Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 16, 1916, Page 1

THE BEMIDJI VOLUME XIV, NO. 68, nnmmlmmvm' EVENING, nmm 1916, “BEMIDJI'S BEAUTIES BECKG. %,'Q SLOGAN REGEIVED e VTEST / Excludes Commercial Feature - Advertises the Chief Asset of City. DESIGNS BEING RECEIVED FOR MERCHANTS’ ADS One Hundred and Thirty-seven Slo- gans Published; Many More Received. KA KKK KA KKK KD WANTED A SLOGAN FOR BEMIDJI All live, growing, buzzing, hustling cities have slogans. You have seen them on sta- tionery coming from live, en- ergetic business men in live, energetic towns. ‘We believe that now is the time to boost for a greater Bemidji. We should have a slogan. Something that will become as catchy and famous as “Minneapolis Makes Good.” The Bemidji Merchants as- sociation will offer a prize of $6.00 to the author of the best solgan. The contest is open to all citizens. Send in as many as you want to. Address your slogans to the Slogau Editor of the Dalily Pioneer. KA Kk ok ok kL kk ok kA hkkkhkkkk ok kkk ko KAk A Ak Ak Ak kA kA A Ak hk Ak Ak A Ak Ak Ak KEHKKKK KK KK KKK K ‘‘Bemidji’s Beauties Beckon.” This slogan was received today in the slogan contest being conducted - by the Bemidji Merchants associa- tion. e The writer of the slogan is a Be- midji woman. She writes as fol- lows: Advertises City. “Excludes, of course, any commer- cial feature, but advertises what is perhaps our chief asset.” Many slogans are being received each day. Today-137-slogans are published.. Many other slogans have been received and will be published as soon as space is available. The contest will close April 1. The slogan published Wednesday, “Bemidji Achieves,” has received much favorable comment. It is be- lieved by many to be one of the best ¥ slogans submitted during the con- test. Designs Received. Several designs have been re- ceived for entry into the contest. The designs are advertisements of the Be- midji Merchants association. The slogans received today are as follows: 109. Bemidji Best by Test. f 110. Bemidji Stays on Top. | 111. Bemidji Has the Goods. '! 112. Bemidji Beacons. 4 113. Bemidji Booms. 114. Bemidji Succeeds. 115. Bemidji Goes Some. 116. Bemidji More Than Makes Good. 117. Bemidji is Chief. 118. Bemidji is Unbounded. 119.. Bemidji is Climbing. 120. Bemidji, the Rising Star. 121. Bemidji is Unlimited. 122. Bemidji Leads. 123. Bemidji is Worth While. 124. Try Bemidji. 125. Bemidji Will Not Disappoint You. 126. Bemidji’s Beauties Beckon. 127. On Bemidji’s beautiful tim- bered shores of white pine, the lum- ber industry is majestic and fine. 128; Bemidji, beautiful city of the lake, your lumber industries of Y white pine gets the stake. 129. Bemidji, the King Pine of ; the North. 130. Put your shoulder to the wheel and do the best you can for home, your city, your country. 131. Bemidji Bestows Blessings. 132. Bemidji Brings Blessings. 133. Bemidji, Beautiful, Best. 134. Bemidji Breeds Boosters. 135. B-E-M-I-D-J-I Spells Pros- BOYS’ ATHLETIC CLUB FORMED IN BEMIDJI N. B. Given, Raymond Hannah and Miss Ida Virginia Brown have or- ganized their Sunday school classes in the Presbyterian church into a boys’ athletie club. The following officers have been elected: Bert McTaggart, president; ferris Knapp, vice president and Charles Raco, secretary-treasurer. Regular meetings will be held every Tuesday evening in the church base- ment for military drill. - Several young men, members of the Bemidji division of naval militia, have offered their assistance and with the assistance of Rev. L. P. Warford will superintend the drilling. The drillmasters are George Armstrong, * {Hovey Lord, Russell Brooks, Howard Palmer and Herbert Raco. BEMIDJI QUINTET T0 BATTLE LITTLE FALLS FOR TITLE Game to Be Played at St. Cloud Sat- urday Evening; Many to Go. HOT RACES FOR BERTHS IN ANNUAL STATE MEET Teams Which Will Compete in North- field Meet Not Decided. The Bemidji high school basket ball team will go to St. Cloud Sat- urday night for a game with the Lit- tle Falls high school basket ball team for the championship of the Sixth district and a place at the Carleton college tournament for the state title. The game was arranged late yesterday afternoon. Dyer to St. Cloud. W. P. Dyer, superintendent of schools, went to St. Cloud this morn- ing to complete arrangements for the game. It is believed that a large num- ber of Bemid}i supporters will go to St. Cloud to see the game. Hard fights to determine the teams which will be entered in the tourna- ment for the state title at Carlaton college on March 24 and 25 are tak- ing place in practically all of the districts. In the first district the deciding game will be played between Austin and Lake City. Mountain Lake and Mankato are tied for honors in the second dis- triet. Northfield’s victory over Faribault last Friday night makes a draw among Stillwater, Faribault and Northfield in the third distriet. The champion of the fourth dis- trict is the Mechanic Art high school of St. Paul. Tie in Seventh. ‘Willmar and Madison will be the final contestants in the seventh dis- trict. In the eighth district Virginia ap- pears to have a clear claim to the title. In the northern half of the ninth district Thiet River Falls has the title and Fergus Falls is bidding high in the southern half. Buffalo and Rush City are tied in the tenth district. A beautiful silver loving cup has been provided for the winners of the championship. LAST NUMBER OF LYCEUM COURSE AT GRAND TONIGHT The last number of the Redpath- Vawter lyceum course being given under the auspices of the Woman's Study club will be given tonight at the Grand theater. It will be the Ada Roach company. They will ap- pear in the play entitled, “The Heart of the Immigrant.” The entertain- ment is a delightful study of America as seen through the eyes of the new- ly arrived foreigner whose heart yearns for the dear old scenes of homes and friends. Cheer up, if you can; but perk up, SIS perity. 136. Bemidji Prosperity Begets Boosters. 137. Success Be-mid-ye. FARMER MOVES Towh TO NEBISH FARM Many Jowa farmers are moving to farms in this vicinity. Wednesday a carload of goods belonging to H. A, B x Simpson of Sioux City, Ia., Wwas % shipped to Nebish. Mr. Simpson has purchased a farm near Nebish. ENTY-THREE CENTS S TAKEN FROM CREAMERY The Beltrami County Co-operative creamery was broken into last eve- ning and 23 cents taken. A window valued at 50 cents was broken by the robbers. About a week ago one dal- lar was taken from the creamery. anyway. SCOOP ierorter 6 ? Ot~ =540~ P llIGHT VOTE IS HERGIIMHS MAY IWA SENATOR CAST IN ANNUAL | ~ ASK FOR WHITE POLLS BI6 VOTE TOWN ELECTIONS| ~ WAY DOWN TOWN IN PRIMARIES .. Returns Are Made for Villages and [Matter is Disoussed &t & Merohants’ |Leading Other Oppoments by Very| wr. stanton was formerly editor BIG DUTCH LINER MINED; PASSENGER LIST OVER 1,70 Steamer Tubanita Strikes Mine; MAY CHANGE HANDS Negotiations are now under way whereby H. Mayne Stanton, son of Judge C. W. Stanton, and Walter F. Marcum will become the owners of the Bemidji Sentinel Publishing com- Towns; Only Few Mecting; Plans to Be Taken Iarge Vote; Andy Rahn Be- o; the Bemidji Daily Pioneer and for Remains Afloat Three : Begistar A the past several months has b Choice, . ‘Il'- lieved Defeated. connected with the Grand Rnp’l:l‘: Hours, st B Herald-Review. Mr. Marcum was SR 7 OFFICERS ELECTED comm CLUB-T0 H. C. BAER MAKING formerly owner of the Sentinel, but PABSEHGEns AND CREW mmn ENSUING YEAR 2 TAKE UP nm BfG RACE IN DISTRICT for the past few years has been con- ARE REPORTED SAVED . nected with the job department of — . E = the Pioneer. The paper will be Deep Snows Make It Impossible for |Turning OFf of Arches Makes Streets | Anti-Lynch Men Appear to Have Be- |taken over by the young men about (Sailed From Amsterdam Yesterday Farmers to Go to the Dark; White Way From ceived Most Votes in Avrid b, 3 for Beunos Aires; Had Much Polls. Bepots. County. Mail. & —p——— UNITED STATES T Tnunps cfluss Amsterdam, March 16.—The big Dutch liner Tubanita struck a mine early this morning in the North Sea MEX'GAN B““DER and sunk off North Hinder Light- ship, The liner had a passenger list of 870 and a crew of 300. All Every additional election return received today brings an addition to the vote of Senator Cummins of Iowa, according to United Press: reports from St. Paul. He defeated Esta- brook and Webster by & very large vote. The exact results will not be The results of the town and vil-| Bemldjl merchamts have begun a lage elections held Tuesday in Bel- |TOVe for the Instaling of a “white trami county are as follows: way" dn Bemludl, The matter wed 3 discussed at a reeent meeting of the Village of Turtle River. Bemidji Merchants “association and President, P. Larkin; treasurer; W. |will be taken up at the Commercial E. Williams; clerk, D. A. Vlingsman; |club meeting next Tuesday evening. constable, J. W. Radspiner; couneil, Arches Turned Off. known before the end of the week. is Ti T. B. Miller, Louis Weishar and| The down towh streets are mow Republican Delegates. Caes Grasiden iy hkely to:3e Battleace reported saved. James Bliss. very dark on account of the turn-| The Republican delegates will be Ground Against From Amsterdam. P . : ing off of the arches of lights. e aneas ¢ Villa. The liner sailed from Amsterdam wn of Taylor. It is planned to secure the co-op-| At Large—S. R. Van Sant, Min- for Buenos Aires yesterday and has . aboard considerable mail. Early this DESTROYER GOES TO morning there was an explosion and MEXICAN WATERS wireless calls were sent out. Several Dutch vessels hurried to the assist- ance of the liner. Army Base May Be Established at| The liner remained afloat mm‘ Guzman, Mexico, by Tonight; hours after the explosion. The captain of the liner stated that Treasurer,” Floyd Miller; supervi-{eration of every merchant in Bemidjl sors, Jesse Smith (three years),(and to establish a white way from Clarence Collison (one year); clerk, [the depots on Beltrami and Minne- C. A. Matheny; justice of peace, J.|S0ta avenue and on Third and Fourth street as far east and west as the merchants desire. Under a city ordinance lights can Tenstrike, be placed every hundred feet and neapolis; A. O. Eberhart, St. Paul; J. F. Jacobson, Madison; F. C. Stev- ens, St. Paul. First District—F. A. Duxbury, Caledonia; R. L. Johnson, Austin. Second District—C. H. Christo- pherson, Luverne; Thomas Tonnes- H. Carter; constables, George Den- shave and Golden Collison. Treasurer, A. W. Fellows; mayor, [steps are being taken to secure the so!;;:d g:::fct——.l J. Rachac, Fari- Following Raiders. it may have been torpedoed. The William /Fellows; ; clerk, Charles [co-operation of the merchants and g, H. L. Simmons, Glencoe. T official report of the company says Jacobson. ' : have ' the installing cost pro-rated grth District—Herbert P. Kel- BULLETIN that the Viner. was mined. Town of Shotley. among the property owners. ler, deavitt Corning, St. Paul. San Antonio, March 16.—The No English Mine. The matter will be taken up at the th District—Josiah H. Chase,| national guard of Texas, Arizona London, March 16.—(Official)— Jn:x:a;;‘::;’ zlefl':rs‘:‘h&:“;:’:’ ':;:: Commercial club- for discussion and then will be taken before the council stable, M. Patch. by the business men. Town of Summit. Treasurer, Henry Beckwith; su- pervisor, Henry Berg; clerk, Olaf wnMEN “onsE Anvid; justice of peace, William Klug; constable, Erick Wernberg. Woodrow Townshi. WHIP NEBISH Treasurer, J. L. Matson; supervi- - o sors, Henry Falk, Otto Peterson and PDSTM AS'I'EH George Moore; clerk, Peter Krog- g and New Mexico will soon be or- |There was no English mine in the dered to the Mexican border, it |vicinity. where the Tubanita sank. was stated this afternoon. Car- |It was presumably a German mine. ranzaistas opposite Douglas French Liner mpe'. violently anti-American. Situa- New York, March 16.—The Pabria tion serfous. liner Patrica, French, carrying 900 passengers, including 20 Americans, (By United Press) narrowly escaped being submarined El Paso, March 16.—The United |off the coast of Africa March 1, the States expeditionary force has cross- (captain reported upon his grrival ed the Mexican border and may reach [here this morning. A submarine at- Guzman, Mexico, by tonight. This|tacked the liner unwarned. A tor- town is 60 miles south of Coiumbus. |pedo was sent but it missed the limer A bage will be established there. The |by 30 feet. Uaitsfl States troops are taking the Von Tirpitz to ;;;ne path u!“s'd\ hy vmn in ratrelt- The Hague, March 16 N h rcl!‘- i ably. repnrte(.th-t the resignstion-" Fear for Amerimm of Grand-Admiral von ‘Tirpits fremr -~ ‘Washington, March 16.—Destroyer|the command-of- the German Davy, Stuart has left San Diego under or-|means the end to attempt to enforce ders for Ensenda, Mexico, where Am-|the submarine program. ericans fear for safety. It is offi- Regiments Mowed Down. cially stated that the Americans have fiondon. Maseh 16.~/The muderous been unmolested thus far but it is Y i - fire of the French artillery on Demd believed that the step is wise as a Man’s Hill mowed down two Ger- precautionary me“‘“.‘ man regiment attempting to encircle Carranza May Beat U. 8. Bethincourt. The Teutonic offensive ‘Washington, March 16.—President |3t Meuse has been halted. i A T REMIDIL JOINS TO FIGHT ROYALTIES Villa. He aid not attempt to conceal British Company’s Claim on Septic the satisfaction that it would give the administration. Tank Disputed by Minnesota Cities. Lundeen, Minneapolis. District—C. A. Allbright, Braimerd; George E. Hanscom, St. Cloud. Seventh District—Eric. L. Thorn- ton, “Benson; Sam Lewison, Canby, or Thomas Davis, Marshall. Eighth District—Milie . Bunnell, Duluth; D. M. Gunn, Grand Rapids. Ninth District—A. G. Anderson, Fergus Falls; Martin Widsten, War- road. Tenth District — Henry Rines, Mora; L. E. Jepson, Minneapolis. Demooratic Delegates. The Democratic delegates will be foMows:. At’ Large—A. O: Weiss, Duluth; Dan W. Lawler, St.'Paul; B. F. Nel- son, Minneapolis; W. A. Just, Rapi- dan, or C. M. King, Deer River. First District—H. M. Lamberton, Winona; C. S. Nygren, Lake City. Second District—M. H. Hammond, St. James; C. H. Helwig, Fulda. Third District—Peter A. Nelson, Red Wing; G. F. Sullivan, Jordan. Fourth District—John Wagener, Thomas R. Kane, St. Paul. Fifth District—B. J. Conroy, Fred E. Wheaton, Minneapolis. Sixth District—Fred Schilplin, St. Cloud; J. B. Galarneault, Aitkin. Seventh District—B. C. Hawkins, Granite Falls; T. M. Thayer, Her- man. Eighth District—John Jenswold, Jr., Duluth; Douglas Greeley, Vir- ginia. Ninth District—M. J. Daly, ?er- 'ham; Julius J. Olson, Warren. Tenth District—S. J. Mealey, Mon- ticello; J. F. Wflhamson, Minneap- olis. seng; justice of peace, Peter Krog- seng; constables, John Falk and A Martin Walquartsin, Attack ‘P, Leonard Wednesday After- Town of Sugarbush. . noon; Accused of Using Abusive Supervisors, E. C. Bergh,. ,.&,\j}, i 05 =% o Flora and*“Joseph ‘P. Deitch; treas-| - urer, Harley Hanson; justice of peace, Harley Hanson and E. L.|DRAWS REVOLVER BUT Flora; clerk, E. L. Flora; assessor, E. IS DISARMED BY MEN L. Flora; constables, George Voltz I3 P S L and Albert Hanson. Federal Authorities to Make Inves- Town of Northern. KA Treasurer, W. H. Rice; supervisor, tigation; May Mean Removal of Officer. William Hunt; clerk, C. A. Spencer; justice of peace, A. D. Glickhen; con- stables, George Worth and J. B. Wright. Town of Lammers. Treasurer, T. J. Lommen; super- visor, Andrew Larson; clerk, M. A. Dille; justice of peace, Charles Sme- rud; constable, Anton Frederickson. Is Badly Beaten. Village of Sclway. It is stated by the women that President of council, Nels J. Bye; while standing in the postofice con- council, M. Wold, D. J. Powers, C. versing ' several days ago, Leonard Nelson; clerk, George Bllis; justice told them to move on and stop gos- of peace, I. G. Haycraft; constable, sipping. Later he, according to the Frank Jackson; assessor, E. Sundell. women, used.abusive language. Town of Grant Valley. ‘Wednesday evening, after a meet- Clerk, H. N. Wilson; treasurer, W. fing of the women, it was decided to G. Schroeder; justice of peace, Geo. \horsewhip the postmaster. ‘Whips Severance and H. S. Steible; consta- [-were secured and Leonard was at- bles, Henry Millet and Paul Luadtke. |tacked. He was badly beaten and Town of Frohn. Supervisor, Peter Narum; clerk, Nels Willett; treasurer, S. S. Braten; | When released he went to his justice of peace, I. E. Raymond; con- |house and later returned to the stable, S. S. King. Moneys raised {store of F. C. Cook with & revolver. on general fund, two mills, on road {He was disarmed by Mr. Cook. and bridge fund, five mills. Motion | The feeling in Nebish is strong and passed to hold a special town meet- |federal authorities will be asked to ing to bond the township for-a bridge Jinvestigate. Several residents claim across the Mississippi river im the [ghat they will ask that Leonard be town. The assessor, I. O. Ungstadt, |yremoved from office. holds over one year. There was only a light vote in|ELKS mmm all the towns. Voters showed little CLASS TONIGHT interest. Those who were interested were unable to go to the polls on| The Bemidji Elks will initiate a account of the deep snows. class at 'thetr hall tonight. A num- ber of Elks from neighboring cities will be preseat. i (By Special Correspondent) P. Leonard, postmaster of Nebish, was ‘horsewhipped Wednesday after- noon by several Nebish women who claim that Leonard used abusive l:n- guage in their presence. The latest rald at Columbus al- most broke the administration’s con- fidence in Carranza. Reports today are that Carranza is co-operating with the United States troops. Little news is expeeted of the ex- peditionary forces here. It is be- lieved, however, that Caces Grandes will likely be the battle ground for Carranza and the United Statel The eity of Bemidji will join with against Villa. other cities in Minnesota to attack in courts the validity of the claim TWO0 MORE BEMIDJI GIRLS Baer Getting Votes. Incoming returns from Beltrami county indicate that Hayden, Rahn and Baer will draw very large votes. The anti-Lynch candidates appear to be running ahead of the Lynch can- didates in this county. Roosevelt received five votes at the Red Lake agency and ‘Willlam Jen- nings Bryan received one vote for president in the town of Woodrow. Forty-six out of eighty precincts in Beltrami county give the follow- ing results. Republican Ticket. For president—Cummins 291, Hs- tabrook 78, Webster 11. Delegates at large: For Cummins —Van Sant 172, Dehnel 162, Brigss 42, Eberhart 252, Jacobson 184, En- gelstadt 59, Johnson 102, Larson 117, Locke 55, Lundquist 118, Mana- han 110, Nyrop 26, Rahn 246, Stev- ens 95. For Estabrook—Force 64, Johnson 71, Morrison 66, Peterson of the Cameron Septic Tank company ENTER NATIONAL CONTEST |of England that it is entitled to & three per cent royalty a year on all Misses Florence Grimoldby and|geptic tanks put up by municipali- Marguerite Titus, 6523 Minnesota | ties in this country. avenue, both of Bemidji, have enter-| A meeting of representatives of 40 ed the “Beauty and Brains” contest|Minnesota municipalities, directly in- being conducted by the Photoplay |terested in the matter, is being held magazine and the World Film com-|¢oday at the state university. Plans pany. Miss Beatrice Morrison has|will be made. i already entered the contest. Only Pipestone Has Paid. | Judges will select eleven girls wh«: Thes zre {:rty-one municipalities in their estimation @#re the mos in Minnesota that have installed sep- beautiful, brainiest and possess the 1 Pipestone— lifications .necessary for|tic tanke. Only one— : most: qua has paid the assessment demanded by photoplay stardom. The ‘winners the British company. will be given a year’s contract by the Bemidji has not e Dald the sseess- World Film company at good sal- men: aries. Dr. H M. Bracken, secretary of the state board of health, will aid miss Mm PERKINS the municipalities fight their battles. Miss Francis Weaver was married Precedents in Confliot. to Earl Perkins Wednesday afternoon | Dr. Bracken sald today that at 62. at the Methodist parsonage by Rev. |Saratogs, N. Y., some time ago it Sixth District Delegates: Forlp 1 Hanscom. The young couple | Was decided the Cameron company’s Blackduck. |British and American patents were (Continued on last page.) will make their home at the same. A recent case in Ken- tucky was decided to the effect that the patents were not the same, and that the company has until October to enforce its demands, and for six years thereafter before the patent runs out. The company, Dr. Bracken said, recently has started out to obtain as many royalties as possible before its patents terminate. Returns With Revolver. TO ORGANIZE A HOME RULE CLUB IN LAMMERS It was voted in the town of Lam- OREGON; mm SICK mers, Tuesday, to organize a Town-| Sheriff Andrew Johnson left last ship Home Rule club, to co-operate fevening for Portland, Ore., where he with the Minnesota Highway Home |was called by the serious illness of Rule association. his brother-in-law, J.-H. Berg. ‘No Place To Stan A War Argumeni The - funeral of Mrs. Axel Ander- son, who died at St. Anthony’s hos- pital Tuesday night, will be held to- morrow. afternoon at the Swedish Lutheran church. Rev. J. H. Ran- dahl will officiate and interment will