the queen and her king aré final- ly surprised to find that Princess Am- inta and the calyph have been cor- responding and are engaged. Mat- ters are soon soothed over with en- tertaining strains of comedy which gives the play an ending satisfactory to all. LEAGUE BOWLING SCHEDULE REVISED Games to Be Played Every Night in Commercial League Number One. The schedule of the Commercial Bowling League No. 1 has been re- vised that games beginning tonight RUSSIANS TAKE ERZERUM, CHIEF TURKISH CITY Announcement Made by Grand Duke Nicholas of Capture of Strategic Point. FELL AFTER FIVE DAYS OF ASSAULT West Arena Suffering From Big Storms; Russians to Aid British Troops. Petrograd, Feb. 17.—Official an- nouncement is made that the Rus- sians have captured Erzerum. Grand Duke Nicholas has telegraphed the emperor as follows: “God has granted the brave troops of the army of the Caucasus much great help that Erzerum has been taken after five days of unprecedent- ed assault. I am inexpressibly hap- Dy to announce this victory to Your Imperial Majesty.” Today there were greater demon- strations on the streets than there has been since the fall of Przemysl, following the confirmation of the cap- ture of Erzerum. There are great crowds in the streets, waving colors, singing cathedral services and shout- ing. The capture has stirred the Russians to great depths of patriot- ism. Chief Armenian City. Erzerum is Turkey’s chief city in Armenia. Unofficial reports early in the present month said German Field Marshal Von Der 'Goltz, with 80,000 men, were besieged in the city with previsions for only a fortnight. The capture of Erzerum is consid- ered of great strategic importance. From it radiate roads leading in all directions. Over those to the south- east and south it will be possible for the Russians now to fight their way towards their compatriots operating against the Persians and Turks in northwest and west Persia, or pro- ceed south toward Bagdad to the re- lief of the British bottled up at Kut- will be played every night. The new schedule is as follows: Feb.- 17—Crookston: vs." Grocers. | Feb. 18—Beltrami County vs. Bar- ker’s. S Feb. 21—Schneider’s vs. Barbers. Feb. 22—Crookston vs. Beltrami County. Feb. 23—Grocers vs. Barker’s. Feb. 24—Schneider’s vs. Crook- ston. Feb. 25—Grocers vs. Beltraml County. Feb. 28—Crookston vs. Barbers. Feb. 29—Schneider’s vs. Barker's. March 1—Beltrami County vs. Barbers. March 2—Schneider’s vs. Grocers. March 3—Crookston vs. Barker’s. March 6—Grocers vs. Barbers. March 7—Schneider’s vs. Beltrami County. i March 8—Barbers vs. Barker’s. March 9—Crookston vs. Grocers. March 10—Beltrami County vs. Barker’s. Feb. 13—Schneider’s vs. Barbers. March 14—Crookston vs. Beltrami County. March 16—Grocers vs. Barker’s. March 16—Schneider’s vs. Crook- ston. March 17—Grocers vs. County. March 20—Crookston vs. Barbers. March 21—Schneider’s vs. Bar- ker’s. March 22—County vs. Barbers. March 24—Schneider’s vs. Grocers. March 27—Crookston vs. Barker’s. March 28—Grocers vs. Barbers. March 29—Schneider’s vs. County. March 30—Barbers vs. Barker’s. March 31—Crookston vs. Grocers. April 3—County vs. Barker’s. April 4—Barbers vs. Barker’s. LARGEST FLOATING FIGHTER ON TRIP Norfolk, Va., Feb. 17.—The Unit- ed States battleship Pennsylvania, the largest and most powerful float- ing fighter in the world, today started on the builders’ trial trip. Miss Mary Simons arrived in Be- midji this morning from her school at Hines to attend the teachers’ con- Bemidji Pay-Up Week, Feb. 21-26. vention and visit with relatives. It Looks Like A- Serious Mistake HAVUH LOOK-TH DOCTORS OPERATED ON TH' ICAISER AN BALLED HM aLLuP! IRl T~ LOOK- T SAYS SO ——] il el-Amara on the Tigris, southeast of Bagdad. ‘With the advent of stormy-weather on the western battle line the heavy fighting of the past few days seem- ingly has simmered down again to ar- tillery bombardments and mining op- erations. On the Russian front a driving snow storm along the entire line has almost stopped operations. The usual bombardment interspersed with in- fantry attacks continue on the Aus- tro-Italian line. Attack Durazzo. In Albania the Austrians and Bul- garians are said to have formed a juncture and are battling for the cap- ture of the important sea port of Du- razzo, which is being defended by Al- banians, Serbians and Montenegrins. The ministers of the entente powers have informed the Belgian govern- ment that hostilities against the Teu- tons and their allies will not be per- mitted to end without Belgium hav- ing re-esetablished its political and economical independence. They add- ed that the Belgian government also would be called up to take part in the peace negotiations. GORPS OF LECTURERS | AT FARMERS' INSTITUTE F. B. McLeran of Wrenshall, B. W, Smith of Parkers Prairie and C. B. Brown, poultry man of the Crookston Experiment station, will be the in- structors at the Farmers’ Institute to be held at Nary, Feb. 26, accord- ing to an announcement made today at the University Farm, St. Paul. H. C. Lawrence, of the Lawrence Construction company of Grand Rap- ids, Minn., spent a few hours in the city yesterday attending to business matters. KKAKKKRKRKKKKKK KKK THOSE CONTEMPLATING SUICIDE WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE Amsterdam, Feb. 17.—“If it is necessary to commit suicide, please drown or hang yourself.” Thus reads a placard issued by the burgo- master of Boitesford, a small village near Brussels. The German military authorities recently fined the village $1,- 250 because a citizen so far forgot himself as to suicide by shooting. 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