Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 1, 1916, Page 1

BEMIDJ, MINNESOTA, SATURDAY EVERDNG, APRIL 1, 1916, T VOLUME XIV, NO. 82. LQ‘,O' VILLAGE, LARGE VOTE FAVORS THE CONSOLIDATION OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS Bemidji School Board May Hold Spe- cial Meeting to Acoept Village. EXPECT VOTE SOON ON SCHOOL BONDS NER KR KKK KK KKK & & A $30,000,000 OF . 7H LOAN GOTTEN % T0 BE PAID TODAY (By United Press) New York, April 1.— Thirty million dollars worth of one-year French notes, the first war loans securities of- fered to the American public by any of the warring nations of Europe, fell due today. New York financial interests handling the Allies’ loans in America, are prepared to take up the $30,000,000. The issue originally placed on the market was for $50,000,000 but only this $30,000,000 worth was sold to smaller American investors. Ak AR A A A A A A A Ak ko kkkokkh h Expected That New School Building Will Be Constructed in - * * * * * * * x x * * * * * * * * * * * Nymore, « *x ERKEKFKKKKKK KKK KK COUNTIES TO HOLD MEET ON PROPOSED JEFFERSON ROUTE Expected That Highway Route Will Be Settled and Resolutions Passed. One hundred and twenty citizens of Nymore expressed. their approval of the annexation of Nymore to Bemidji and but thirty-three cast a negative vote in the election held at Nymore yesterday on the question of the dis- solving of the village of Nymore. This is the first step towards annexa- tion. To Consolidate Schools. In the election on the question of the consolidation of school districts number four and number seven, 157 votes were cast for consolidation while twenty votes were cast oppos- ing it. Independent school district number seven is the Bemidji school district and number four is composed of Nymore. The total ballots cast in the school election was 177, being the largest vote ever polled. This is attributed to the fact that a number of women cast votes. One hundred and fifty- three votes were cast on the dissolu- tion question. Much Interest Shown. There was much interest in the election. As a result of the decision of the Nymore citizens to consolidate the school districts and the signifying of their intention of consolidating the village of Nymore and the city of Be- midji, the Bemidji school board will hold a special meeting soon to accept the Nymore school district. By the consolidation the district will receive $2,000 and six cents a mile transpor- tation for every student who has over one-half mile to go to school. Preparing Plans. The Bemidji board has been hold- ing special meetings and plans have already been made to give Nymore a school if bonds are voted. It is believed that bonds will be voted for a $40,000 school, the school to be constructed this summer and ready for occupancy late next fall. By consolidfting the two school districts, the Bemidji school board will have charge of the district. Ny- more will be given an opportunity of selecting two members when the terms of the present members are ended this year. Given Six Months. By the voting to dissolve the vil- lage, Nymore will be given six months to dispose of the village debts. The debts, it is expected, will be spread over a period of twenty years to be paid by special assessments. After the question of debts is taken care of, an election will be held on annexation to Bemidji and if ap- proved will be reported to the city council. ANDREW G. STOHL DIES AT PINEWOOD Succumbs to Attack of Heart Trouble; Had Been Sick for Past Year. MEETING T0 BE HELD IN BEMIDJI, APRIL 11 Polk, Red Lake, Pennington, Clear- water and Beltrami Counties Interested. Representatives of Polk, Red Lake, Pennington, Clearwater and Beltrami county will hold a meeting in Be- midji, April 11 to discuss the pro- posed routes of the Jefferson high- way. It is expected that at this meeting a route will be decided upon and resolutions sent to the Jefferson Highway commission. The idea of holding a big meeting] was formulated at a meeting of the Jefferson committee of the Commer- cial club yesterday. Invitations have been sent to all the Commercial clubs in the above named counties and to the county boards asking that representatives be sent to the meeting here. It is expected that each county will be represented. NO APRIL FOOL JOKES IN BEMIDJI Brick Covered Hats and Elusive Pocketbooks as Well as Loaded Candy and Cigars Missing. April fool jokes were decidedly in the minority in Bemidji today. At least the - practical joker whose tricks inconvenience the many and please the few has been more or 1éss a minus quantity. Up to a late hour this afternoon ed out nor has there been a riot call sent in to the police department. Hat covered bricks, elusive pock- etbooks and loaded cigars were few and far between. The ‘“kick me” sign pinned on.the tail of a coat was conspicuous by its absence. Some few small children in nu- merous places fed their playmates small infractions, peaee- and order seemed ‘to be the order of-the day. RAILWAY TRAINMEN . . TO MEET IN CHICAGO Cleveland, O., April 1.—Following a virtual rejection of their demands for eight hours and time and a half | for overtime, representatives of four railway brotherhoods will meet in Chicago April 29 to form a plan of action. Andrew G. Sthol died Thursday night at his home at Pinewood. He had been ill for the past year with heart trouble and for the past several months was confined to his bed. He was born in Sweden. He wasa man of sterling character, always ready to help those in need. He had a host of friends. Surviving him are the widow, one son, George, and four daughters, Lil- lie and Maidie at home, Mrs. Fred Ohman of St. James and Mrs. Alfred Larson of St. Paul. WHUTS TH' JOKE~ The family accompanied the re- ARENOU IN mains to Carver, Minn., where inter- ‘T 08 B ment will be made. 6 Boss EVERYBODY AROUN' THIS SHACK 15 LAUGHIN' AT ME FRANK KELLOGG OPENS - SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN St. Paul, April 1.—Frank Kellogg returned from California today and immediately began his campaign for the senate. He stated that he had received sevéral invitations to deliver addresses. He will accept all that are possible. with an axe. loaded was found lying near skeleton. wolves. with ' the camp. JAMES B the fire department has not been call | cotton candy but ‘outside of a few |CHICAG SKELETON OF UNKNOWN MAN FOUND AT HAUPT OF NYMORE VOTES T0 DISS Head Completely Severed as if by an Axe; Believed Man Was Murdered. WOLVES EAT FLESH FROM BODY; NO CLUES Lumberjack While on Wolf Hunt Finds Bones Covered by Brush Pile. S A skeletou with the dead com- pletely severed from the body as if hacked off with an axe, found under a brush pile in the woods near Haupt last Wednesday, is expected to re- veal one of the most atrocious mur- ders ever committed in this part of the state. Found by Lumberjack. The skeleton was found partially ng the skeleton. covered with brush near the head- quaters of the Backus & Brooks lum- ber camp by a lumberjack who was tracking a wounded wolf. berjack was skiing and one-of the skis became entangled with the bones of the skeleton and brush covering The: lum- The skeleton was dug up and it was found that the head was detached from the rest of the bones. Bones .gave appearance of being hacked A .22 calibre rifle fully the -Wolves Eat Flesh. No clothes, papers or letters were found to identify the remains. cording to reports, the flesh may have been torn from the bones by. Many wolves have been seen in the vicinity during the past few months. Ac- Lumbermen and homesteaders be- Heve that the skeleton is that of a man who was formerly connected It718- beliéved that’ he was killed in an attempted rob- bery. Not a Suicide. It is not believed that the skeleton HOLDS ELECTION THE is that of a suicide as the bones were completely covered by brush, head was severed from the rest of the body and the gun found nearby was loaded to its fullest capacity. the SAME AS TURKEY RAFFLE Republic, San Marino, April 1.— This, the smallest republic in the world, is holding its semi-annual elec- tion in the same manner &s a turkey is raffled in America. The election takes eight hours. cil draws twelve electors from a box. The electors are made up of six clv- ilians and six noblemen. ious service tonight a’child will se- lect six names from these. These are the regents and anyone refusing to serve will suffer severe penalties. The grand coun- URNS, AGED i { James ‘Burns, who was: removed ltrom the Bemidji poor farm to St. Anthony’s hospital.-yesterday, 'last . night from hemorrhage of -the = Chic¢ago, April 1. tending school for epty-n.hree years of age and had been D rm for deveral years. the At'a relig- died GRAND JURY .. - RECOMMENDS HANGINGS ~The grand jury Here today recommended. hangings on 'every Friday for the next six months 8 a means of decreasing the number of murders. past few ‘months:at Cedar Rapids, Ia., 18 ex- pected to-arrive in-the city -tonight DONTY HAVE. 1O BE S0 ROVGH - BY GOLLY X MAY 8E LTREBUTILL GET EVEN), 'to spend -the summer with her par- ents, Mr. and Mrs.. W. E. Dean: | Defective Page _|original and unique. -Different ma- E 4.'% "|terial was used in the comstruction Miss Velma Dean, who has been at- LT EDITOR IS SWAMPED X TODAY'S ODDEST STORY E * (By United Press) x WlTH Sl.flfiANS WHEN * Chicage, IN.,. April 1— % 3 o midm s u + BIG GONTEST ENDS % children: Mildred, Olive, * R, * Theodore, Harry, Elizabeth * X and Robert; whose initials, &|Meny Entries Regeived at Noon & ianaes L% to Meet. :H"H??“!"”:conmsnssuccnssrm.; MANY GOOD SUGGESTIONS PRIZES AWARDED IN SCHODLS BIAD Results May Not Be Me ‘Known Until Tuesday as Result of Deluge. OLVE: FIRST STEP IN. KKK KKK KK KKK KK * LATE BULLE' x KKK KKKKK KK KKK Chicago—Milk ‘strike started. Ten thousand dairy farmers“refuse to de- liver milk under old rates. London—(Official)}—Twenty-eight killed and 44 injured in last night’s Zeppelin raid. Ann ° Arbor, president emeritus Michigan, educator died this afternoon. TEUTONS CONTINUE VIOLENT ATTAGKS AGAINST VERDUN Mich. — Drangell, University of and diplomat, The Bemidji Merchants associa- tion’s big slogan contest is ended. It came to a close at twelve o’clock to- day. Many entries were received during the last few minutes of the contest and as a result the Slogan Editor is swamped with suggestions. = Meet This Afternoon. HOUSE GONTEST Over 100 Houses Are Entered; Nils Rode Gets First Prize for Seventh Grade. U SPIRIT AS WELL AS WORKMARSHIP'IS CONSIDERED et The judges of the contest held a Wrighi P2 t A d for meeting this afternoon at four Roy B right Reocivey Firs o’clock, but as a result of the deluge Eighth Grade-snd Roland -Car- only part of the slogans .could be penter for Sixth. given to the judges for consideration. e ¢ ]‘ The slogans received today must be i first listed before submission to the 7 “Houses for remt to birds for a|judges. ? As a result of the many slogans the results of the contest may not be made known until Monday or Tues- day. song.” The. above is-the inscription on a poster that will be-placed in the Bat- tles Hardware store window next week when the hundred bird houses constructed by students of the sixth, seventh and eighth grades of the Be- midji schools, will be on exhibition. The houses were constructed under the supervision of A. D. Bailey, in- structor of manual training in the Bemidji schools. 3 Prizes by Merchants. All the houses were entered in the bird house contest, prizes for which Many Entries Made. The contest was begun several weeks ago by the Merchants associa- tion to secure a slogan for Bemidiji. Besides a prize of five dollars offered by the association for the best slo- gan, a prize of five dollars was of- fered for the best design. Over 400 entries were made in the contest. 5 Some of the slogans received dur- ing the last few minutes of the con- Believed - General Attack Has Com- menced; Air Crafts Again Busy. DUTCH PARLIAMENT CALLED IN HURRY Sinking of Tubanita May Cause Dutch to Enter War; Furloughs Are Cancelled. London, April 1.—Having captured the village of Malancourt, the Ger- mans have now shifted their offensive eastward to the section around the fa- mous Le Mort Homme hill. With heavy forces the Téutons have attack- ed the French line between Hill No. 295 and Le Mort Homme, and have " |succeeded in entering the French first line trenches. A viclous counter at- tack by the French, however, almost inmediately expelled the invaders and another attack by the Teutons deliv- ered a little later is declared by Paris to have been put down completely. Germains Gain. Paris, April 1.—(Official)—Fierce- ly fighting the Germans have gained a foothold in the village of Vaux. were given by Bemidji merchants. The prizes were awarded this morn- ing by judges.. <Phre fudigen were Mrs. C. E. Battles, Dr. G. M. Palmer and F. G. Neumefer. The awards follow: Sixth Grade. First—Roland Carpenter. Second—H. Steenstrup. test are: Bemidji beats all; Be- mid}i knows how;-Bemidji, the home of hospitslity;~Bemidji, ihere.is-a reason; Bemidji, that’s all; Bemidji, the city without a peer; Bemidji without a peer; Bemidji has it; Get it at Bemidji; Watch Bemidji Grow and prosper; Bemidji beats ‘em all; Bemidji boosts business and beauty; % = -+ TouInvestigate Action.- _Washington, April.. 1.—Germany, through Ambassador Gérard, has promised to begin an immediate in- vestigation of the alleged submarine activities in the English channel. Dutch Parliament Called. London, April 1.—Both houses of the Dutch parliament have telegraph- Third—Walter Breen. Honorable mention--Clarence Char- boneau, Frances Kittleson and Blden Hendrickson. Seventh Grade. First—Nils Rode. Second—Clayton Coyle. Third—Percy Goldberg. Honorable mention—Victor Smith, | Clyde Scarrott and Claud Malzahn. Eighth Grade. First—Roy -Wright. Second—Hd Zacharias, Third—Maurice Opsahl. . Honorable mention—Richard Cota, Earl Cochran and Loren Halseth. Prizes Are Good. The prizes were as follows: Three first prizes, Barker Drug Co., & $3 Brownie camera; Schneider Bros., & $3 pair of Scout shoes; Given Hard- ware Co., 8 $3 Stahl & Dean baseball glove; thres second -prizes, two.dol- lars each, giyen by the Gill Bros. Clothing store, the Bemidji Hardware Co., and George T. Baker; three third prizes; A. B: Palmer, & ‘$1 hammer, C. E. Battles, a $1-searchlight and City Drug store, a- $1: knifs: Houses for Sale. . Many of the houses will be.offered for sale at the exhibit next week and |the citizéns are urged’ to:buy the same and to imstall them in - their yards to encourage the song birds in this vicinity. ’ . The majority of the houses are very well constructed and ‘the ideas -are Bemidji for business and beauty; Our motto—service; Bemidji means progress. T0 OPEN LANDS FOR FILING 56, 174 Acres to Be Opened for Settle- ment Next Thursday at Cass ' Lake. Over 56,174 acres of ceded Chip- pewa lands in the former Red Lake, ‘White Earth, Leech Lake, Chippewa of Mississippi, Winnibigoshish, Deer Creek, Bois Fort and Pidgeon River reservations will be open for settle- ment on and after next Tuesday at the Cass Lake land office, April 26 or after. The ceded lands to be opened com-' prises 19,000 to 20,000 acres of good land in this district, which includes what. is classed as many valuable tracts of timber near Mud Lake. There are 3,816 acres of pine tim- ber_on the mew lands to be opemed for séttlement. SENATE SUB COMMITTEE TO RECOMMEND BRANDEIS of ithree to two the senate sub com- mittee investigting the appointment of Louis Brandefs to -the supreme court “bench,Has_ decided to recom- garet Parsh: after visiting with {mend the cgnfirmation. It is under- riends in Bemidji yesterday, returned |stood that W{n".'ks -and G voted this morning to Cass Lake. :|against Brandels. of the houses. Mrs. H. F. Parshall and Miss Mar- RESOLVED TO HAVE (M WCICKED UNTIL E BIGCGEST PART. %‘:’;NE BosS. ls % : b&w\-\exzew POt HER, BATTERIES! ‘Washington, April 1.—By .a -vote ed their members for a special meet- ing to'be held Sunday to consider the sinking of the Dutch liner Tuganitia. All military furloughs have been can- celled. | Zeppelin Destroyed. London, April 1.—One of the five Zeppelins that raided London last night was shot down and fell in the Thames. The Zeppelin sunk and the crew surrendered. This is the 26th Zeppelin destroyed since the begin- ning of the war. _ Hospital Ship Sunk. Petrograd, April 1.—A German submarine has torpedoed the Russian hospital ship, Portugal, anchored in Black Sea. Fourteen sisters of char- ity and seventy-nine'medical workers were killed. . The submarine ap- proached within sixty. yards of the hospital ship, which plainly carried the Red Cross flag, and shot two tor- pedoes. Spain Enters Protest. Madrid, April 1.—The Spanish ministry today voted to send an en- ergetic protest to Germany on ac- count of Spanish citizens aboard the re- Sussex were imperiled. It fs ported here that the Sussex was tor- pedoed. Norwegian Liner Sunk. London, April 1.—The Norwegian steamer Memento has been sunk. One person was killed, Dock Workers Back. work this morning. e parents at Leonard. By "HOP" TH MAN DONT EXIST THAT CAN KU ME WITH - _(MPUNITY Miss Brima Smith left yesterday to | x spend her spring vacation with her|x gOHOOL KIDS ENLIST NNEXATION CAPTURE OF VILLA BELIEVED IMMINENT BY ARMY OFFICERS Personal Command of Mexican Ban- dit Chief is Smashed Follow- * ing Battle, |PEONS MAY GO AFTER $50,000 REWARD Villa is Severely Wounded; Thirty Mexicans Killed During Fight. ‘Washington, April 1.—With Villa's personal command smashed follow- ing yesterday’s clash, officials here be- lieve that it is possible that his cap- ture is imminent. Without prestige Villa will not find support among the peons. Some of them will suc- cumb to the temptation of the $50,000 reward for Villa’s body, it is be- lieved. Enemy Swept From Field. El Paso, Tex., April 1.—Four hun- dred American cavalrymen under command of Colonel George A. Dodds, the Granite slope of the great continental divide, have fallen like a thunder bolt on the main body of Francisco Villa's bandits at the San Geronino ranch. Scattering them like chaff in the wind and driving the bandit chief, wound- ed and crippled, to seek a hiding place in the mountains over which he has ruled for so many years. Villa Escapes. Villa was hurried from danger in a carriage. The battle opened at 6 o’clock in the morning of March 29. For seventeen hours the veteran, ‘Colonel Dodd, and his rough riders of whirling down from ~|the Seventh and Tenth cavalry, rode down: the valley of the Santa Maria ? river. < Af“lie-end’ of 3 Gi-mile.ride- they. burst- upon,, the unsuspecting Villa camp, where 500 Mexican ban- dits were celebrating the massacre of 172 Carranzistas two days previously at Guerrero. Villa;, shot through the leg and with one hip shattered was hurried from the scene barely in time to escape the onslaught of the Amer- ican soldders. Stand Attempted. The bandits made a brief but help- Tess stand before the fierce charge of Colonel Dodd and his troopers. Then they broke and fled, leaving 31 dead on the field, including their com- mander, General Eliseo Hernandez. Two machine guns, 2 number of hor- ses, rifle, ammunition and equipment fell into the hands of the victors. Among the known wounded is Pablo Lopez, Villa’s lieutenant in the Columpus raid. The American cas- ualties were four slightly wounded. Power is Broken. Villa’s career has ended. His power has been broken. His death or capture is only a question of days, perhaps only hours. Such is the inevitable conclusion reached here as little by little the detail of “Dodd’s ride” seep across the border. It seems impossible that the crippled, defeated bandit can long remain hidden eyen in the mountain- ous waste in which he hes sought refuge. Thirty Killed, San Antonio, Tex., April Thirty.of Villa’s soldiers killed, four American. soldiers wounded and more than 450 Mexicans dispersed, after & running fight that extended over 10 miles, is the condensed summary of the story of the first engagement be- tween forces of the American puni- 1.— London, April 1.—Ten thousand |tive expedition and Francisco Villa. Mersey dock workers striking on ac-|Col. George Dodd surprised 500 of count of overtime pay returned to|yjlla’s men at Geronino March 29, KKK KKK KKK KK KK KKK TODAY IN WAR ON DEADLY 'SKEETER (By United Press) Blizabeth, N. J., April 1.— “How to Annihilate a Jersey Mosquite” is not, but might as well be, the title of the course of instruction in ’sketter mur- - der now ready for the first classes of boys and girls at'school here Monday morn- ing. The Jersey 'skeeter long has been known for its size and ferocity and so pestiferous has his 'skeetership - become that the Mosquito Extermina- tion Commission unique as an organization, has - determined ‘that, with the aid of the chil- dren, the singing scourge shall be stamped out. XAk A Ak Kk kAKX Ak khkkkkkhkkkxk TSRS LSS R R SRR AR R R RSS2