Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 21, 1916, Page 1

THE BEMIDJI D. VOLUME XIV, NO. 47. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 21, 1916. BEMIDJI QUINTET Local High School Boys Score Baskets Almost at Will; Big Crowd Present. JOHNSON AND TANNER ARE AGAIN STARS Bemidji Girls Defeat Laporte High School Quint by a Score of 11 to 0. The Bemidji high school basket ball team claims the title of the Sixth congressional district and a place at the state tournament at Carleton for the state championship. Work Like Machine. In a game Saturday night at the Armory the local team piled up a score of 46 to 14 against the St. Cloud high school team. From the first shriek of the referee’s whistle intervention of the timekeeper the the Bemidji boys went about their work at full speed and were constantly bombarding the bas- kets while at the same time their close guarding kept the down-state team from doing much scoring. Tanner Starts Game. Tanner began the scoring for Be- midji and then came an avalanche of scores. Not once did the visiting team threaten the Bemidji team. The local boys would time after time dribble the ball the full length of the floor and make counters. Tan- ner at Johuson at forwards appeared in their glory and played one of the best games that has ever been seen on a local floor. The score at the end of the first half was 22 to 6. Credit to All. The St. Cloud boys played a hard game but were outclassed by the local players. Fowler, forward of the St. Cloud team, deserves special metion for his speedy floorwork and accurate shooting. The score at the end of the second half was 24 to 8, making the final score 46 to 14. FFor Bemidji, Johnson and Tanner played excellent games. However, credit must be given to every man on until the final HUMBLES §1,.210); BY 46 10 14 SCu KRR KRR KKK KKK KK * WOLVES STARVING; BATTLE TO DEATH * * * Wolves in the northern part of the county are in a ‘rrible condition on account *arvation. A farmer re- N 4 oticed tracks in the sno two wolves. Later he found a few bones of one of the animals. One of the ani- mals had killed and eaten the other. The wolves have found it impossible to get through the deep snow and as a result have been unable to kill deer or rabbits and as a result are starving to death. * K Kk ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok kY K khk kA hkhkhkhkhkhkhkhkhkhkhkkhkkk o R KKK KK KK KKK KK PEOPLE SHOULD BE GONSIDERED---LINDBERGH Word was received in Bemidji this morning from Congressmam C. A. Lindbergh in regard to the petition sent to Washington opposing the Nelson bill which provides for a for- est reserve at the Red Lake Indian reservation. Congressman Lindbergh writes: “I have your letter relating to the Nelson bill and am glad to know your position upon the matter. It is the people in your section of the country who are interested and the interests of the country there should be consulted and considered.” COUNTY FIRE LOSS IS GONSIDERABLY REQUGED Beltrami county ranks among those in Minnesota whose fire loss during the year ended Dec. 31, 1915, was considerably reduced as compared with the previous’ year. This is shown by reports issued by Robert W. Hargadine, state fire marshal. During the twelve-month period covered by the report there were 47 fires, with an aggregate loss of $69,640. In the corresponding KELLINER DEFIES INDIAN LID; GIVES 5 LIQUOR PERMITS Minnegpolis Journal Interviews J. 0. Harris, Who is Visiting in Minneapolis. HOLD LICENSES AND CANNOT BE PROSECUTED UNDER LAW Attorney A. A. Andrews Also Inter- viewed; Says Liquor Men Stand- ing by Their Rights. Minneapolis, Minn., Feb. 21.—(By the Minneapolis Journal:)—Kelliher, village of 500 in the Indian treaty dry territory, has granted liquor li- censes to five men. The action of the Beltrami county village in defying government agents, who with headquarters in Bemidji are trying to enforce the provisions of old Indian treaties, may be follow- ed by other towns and cities in the dry territory. There is flat defiance of thelgovemment in the Kelliher action and it was taken only after attorneys had been consulted and the village council had deliberated. Kelliher gets $2,500 liquor license money from the five licenses. The men who hold the licenses take their chances. Kelliher should worry, say members of the council. Hotel Man Brings News. The news of the insurrection in the dry territory came to Minneapolis yesterday when A. A. Andrews, Be- midji attorney, and J. O. Harris, pro- prietor ‘of the leading hotel in Kel- i’*****””*""” * * m you prepared t * you talk in * * of “pnpmdmul”mfl’ * ¥ Read the articles seoured * * by the Pioneer on that sub- * ¥ ject. The first appears om * * the editorial page today. * L L] * * KKK KKK KKK KKK PAY-UP WEEK IN BEMIDJI BEGINS TODAY; PAY UP Local Merchants Taking Part in Na- tionally Observed Week; a Remedial Plan. MERCHANTS OFFERING 3 EXTRA LARGE BARGAINS Sort of Chinese New Year; to Clean Up All Outstanding Debts. This week, Feb. 21 to 26, is to be observed in Bemidji and many other cities in the country as ‘“Pay-Up Week.” Pay-Up Week is a remedial plan If a person has $50 in his pocket and he owes $50, that $50 in his pocket is not rightfully his. If he cannot afford to pay all of the $50 that he owes, he should at least pay part of it. It has been pointed out in the campaign that if a person thinks that when he has money and he owes liher, arrived in the city. Mr. ‘Harris was one of five men arrested two months ago at Kelliher on a charge of selling liquor with- out a license, an offense under the state law. He was acquitted at Be- midji. | Then government inspectors arrested him on a charge of intro- ducing !liquor into Indian country. He was acquitted at Duluth. Mr. Andrews was Mr. Harris’ at- period in 1914 there were 17 fires and the loss aggregated $210,850. BOSTONIANS TO APPEAR AT GRAND THEATRE TONIGHT the team. Summary: Bemidji St. Cloud TANNEr .0 oo aijos L) S — Kendall Johnson . ... .. Fowler Cameron . .. . Carlson iraham Zertler Bailey . ... .. Hicks Plummer, substitute for Bemidji; Spreiring, for St. Cloud. Baskets: Bemidji-—Johnson 11, Tanner 9, Cameron 1, Bailey 2; St. Cloud—TFowler 3, Kendall 1, Carlson 1, Speiring 1; fouls made, Fowler 2. The Cubs in a preliminary game defeated the Midgets by the close score of 24 to 20. The score at the end of the first half was equally close, being 20 to 16. Opsahl, McDonald, Grover, Trafton and Kenfield formed the Cubs team. The Midget quint was composed of Cochran, Auger, Chase, Stechman and Montague. HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS DEFEAT LAPORTE BY A DECISIVE SCORE The Bemidji high school girls’ basket ball team journeyed to La- porte Saturday night and defeated the team there by a score of 11 to 0. The game was rough from start to finish and Lucile Moritz of the Bemidji team was forced to leave the game on account of injuries. She was replaced by Edna Buckland. The lineup was as follows: Cor- rine Carlson, center, Emma Klein and Edna Anderson, forwards, Lucile Moritz and Carrie Brown, guards, and Edna Buckland, substitute. The baskets were made as follows: Corrine Carlson, three, Edna Ander- son, two, and Emma Klein made a free throw. The girls’ team will journey to Bagley next Saturday and the con- test there will decide the champion- ship of the northern part of the state. The Bagley girls came to Bemidji several weeks ago and held the local team to a six to six score. A num- ber of Bemidji supporters will ac- company the team to Bagley. “BILLY” HART, BEMIDJi FIGHTER HERE ON VISIT “Billy” Hart, son of Mrs. W. L. Hart, 1317 Irvine avenue, is in the city visiting friends. He expects to remain here for some time to recu- his throat. Hart recently met Mart Rowan at Superior in a draw contest. He is skillful with his mitts, both in of- fensive and defensive, and carries a powerful kick. He ranks high in Northwest pugilism. perate from a recent operation on The Bostonians will present their famous musical comedy, “Tipperary Mary,” at the Grand theater tonight. This is one of the few good road shows that will visit Bemidji this season and is a guaranteed attrac- tion. The Bostonian company is com- posed of sixteen girls and appeared in Bemidji several years ago. The curtain tonight will rise at 8:30 o’clock. The scene of ‘“Tipperary Mary” is laid at the old town from which the play takes its name. Wit and humor abound in the play. LYCEUM GOURSE DATE CHANGED TO MARCH 16 The Ada Roach company, which was to show in Bemidji March 15 under the auspices of the Woman’s Study club, will appear in Bemidji March16. The change in date was necessary on account of train schedule. BEMIDJI MEN RETURN FROM BIG CEMENT MEET George E. Kreatz and J. B. Hook have returned from Chicago where they attended the big cement meets there last week. “I never saw so many new features in cement in all my life,” said Mr. Kreatz this morning to a Pioneer representative. ‘Building prospects are excellent and 1916 should be a prosperous year for everyone.” A. M. Vail of Blackduck is spend- ing today in Bemidji attending to torney in both cases. In both cases he told ‘the jury that Mr. Harris was being siingled out for ‘persecution’” and pointed to the fact that towns as near thi real Indian country as Kel- liher hdve not been included.in the government lid order. After the trial in Duluth, Mr. Harris went back to Kelliher and the council had a meet- ing. The council consulted Mr. An- drews and five licenses were granted. Size Up Situation. This is the theory of the five Kel- liher men who paid $500 for their licenses: They hold licenses and cannot be prosecuted under the state law. . The only thing that the gov- ernment inspectors can do is to destroy liquor found on the premises and prosecute for in- troducing liquor into the Indian country. It is exceedingly difficult to obtain enough evidence to con- vict of introducing liquor into the Indian country. To destroy liquor on the prem- ises the liquor must, like the stewed rabbit, first be found. “The men of the so-called Indian territory are not law violators,” de- clared Mr. Andrews yesterday. ‘““They are simply standing for their rights. The way the arbitrary 1lid is being applied is ridiculous, and I think the government will soon come to realize this.” “Believed to Be Selling.” “Are the five men who hold licenses in Kelliher selling liquor?” Mr. Har- ris was asked. “I must refer you to my attorney,” he said. His attorney was duly gated. “It seein.s to be the general opinion of the neople of the vicinity,” Mr. Andrews said with deliberation, “that they are.”’ interro- ABOUT 170 RECEIVED IN HOME TALENT PLAY About | $170 was received from “Singbad. the Sailor,” a musical com- edy presented at the Grand theater by a hoime talent company for the business matters and visiting with friends. THE CUB REPORTER [ i benefit ol the St. Bartholmew’s guild of the Ejpiscopal church. it, he has a right to retain it until he is good and ready to pay; men who owe him money have a right to think the same way. Due to Carelessness. The neglect to pay a bill in nine cases out of ten is due to careless- ness. Very few men mean to be dis- honest. The country has its Clean-Up Weeks. It has had its Paint-Up Weeks. It has had its Go-to-Church Sundays. Now there has been insti- tuted the Pay-Up Week slogan. The idea seems to have hit a popular chord in Bemidji. i Chinese New Year. : The Chinese business men have an admirable habit of settling ail their outstanding accounts at New Year’s. A Chinese merchant who does not start the year with everything clear, not only loses caste but feels person- ally disgraced. The business meth- ods in this country do not permit the rigid adoption of such a rule but the spirit of it is" worthy of emulation. It was pointed out that the Pay-Up Week this year might be made a sort of Chinese New Year. Bemidji merchants are offering special bargains during this week. Some merchants are having special sales while others ae offering large cash discounts. GEMMELL DENIES HE DISCHARGED AGENT Brainerd, Minn., Feb. 21.—W. H. Gemmell, general manager of the M. & 1. railroad, emphatically denies the statements made in the house of rep- resentatives by Congressman Chip- perfield that he discharged R. R. Hurlburt, agent for the railroad at Laporte, because the latter would not allow Indian agents to search the railroad records at Laporte and see whether liquor had been shipped into “dry” country. P “The statement of the agent that he was discharged for any action of his in connection with that matter is entirely untrue and his withdrawal from the service of the company was his own voluntary action and not connected with the Indian agent epi- sode in any way,” Mr. Gemmell says. “Anyone interested is entirely wel- come to inspect the records of this case at any time. I am surprised that Congressman Chipperfield would use such a letter without first taking the trouble to ascertain, as he could read- ily have done from the railway com- pany, what the real facts were.” Bemidji Pay-Up Week, Feb. 21-26. WALKER PASTOR GETS THREAT AGAINST LIF :a«}q«titikacyi;« * RAPH NEWS *fi_ XK KKK KKK London—Premier Asquith ' today asked the House of Commons to ap- propriate slightly over $2,000,000,000 more for war. This would raise the " | total expense to §8,640,000,000 thus far. « Minister Active in Temperanoe Work| pondon—Germans attacked the is Menaced by Threatening ACTIVITY MUST CEASE; ¥ WILL BLOW UP PARSONAGE Village About to Vote Again on Ligquor Question; Feeling is Tense. Although Walker is in the Indian zone and dry, an effort is being made to get a vote on the liquor question, a petition to that effect being in- cir- culation. there between the respective dry and wet factions as evidenced by the threat made against a local pastor. Rev. George Michael of Walker re- ceived an anonymous communication this week, warning him to quit preaching and leave.town at once. The letter stated that ‘unless he do this, that the Congregational parson- age in which he lives, will be dyna- mited and himself blown up. It is presumed that his activity in driving illegal liquor out of Walker has inspired the epistle. The letter has been handed over to the authorities. Last year, local option was sub- mitted and the drys won out by six votes. Presumably wishing the vil- lage to go on record as favoring liquor, Mayor Kinkele and others circulated a petition and secured suf- ficient signatures to bring the mat- ter before the voters at the approach- ing election. Among those signing the petition are Mayor Kinkele, furniture dealer; A. McBride, ex-postmaster; George Crow, druggist; M. J. Quam, mer- chant; J. P. Bilbern, merchant; F. 8. Grindall, garage, John Schneider, proprietor pool hall; C. Carlson, hotel man; Louis Kruege~, butcher; F. B. Davis, cashier, First National bank; John King, land agent; F. L. Wilcox, physician. SLED RUNNERS- PLAGED -. ON FIRE MOTOR TRUCK Sled runners have been placed on the fire motor truck and on a trial trip this morning proved very satis- factory. The new runners are about six feet in length and are fastened directly to the front wheels. They can be taken off and put on at will. The runners are the idea of Wil- liam Gaines, motor truck driver. On account of the deep snow the truck was unable to run and Mr. Gaines conceived the novel idea of placing runners on the front wheels such as are used in lumber camps on steam haulers. The council gave Mr. Gaines permission to get the runners made. They were completed Satur- day. The new runners will save the city a considerable amount of money each year. They cost about $30. The city has had to secure two horses for the truck during the winter months at an expense of nearly $60 a month. The new runners will take the place of the horses. BANK EXAMINER RESIGNS FROM STATE DEPARTMENT Fred McGregor of Crookston, who is well known in Bemidji, has re- signed his position as state bank ex- aminer and will enter the banking business at Crookston. Mr. Mec- Gregor was in Bemidji several weeks ago when he examined the state bank here. EDWARD LEONARD TO BE . ARRAIGNED IN ST. PAUL Chicago, Ill., Feb. 21.—(Special to the Pioneer)—The arraignments of the nine suspects held in connection with the St. Paul revenue stamp rob- bery, including Edward Leonard, for- mer Bemidji man, was postponed to-.the law, “by one who knows.” day until March 1 when they will be arraigned in St. Paul. Isn’t Scoop The Sympathetic Hushand---When He's Busy "Dafactive Paae British position at Kachmunde in Urganda yesterday and were repulsed. ! — Pittgburgh—All oil today advanced five cents in price. New York—The Jean Cronnes, | up chef, mystery has deep- ened. | A newspaper today got a tele- phone call from a man who stated that he was Crgnnes. The police got two letters from Washington from a man who says he is Cronmes. Quebec—The historical Roman Catholic church, Stanne De Beaupre, is threatened with deStruction by fire, Beaupre has no fire fighting Feeling is running Ahigh’ force and help was summoned from here. ‘Washington—The state depart- ment has affirmed that the Lusitania situation is more grave than ever be- fore on account of the new German submarine policy. Washington — Secretary Lansing today sent another message to the British foreign office for replies to the protest of British mail seizure. Berlin— (Official) —Two British tank steamers were bombarded yes- terday during a German Zeppelin raid in England. Laredo, Tex.—Spanish consul Lle- gulra of Monterey has been evicted from Mexico because he refused to deport a Spanish priest. Carranza ordered him to leave in 24 hours. Petrograd—The Turkish front has been broken in two places and three army corps have been separated by a rapid westward drive by the Grand Duke’s Caucasus army. One Turkish army is forming a left wing and is falling back rapidly upon Trebizond. Henrietta, Tex.—An engineer and fireman were killed this morning when an engine of the Katy flyer overturned. London—With Germany’s submar- .}ine campajgn nine days distant news- papers today ealled-upon the gov- ernment to take prompt steps to com- bat the evil. There is increasing be- lief that the Germans are planning spectacular demonstrations on sea and in the air. Rome—A dispatch from Petrograd says that the Turks have evacuated the Armenian city of Bitlis, south- west of’Lake Van. The Russians have followed up the evacuation of Mush and Achlat by occupying all the region around Lake Van. Bitlis is the capital of Vilayet Armenia and has a population of 30,000. Lafe Forest, Il.—Calmly, Frank Lambert, father of Marion Lambert, university girl who was found dead from taking poison, stated today that he had suspected Orpet, a Wisconsin university student, since Marian disappeared. He stated that he thought Marian had eloped with Or- pet. ‘Washington—The supreme court today upheld the Minnesota supreme court that the membership of the Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce was subject to taxation. GANDIDATE EXPLAINS LAW; CHINESE TO HIM A. A. D. Rahn, Minneapolis man, well known in this city and who owns a farm near this city, is one man 'who isnt’ afraid to ridicule the law under which he is running for of- fice. “Andy,” as he is better known, is one of the candidates for republi- can delegate-at-large to the Chicago convention under the new presiden- tial preference primary law. He has sent to his friends a neat pamphlet, the cover of which explained that the book was full of explanations of In- side the cover, all the pages are filled with Chinese characters. By “HOP” FIFTY BEMIDJI MEN | FORM A LAW AND ORDER ORGANIZATION Meeting is Held at Baptist Church; Rev. B. D. Hanscom is Eleoted President, PETITION LINDEERGH NOT TO ANNULL INDIAN TREATY May Make Effort to Bring County Option Election in County; to Watch Offenders. Fifty men of Bemidji met at the auditomium of the Baptist church vesterday and formed a law enforce- ment organization. They also passed a resolution to be presented to Con- gressman C. A. Lindbergh asking him to refrain from taking any action that would Yead to the annulment of the Indian treaty under which this territory is now “dry.” Hanscom is President. Rev. B. D. Hanscom was elected president of the organization and Rev. I. D. Alvord was elected secre- tary and treasurer. The name of the organization will be Law and Order League. The purpose of the organi- zation is to assist in the enforcement of the liquor laws in this vicinity. To Be Signed by Others. The petition to be sent to Con- gressman Lindbergh will be sent to other cities to be signed by organi- zations there. The petition is as follows: ) “We the undersigned voters living within the territory covered by the Indian treaty of 1855 (Chippewa Treaty), citizens of Bemidji and ad- jacent territory within the Sixth Congressional District of Minnesota, do hereby petition your honor to re- frain from taking any action that would in any way lead to the annul- ment of said treaty. For Strict Enforcement. “It is our belief that the strict en- forcement of said treaty will promote; - the best interests.for the constitu-:- ency of the territory for which you have the honor to represent. “Respectfully submitted by com- mittee: J. H. Randahl, Rev. J. E. Cadwell, J. C. McGhee, Rev. Ira D. Alvord.” About 50 local men signed the peti- tion. The meeting yesterday was called to order by Rev. Alvord and Rev. Hanscom was elected to head the or- ganization. After a short intro- ductory address, Rev. Hanscom call- ed on a number of men present to speak on the subject of law enforce- ment and the Indian treaty. Treaty Worthy of Sanction. Dr. E. A. Shannon told the or- ganization that he believed that the Indian treaty was worthy of their sanction in that it had done more than any temperance move thus far launched. “The treaty is the backbone of temperance within the treaty limits,” said Dr. Shannon. “For my part let us have it continued.” Traffic Extensive in County. “It is our duty to uphold the treaty, to show the authors who first propagated the terms of the treaty that we are in full sympathy with them,” said C. L. Isted. ‘“While the Indian treaty limits are not large enough to cover the entire county, I am interested in abolishing the hell-holes of Spooner and Baudette. The traffic is still extensive in the north end of the county and as a tem- perance organization we ought to give it earnest consideration.” Socialist Talks. John Plummer, who was the So- cialist candidate for mayor at the last election, told the organization that they were justified in support- ing the treaty. He advocated county option also. Rev. J. B. Cadwell of Nymore in an address said: “With the old history of Bemidji still at our heels, there could he nothing finer for the city than to have a petition circulated through the entire district in favor of the In- dian treaty. If we have the treaty annulled, our investments will all be in vain and we will be forced to start from the beginning to stamp it out.” Others who spoke were G. S. Sla- ter, J. C. McGhee and Rev. Alvord. FORMER BEMIDJI NAN _THROWS HAT IN RING D. A. McClernan of Graceton, son of H. J. McClernan of Bemidji, has tossed his hat into the second dis- trict county commissioner race. The present county commissioner, H. A. Clementson, of Clementson has an- nounced his intention- of filing for representative. There are five men already in the race for his position and the prospects are that there will be at least three more enter the race. Rev. B. D. Hanscom, Rev. § 4