Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 7, 1916, Page 1

BEMIDJI D. VOLUMF , "V, NO. 60. % . _ BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 7, 1916, _ FORTY CENTS PER MONTH ‘?’o,., NEW sy Economy, Civic Beauty and |10 WASHINGTON T0 |- Co-operation Are Slogans | ASK AMENDMENT T0 In Address Of Vandersluis| YOLSTEAD LAND ACT & City Executive Urges Enforcement of Vice Laws; Asks Co-operation of Citizens. PLEDGES HIMSELF TO AN ECONOMICAL BUSINESS TERM Advises Improving of Park System; Asks Citizens to Make Sugges- tions to Him. In a masterly manner, character- ized withal by modesty and defer- ence, Mayor Charles W. Vandersluis last night at the organization of the new city council delivered his first annual address. The council cham- ber in the city hall was crowded with many of the leading citizens of Bemidji. A wide knowledge of civics, phil- osophy and economics was indicated by the city’s executive in summariz- ing what he deemed Bemidji’s needs and reforms. Police Efficiency. Of primary importance, because it was the first of his recommendations, Mayor Vandersluis stated that he would endeavor to establish and maintain a degree of efficiency, cour- tesy and public spiritedness in the police department that would attract the attention of not only the resi- dents of this locality but also would impress all visitors to Bemidji. The new mayor urged the citizens of Bemidji to co-operate with him and to make suggestions to him. He also urged the fire department to co- operate with him and he offered to the department every assistance that he would be able to give. Clean Up Vice. He recommended the cleaning of the streets, alleys, parks and lake shores. He stated that the vice conditions would be given close attention and pledged himself to his utmost ability to remove any such detrimental sit- uations. He urged economical public provements. The mayor’s address follows in full: Hon. City Council and Citizens of Bemidji: In making this, my first appear- ance before you as the chief execu- tive officer of Bemidji I feel that I can safely state that we meet with the kindliest wishes for each other’s success and the general welfare of the city—the city which impresses us all with its natural beauty and great possibilities; and whose rapid advancement in population, public improvements and moral standard it shall be our mutual ambition to achieve. im- Duties Outlined. The charter of the city of Bemidji provides as follows: “The mayor shall be the chief magistrate of the city * * * He shall take care that the laws of the state, the provisions of this charter and the ordinances of the city are duly observed and enforced within the city, and that all officers of the city discharge their respective duties, and to that end may maintain any appropriate ac- tion or proceeding against any del- inquent officer or other person. He shall from time to time give the city council information and recommend such measures as he shall deem ad- KKK KKK KK KK KKK MAYOR VANDERSLUIS IN ADDRESS ADVOCATED FOLLOWING POLICIES No class of persons to be favored. Efficiency, courtesy and public spiritedness in police department. Streets, alleys, parks and lake shores to be kept clean, sanitary and attractive. Rigid observance of relating to vice. Economical public improve- ments. L An economical business ad- ministration. laws AXKAKA A KA KA KA A A A AR KAk kk ok k& Tk kA Ak kA Ak k ok kkhkhhk ko k Kk KEXKKKKKKK KK KKK l may feel to be of value to it and shall, in turn, appreciate and care- fully consider similar action on its part or that of any of its members. And further and while on the sub- jest I wish to state in general that I invite all citizens to make any sug- gestions to me appropriate for the proper management of the city af- fairs and to which in my official ca- pacity they feel that my attention should be called. Urges Co-operation. Likewise it shall be my desire to co-operate with the fire department and hope that its members will free- ly call upon me for any assistance they feel that my office can afford the department. This is one of the most important parts of our municipal or- ganization and thé standard of its efficiency, especially as it is purely dependent upon volunteers, merits the approval of all citizens and other persons whose lives and property it protests and defends. It shall be one of my ambitions to see that our streets, alleys, parks and lake shores are kept in a cfean, sanitary and attractive condition— a condition from which -all can not only reap material health and enjoy- ment, but also to furnish additional beauty to our naturally attractive lo- cation. To Locate Vice. The vice conditions of our ecity shall receive close attention and ¥ feel that a particularly rigid observ- ance should be made relative to any conditions existing which may at- tract and actually injure the chil- dren and young men and women of the city, and I shall strive to the ut- most of my ability to locate and have removed any such detrimental situa- tion. 1 shall give all ordinances or other matters referred to me for approval the most careful study and attention and in my official action thereon I shall certainly conscientiously ex- press my best judgment. Urges Improvements. I believe in public improvements of all kinds but am firm in the con- viction that in the acquiring of them we should do so only in proportion to our financial condition. I feel that if in order to obtain certain im- provements, though needful as they may be, we must cause ourselves to become distressingly burdened with taxation we should strive to postpone the investment until such time as our resources will accommodate our de- sires. In conclusion I have to say that as a candidate for the office I now have the honor of holding I empha- vantageous to the city.” These duties, it shall be my earnest and fearless ambition to perform. It is, however, also my ambition to have each and every citizen of the community realize that all are on an equal footing and that no per- sons or class of persons are to be either favored or persecuted. Public Spiritedness. 1t shall likewise be my endeavor to establish and maintain that degree of efficiency, courtesy and public spir- itedness in the police department that will attract the attention of, and call forth favorable comment from, not only the residents of this locality, but also to so impress all visitors to Bemidji. I desire to have the po- lice officers at all times exhibit a willingness to comply with all reas- onable requests for information, to be ever ready to assist in any move- ment for the public good, as well as to exercise good sound judgment in the enforcement of the laws of our state and the ordinances of our city. 1 appreciate in particular my duty to co-operate with the city council and sincerely trust that all of our relations will be of a most friendly character, It shall, in fact, be & pleasant part of my official cares to do all that I can to assist the council] by any suggestion or informatfon I sized the fact that, if elected, I would give the city, so far as my ability and jurisdiction allowed, an economical business administration. I am now mindful of that statement and in pursuance théreof I stand ready, and shall ever be alert, for an opportunity to fulfill that promise to its most exacting extent. Business Administration. I feel that in the management of the affairs of a city the careful, o g R N A (Continued on Page 4) KK KX EEKHKKKKK KKK THE CUB SCOOP reporter HERES A CHANGE 10 PICK UP SOME REWHRD MONEY— POMERANIAN LIST- ANSWERS Yo NAME OF BINGO—FINDER, DRA&S DOWN NEAT REWARD KEKEKKKK KKK KKK KKK DECLAMATORY CONTEST * % Kk x * * Students of the Bemidji % high school will hold a decla- mation contest at the high -school building Friday eve- * ning. x N Bach class will be repre- * County Auditor George and Attorney sented by a humorous amia ¥ A. A. Andrews to Appear Be- * * *x x & x X L] * fore Congress, * * * x * x % - serious speaker. The speakers ¥ are being drilled by Miss * Laura Michener, |instructor ¥ in the Englisli department * at the high school. x Every citizen is urged to ¥ attend this contest. [3 x WANT EXCESS FUNDS TO MAINTAIN DITCHES Amendment Would Mean Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars for Counties. KKK KKK E KKK KKK ROBBERS BREAKINTO HAKKERUP STUDIO AND TAKE CHANGE Valuable Lenses and Chemicals Are Overlooked; Register is Rung Up. J. L. George, county auditor, and Attorney A. A. Andrews will go to Washington Friday night to appear before congress to ask for an amend- ment to the Volstead act so that counties where Volstead lands are located will get the bonus money from land sales to be used for ditch maintenance. Means Large Sum. 5 If the amendment is secured it will BELIEVED TO BE THE mean that hundreds ot thousands of WORK OF AMATEURS dollars will be available to be used for caring for the judicial ditches. The counties that will gain mostly |Michael Schmidt Arrested on Petty by the amendment will be the. coun- . i ties of Koochiching and Beltrami. Lazoeny Chasge; Casq Tip This To Federal Fund. Aftamoon: Under the Volstead act, as it is at ! present, all funds received at the| That a band of amafeur robbers sale in excess to the drainage tax are |are working in Bemidji is the belief turned over to the Federal govern- today of the Bemidji police. ment. County officials here hold L that the money should be turned over Robbers 1ast night broke intoithe to the counties to maintain the |Hakkerup studio and took about ten ditches. dollars in small change from the cash Mr. George and Attorney Andrews |register. The exact amount of expect to be in Washington for sev- money taken is not known as the eral weeks. robbers took time to ring up several HAGKENSAGK MA" the register. ON LIQUOR GHARGE Break in Door. Entrance was secured o the stu- dio through -a back door+ihick was smashed open. Ed. Garity of Hackensack was ar- Although lenses valued at several rested Tuesday by J. P. Brandt, spe- cial Indian officer, charged with hav- ing introduced on March 5, five gal- lons of alcohol into Indian “1id” hundred dollars and chemicals valued country at Hackensack. at over $100 were in the studio, nothing was taken except the small change. It is believed to have been When arraigned before Judge H. A. Simons, United States commis- sioner, Garity waived examination the work of amateurs. No arrests have been made in con- and was held to the Federal court which convenes in Duluth on July nection with the robbery at the Bar- 11. He gave $300 bonds. Attorney ker Drug store early yesterday Henry Funkley represented Mr. Gar- J. morning, which is also placed to the work of amateurs. Arrested by Police. H. Stokkes of Leonard while ity. sleeping at the Malloy hotel last eve- ning alleges that $3.50 was taken UNABLE TO DELIVER RURAL from his pocket. The police arrested MAIL ON ACCOUNT OF SNOW |Michael Schmidt and the case is be- ing brought in the municipal court Several rural mail carriers in Be-|before Judge D. H. Fisk this after- midji were unable to make their reg- |noon. A charge of petty larceny has ular trips in the country today on |been placd against Schmidt. account of the snow. They report RS that the snow has drifted so that|THIEF RIVER FALLS their teams are unable to get QUINTET WINS TITLE through. Deliveries will begin as soon as the roads can be broken. Paul Howe went to Thief River Falls last evening to refree the bas- London—Revised official figures ket ball game between the Fosston give 13 killed in Sunday night’s Zep- |and Thief River Falls high school pelin raid on England. quintets for the Ninth district title and a place at the Carleton tourna- ‘Washington—The senate decided |ment. Thief River Falls won the today to place any amendment it|same by a score of 11 to 9. chooses in order and vote upon it. Albert Lea, Minn.—Yard Foreman Molstead, here for 37 years, while re- pairing a switch this morning failed to see a Minnapolis & St. Louis train and was ground to bits. ‘Washington—President Wilson to- day sent Newton Baker’s nomination to the senate for secretary of war. London—Checked again in the north drive on Verdun, the Crown Prince is trying to break through the citadels of defense by an attack from the northwest. Terre Haute, Ind.—Guns flashed and there was bloodshed about the polls today in the first state-wide pri- mary. Edward Holler was seriously injured. KR KKK KKK KKK KK KT *x #| Brainerd, Minn.—Assistant Cash- * He who forgets to adver- < |ier Drogseth of the First National % tise should not complain when + |bank yawned and dislocated his jaw % the buyer forgets that he is ¥ |today. % in business. It is just a case * % of “forget” all around. %| Brainerd, Minn.—Seven inches of x % |snow in two days is record here. ¥ |Traffic is delayed. HIGHWAY COMMISSION DISCUSSES PROPOSED JEFFERSON HIGHWAY Believed That Bemidji Will Be Ulti- mate Destination of Three Routes Proposed. OUNCIL HEARS MAYOR CHARLES VANDERSLUIS' MESSAGE " OFFICIALS NAMED BY CITY COUNCIL AND NEW MAYOR MAY BE HELD AS PRIZE FOR ROAD BUILDING CONTEST Little Falls and Staples’ Route May Be Adopted; Route Through Brainerd Considered. (By United Press) St. Paul, Minn.,, March 7.—Deci- sions regarding the Jefferson high- way route through Northern Minne- sota were to be reached today at a meeting of the state highway com- mission. The suggestion of R. C. Dunn, a member from Princeton, Minn., that the route of the highway through Northern Minnesota be held out as a prize in a road building con- test, was scheduled for serious dis- cussion, Back Proposal. Editors along the route of the highway through Northern Minne- sota are said to have backed up Dunn’s proposal. Members of the highway commission say it is likely to go through the territory having the best existing roads, provided, of course, such a route is consistent with the principle of putting the route through the shortest distance between two points. Three Routes Up. A route via Little Falls and Sta- ples seemed today to be the most likely to be finally adopted. It had even been stated by some members of the commission, to be. tentatively designated. A second route through Sauk_Center, St. Cloud gnd Vadsna was striving “for consideration against a third route through Elk River, Princeton, Mille Lacs and Brainerd. Through Bemidji. The latter route is being boosted because of scenic advantages. Dunn wants all three routes designated as tentative, he told the commission to- day, and wants the permanent deci- sion made for the route showing the best road development after a stated period. In the event of the adoption of any of these routes it appeared quite cer- tain today that Bemidji would be the ultimate destination of all three routes, and that from that point the highway would either go directly north from Bemidji or north by west, avoiding Crookston, and passing in- to Manitoba northwest of Bemidji. FINAL PROOF IS MADE ON 80 ACRES Syver Pederson of Island Lake to- day made final proof at the court house on 80 acres in Section 28, Township 150, Range 32. LAST DANCE BEFORE LENT TO BE TONIGHT The Bemidji band will give a dance at the’city hall tonight. This will be the last dance to be given in Be- midji before the opening of the Len- ten season. St. Paul, Minn.—Because authori- ties considered inquest into death of Rev. Father Henry Jajeski was made unnecessary by the repeated confes- sions of Mrs. Frank Dudek, inquest scheduled for today was not held. The priest was shot while in confes- sion Saturday night. London—Rumors that Prince Henry of Prussia, kaiser’s brother- in-law, has been placed in command of the German fleet for a dash to the North Sea have been revived Vice President—Alderman John Moberg. City Engineer and Street Commissioner--Thomas Swin- son. City Attorney—P. J. Rus- sell. ‘Water Clerk—George Kirk. Scavenger and Pound- master—Joseph Hahn. Driver of motor truck and janitor—Gary Brennan. Driver of motor truck and janitor—William Gaines. Chief of Police—Frank B. Ripple. Patrolmen—Ray W. Cross, John Zachartas, Ben Lund- gren. B R RS E SR EEE R RS EREREEEEEREE S ] KRR K KKK KK KKK X YOUNG MEN'S GLASSES 10 GIVE BANQUET The Young Men’s classes of the Presbyterian Sunday school will give a banquet at the church parlors this evening. This will be the annual banquet and it is expected that over 75 young men will attend. Invita- tions have been extended to a num- ber of young men not members of the classes. Charles Warfield will be the toast- master of the occasion. A program of toasts has béen arranged. The hall has been prettily decor- ated and the banquet tonight will be served by eleven young ladies of the church. . ot S e & EXCELLENT MUSICALE IS GIVEN AT BAPTIST CHURCH Before an audience which crowded the Baptist church to its greatest capacity, some of the best musical talent of Bemidji appeared on a musical program last evening. The following appeared on the pro- gram: High School Zoys’ Glee club under the direction of Miss Francis Kenney, Miss Ella Laqua, Miss Har- riett Davids, Kern Olson, Miss Alice Hulett, Mrs. Mary Brown, Rev. L. D. Alvord and Mrs. G. C. Berglund, Louis Brown, violin, Miss Leone Chase, reading, and Miss Ruby Case, piano. * NEW SANATORIUM TO BE OPENED JUNE 1 T Word was received at the court house today that the new tri-county sanatorium at Lake Julia would be ready for patients Jume first. All applications for admission to the sanatorium should be sent to Dr. E. W. Johnson of Bemidji. ANNUAL MEETING OF COMMERCIAL CLUB The annual meeting of the Be- tonight at the Commercial rooms. Officers will be elected. armed merchantman question. preliminary vote showed that Lemore resolution. ments; the second vote, 271 to 138, Berlin— (Official) —The southeast of Verdun. with the greatest credit. And Bingo Was Her Name! %. By "HOP" Tk hkhkkkhkhkhkhkhkhkhkkhkkhkhkdkhkkhkhhhxn midji Commercial club will be held club ‘Washington—The president won two crushing preliminary victories in the house this afternoon over the The the house will later comply with the president’s request to kill the Mec- The first vote by 256 to 160 decided to bar all amendments to the McLemore docu- decided to bring up the. McLemore resolution after four hours’ debate. Germans have captured the town of Fresnes, City Legislative Body In First Meeting Names Committees and Officials KEKKKKKKKKKKK KKK : Alderman Moberg Named Vice Presi- dent; President Lycan Names Committees, [ EXPENDITURES OF CITY IN 1915 ARE REDUCED Police Appointments of Mayor Are Confirmed ; Paving and Sewer- age Improvements Urged. B. B. Lundgren, who was ap- pointed as patrolman by Mayor Vandersluis last night, today re- signed the position on account of other business. Mayor Van- dersluis will fill the position late today. The new city council, composed of the same members as the old city council, was organized last evening at the first meeting under the ad- ministration of Mayor Charles W. Vandersluis. Annual reports were made, officers of the council were named, committees were appointed and appointive offices were filled. Shortly after eight o’clock Alder- man Lycan, president of the council, called the council to order. Every member was present. The minutes of the last meeting of the old coun- cil were read and approved and all bills were allowed. Saves Much Money. President Lycan in opening the meeting thanked the councilmen for their promptness and regularity in attending the council meetings in the past. He stated that there were very few councilmen who were ab- sent at meetings. ) He thanked the councilmen and mayor for their uniform courtesy shown him and stated that ‘all the 3sessions b2 been harmonious Though there may have been many differ- ences all differences were honest, stated President Lycan. President Lycan called the coun- cil’s attention that there had been a decrease of $20,642 in expenditures during 1915. This means that the city was able to get along at so much of a decrease, although several large bills had previously been contracted. He pointed out that money was saved on all funds which were operated. Some of the largest amounts where the expenditures decreased were in the road and bridge fund, a decrease of $6,252; the revenue fund, a de- crease of $7,654; the general fund, a decrease of $2,773. Urges Improvements. President Lycan recommended that the following improvements be made. A new bridge over the Mississippi river inlet. Sewers in the north end of the city from Twelfth street up Bel- trami avenue and on Mississippi av- enue. He stated that this improve- ment would be expensive, but that it should be domne. Paving a stretch on Beltrami av- enue from Tenth street to Fourteenth street. He stated that there had been an agreement made with the State Normal School board to pave this part. He suggested that the citizens living on this avenue peti- tion the council to put in these four blocks of paving. More attention to the parks. The condition of the parks now is lax, stated President Lycan. More care should be given, he stated. Appointments Made. On the motion of Alderman Smart, Alderman Moberg was elected vice- president of the council by acclama- tion. > Mayor Vandersluis then delivered his annual message which was ap- proved and filed. Mayor Vandersluis named the fol- lowing -appeintments which on the motion of Alderman Smart were en- dorsed by the council: Chief of Police—Frank B. Ripple. Patrolmen—Ray W. Cross, John Zacharias, Ben Lundgren. A resolution offered by Alderman Smart to appropriate $200 for the mayor’s contingent fund was passed. Russell is Attorney. Thomas Swinson was reappointed city engineer and street commission- er by acclamation. Attorney P. J. Russell was reap- pointed city attorney by acclamation. George Kirk was reappointed clerk of the water board by acclamation. There were three candidates for the office of scavenger and pound- master. They were Frank Slough, William Peckles. and Joe Hahn. Peckles received four votes and Hahn five votes. Hahn was declared ap- (Continued on Page = L MINNESOTA,