Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 12, 1916, Page 1

THE BEMIDJI 1LY PIONEE A TR MINNESOTA SCCIETY. VOLUME XIV, NO. 91. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 12, 1916. FORTY CENTS PER MONTE NORTHERN M"NNESOTAINEW REPUBLIC IS JEFFERSON ... AWAY g CLUB MADE PERM, *-..'T £ Route Through Thief River Falls Be Advocated by * Organization. 76 REPRESENTATIVES ATTEND BIG MEETING HERE Committee to Take Up Matter With Minnesota State Highway Commission. At the meeting of the Northern Minnesota Jefferson Highway asso- ciation held in Bemidji yesterday, the following route was selected for the Jefferson highway through Northern Minnesota: From Bemidji to Solway; Solway to Bagley over State Road No. 2; Bagley to Clearbrook, Gonvick and Winsor over State Road No. 1. From Winsor over Red Lake trail which is on an old lake beach through Gully and Trail by Oklee to Lambert township; thence over State Road No. 2 of Red Lake County to Red Lake Falls; thence north over State Road No. 3 to a connection with State Road No. 1 of Pennington county and over it through St. Hilaire to Thief River Falls; thence west over State Road No. 3 to old Pembina trail which is now a judicial state highway; north on said highway to Karlstad on south line of Kittson county; thence west and north through Hallock by way of Donaldson and Kennedy over state roads or north and west through Hal- ma, as may Jater be determined; thence from Hallock over state road through Northcote, Humboldt, St. Vincent to Noyes on international boundary. Seventy-six delegates from Clear- water, Red Lake, Pennington, Polk and Beltrami counties agreed to sup- port the route. The following were named as & committee to meet with the state highway commission and discuss the route: Attorney E. E. McDonald of Bemidji, Oscar Stenvick of Bagley, and Fred Farley of Red Lake Falls. The Northern Minnesota Jefferson Highway association was made a per- manent organization at the meeting lield yesterday. Daniel Shaw of Thief River Falls was elected president, BE. M. Sathre of Bemidji, secretary, and M. Jenson of Clearbrook, treasurer. The board of directors is composed of the following: FORMED IN CHINA; CHEKIANG SECEDES > Republic to Have a Population . of Over 101,000,000, It is Believed. SEVERAL PROVINCES WILL SECEDE SOON Pekin Reports That Armistice is Be- ing Arranged to Form Peace Plans. Shanghai, China, April 12.—The formation of a new republic in China with a population of over 101,000,- 000 will probably be announced with- in a few weeks. Chekiang seceded this afternoon. This is an important maritime prov- ince. Kwangtung seceded several days ago. It is reported that Nunan, Fu- kieu and Kwaichow will secede in a few days. The movement is spreading to all the provinces south of the Yiangtse- kiang river. Pekin, April 12.—An armistice has been arranged to formulate peace plans with the rebels. MINNESOTA GHIPPEWAS WINTRIBAL FUND SUIT Washington Court Rules Salaries Must Be Paid From An- other Source. Minnesota Chippewas have won their fight against the department of the interior. The Minnesota Ch.ppewas hLad claimed that tie $162,000 of ihe Chippewas should be paid out of funds other than the tribal fund. The money is paid for salaries ard the Chippewas acknowledged the salary payments were proper if paid from some other fund. Suit was instituted by John G. Morrison, president of the general council of the Minnesota Chippewas to prevent the use of the tribal funds for this purpose. The lower court supported the contention of the in- terior department, but the district court of appeals has overruled the lower court. Beltrami County—A. E. Rako and I". S. Lycan of Bemidji. Polk County—A. Stark of Gully and Joseph Dahl of Trail. Red Lake County—Fred Farley of Red Lake Falls and A, P. Toupin of Oklee. (learwater County — George T. Hamre, Gonvick, and M. J. Kolb, Bagley. Pennington County—C. L. Hanson, Thiet River Falls, and A. H. Pitkin, St. Hilaire. Marshall County—E. M. Wilson, New Folden, and I. M. Myrbo, Viking. Kittson County—P. H. Konzen, Hallock, and C. J. Fossberg, Karl- stad. Six Counties Represented. The members of the organization present at the meeting yesterday were: Polk County—A. Stark, Malvin Dahl, Albert Nelson, Joseph Dahl, Oscar Thor. ('learwater County—M. J. Kolb, A. Kaiser, O. Q. Lee, Oscar Stenvick, A. L. Gordon, George E. Burnfield, I. Jensen, H. Anderson, A. Ander- son, 0. Nelson, M. Owern, O. L. Ham- re, G. T. Hamre. Red Lake County—W. B. Torger- son, F. L. Farley, N. M. Watson, Sam Hunt, V. N. Higgenbothan, J. O. Melby. Pennington County—A. H. Pitkin, A. S. Wilson, G. L. Fellman, Dan Shaw, C. L. Hansen, J. H. MeKinney, W. W. Pitchard, Math Barzen, A. O. MecCormick, George G. Johnson. Beltrami County—A. E. Rako, F. S. Lycan, Judge C. W. Stanton, F. W. Rhoda, R. L. Given, George T. Baker, C. W. Jewett, E. B. Berman, V. M. Owen, C. A. Thompson, C. A. Huffman, E. H. Denu, F. G. Neumeier, Dr. D. L. Stanton, T. C. Bailey, S. C. Bailey, 0. E. Bailey, E. H. ‘Win- ter, H. E. Reynolds, Olaf Ongstad, w. P. Dyer, A. P. Ritchie, E. E. M¢Don- ald, E. A. Barker, E. M. Sathre, N. G. Reynolds, C. W. Vandersluis, G. D. Backus, I. Wilson, Charles Com- insky, W. L. Brooks, H. C. Baer, A. A. Andrews. Hubbard County—H. W. Gillette, August Jarchow. H. M. Wells and C. C. Cowsen of Grand Forks, N. D., attended the meeting. OWATONNA FARMERS FORM BIG PACKING COMPANY Owatonna, Minn., April 12.—Seven FARMERS TO ENTER INTERNATIONAL FALLS CHOSEN FOR NEXT MEET OF MEDICAL MEN Thirty Physcians Attend Interesting Meeting Held in Bemidji. EXCELLENT ADDRESSES GIVEN BY SPECIALISTS University Professor Tells of Infan- tile Paralysis; Cases Near This City. (By Dr. Thomas Myers.) Thirty physicians attended the Easter meeting of the Upper Missis- sippi Valley Medical association in Bemidji yesterday and all prociaimed the session a most successful one, at its completion at midnight. The society first met at dinner at the Hotel Markham at 8 p. m., and while there were addressed by Dr. Gaies of Kenyon, candidate for the Republican nomination for lieuten- ant governor. The business session was held im- mediately afterward at the Commer- cial club rooms. Following the transaction of routine business, pa- pers were read and discussed by em- inent specialists of the state. “Modern Surgical Treatment of In- fantile Paralysis” was read by Dr. Emil 8. Geist, Minneapolis, assistant professor of orthopedic surgery of the University of Minnesota. Dz, Geist stated that this dread disease is pres- ent sporadically everywhere, and that a number of cases exist some distance south of Bemidji. Every case is a focus of infection for other people and demands a rigid quarantine to be instituted. The cases begin like any acute fever in children, but paralysis soon sets in. The stable fly may be the means of spreading infection. The speaker then discussed the varieties, cause and treatment for the resulting paralysis. He emphasized the neces- sity for absoulte prolonged rest in bed during the early stages. Com- plete seclusion of any case from healthy persons must be maintained, as'an epidemic of infantile paralysis is far worse_ than-diphtheria,-searlet fever or even smallpox. Of 100 cases of infantile paralysis, 95 term- inate with paralysis. Some cases may recover entirely under proper treatment, even after two or three years; others have permanent par- alysis remaining. Recent methods of surgical treatment of old paralysis were taken up, particularly tendon and muscle transplantation, and the proper application of braces. Lan- MERGHANTS' GONTEST Seventeen farmers at a meeting of the Bemidji Merchants association Tuesday decided to enter the Farm Improvement contest which is to be conducted by the association. Those entering the contest are A. W. Hoskins, Peter Narum, John Smith, H. D. Taylor, Charles Traf- ton, Dan Winebrenner, E. K. Ander- Chris Hagen, son, J. E. Patterson, 4 William Gray, Fred Swenson, Nels Willet, N. G. Reynolds, J. A. Mec- Clure, H. M. Gillette, Iver Ungstad and Harry Arnold. The contest will begin about the first of next month and will continue for one year. Prizes will be given for the most improvements made on the farms entered in the contest. BEMIDJI TOWNSHIP FARM GCLUB HOLDS MEETING The Bemidji Township Farmers’ club held a meeting at the Carr Lake school house Saturday. About 75 members attended. Addresses were given by H. E. Reynolds and B. M. Gile, who explained the farm im- provement contest which is. being conducted by the Bemidji Merchants association. Mrs. E. H. Dorothy of Grand Rap- ids, Minn., is visiting this week with Mr. and Mrs. Dan Gray and family in the town of Bemidji. tern slides demonstrated interesting results. “Some Methods of Study of the Heart” was read by Dr. Henry L. Ul- rich, Minneapolis, instructor in med- icine, University of Minnesota. The talk was illustrated by lantern slides showing graphic records of heart and pulse action, by electrocardiagraphic tracings. The electrocardiagraph is a remarkable machine of recent in- vention, by the use of which the ex- act action of the heart in every phase may be traced. “Eectople Gestation” was read by Dr. Theodore Bratrud of Warren, Minn. An interesting discussion of the subject was held, led by Dr. R. Gilmore. “A New Means of Entering the An- trum of Highmore for Drainage” was read by Charles F. Coulter of Wa- dena. He also demonstrated instru- ments designed especially for this operation. International Falls was selected as the place of meeting in July, and af- ter transaction of routine business, the meeting adjourned. HEARING ON NEW ROAD SATURDAY A hearing will be held at the court house Saturday at ten o’clock a. m., on the construction of a new judicial highway in Koochiching and Beltrami counties. The ‘road is to be estab- lished mear Northome. Pioneer want ads bring resulis sota men of prominence are to ciation Friday at Walker. gram will be interspersed with musi- cal numbers under the direction of EXTRA St. Paul, April 12.—Walter J. Smith, former state treasurer, and R. C. Pickitt, former clerk of the state investment board, who pleaded guilty on charges of larceny and forgery, respective- ly, must go to prisom, the board of pardons decidéd this after- noon. THOUSAND AGRES STATE LAND SOLD Regular Monthly Sale by State Official Attended by Many.: At the regular monthly state school land sale conducted this morning at the court house by Oscar Arneson of the state audior’s office 1,001.46 acres of land were sold at an average price of $5.65 per acre. . The price per acre ranged from $5 to $7.50. The following lands were sold: 47.17 acres to E. A. Johnson of St. Paul; 47.70 acres to J. Fanspets of St. Paul; 84.75 acres to T. P. Me- Guire of St. Paul; 80 acres to Blaine Neal of Rochester; 160 acres to Ber- tha O. Pertey of Rochester; 80 acres to G. Zeisler of Rochester; 72.59 acres to G. Voltz of {Bemidji; 40 acres to A. M. Tittle of Barnesville; 200 acres to Ray Phelps of Cass Lake; 66.25 acres to G. Voltz of Be- midji; 40 acres to Charles Bloom- quist of Bemidji; 26 acres to William Blackburn. WALKER PLANS BIG DEVELOPMENT DAY Thirteen Speakers_to iAddress Cass County Improvement Association. Thirteen talks by as many Minne- be crowded into the one-day meeting of the Cass County Development asso- The pro- A. J. Linden, Pine River, but after the welcome address by President M. N. Koll of Cass Lake there will be hours of solid, pithy talk. Fred D. Sherman, state immigra- tion commissioner, will start the pro- gram with immigration facts, figures and suggestions, and Frank M. Eddy, agent of the immigration department, will tell why Minnesota is entitled to immigrants. Talks by George D. McCarthy, sec- retary of the Northern Minnesota De- velopment association, on “Why a De- velopment Association?”’; by Senator P. H. McGarry, Walker, on the pro- posed amendment No. 1, to provide a revolving fund for improvement of state lands, and by Charles W. Dun- nell, president of the Pleasant Valley Farmers’ club, on “Farmers’ Clubs,” will fill the first session. Five addresses on the afternoon program are to be made by Carlos Avery, state game and fish commis- sioner, on conservation of game and fish; J. R. Dowell on development by telephone; A. J. McGuire, of the ag- ricultural department of the Univer- sity of Minnesota, on developing and clearing of lands, W. E. Granger, vice president of Cass County Farmers’ clubs, on development of farms, and Farley Dare, Walker,-on helpful leg- islation. . Judge Charles W. Stanton will dis- cuss “Good Roads and Drainage”; L. B. Arnold, railroad land commissioner at Duluth, will talk on development by community, and 'W. H. Gemmell, railroads are trying to do to help de- velopment. Reports by committees will close the program. WARRANTS 1SSUED FOR LUMBER MILLS IN THIS GOUNTY Oscar Arneson of State Auditor's Office in Bemidji Investigating " Timber Frauds. NEW SYSTEM OF MARKING BEGUN BY AUDITOR PREUS Lu'mber Company at Knife River Charged With Illegal Cutting of Timber. Six warrants have been issued against individuals and firms in Bel- trami and Koochiching counties for timber frauds and the sawmill of Mil- ler Bros. at Kelliher has been seized, according to Oscar Arneson of the state auditor’s office, who is in Be- midji today. Mr. Arneson is investi- gating illegal timber cutting in this district. He stated that the prosecutions of those concerned in defrauding the state would be pushed vigorously. It is claimed that the state auditor’s department has conclusive evidence of grafting by scalers through collu- sion with logging firms. Several scalers have been dismissed. To Guard Against Frauds. State Auditor Preus has adopted new scaling rules to guard against further frauds. In the future every log taken from a state timber tract must not only have the mark on the end of the log showing it was taken from state land, but must have the bark mark. The bark mark amounts to pra/ctically a logger’s trademark, each individual or firm necessarily having a different design. The state, through the state auditor, will here- after hold that wherever even so much as a single log without a bark mark is found in a boom or among booms, the entire amount of timber will be seized by the state. The pres- ence of a log failing to have such bark mark will be considered pre- sumptive evidence of a desire to per- petrate a fraud upon the state. « Intentional Trespass. -~~~ Hereafter, whenever there is tres- pass upon state timber land the tim- ber. bureau of the auditor’s office will CABINET CONVINGED GERMAN SUBMARINE SANK LINER SUSSEX Question Now is How Far Can the United States Go With Evidence. BELEIVED THAT NEW TERROR CAMPAIGN BEGUN Ambassador Gerard Transmitting Message Giving Germany’s Attitude. Washington, April 12.—Upon the eve of determining what action to pursue with Germany, the adminis- tration faces the question of how far the United States can go with the evidence on hand. The president and the cabinet are convinced that a Ger- man submarine sank the Sussex. They are convinced that the sub- marines have embarked on a campaign of terror, violating rights of neutrals. Berlin, April 12.— Ambassador Gerard is transmitting a long per- sonal message giving a confidential report of Germany’s attitude in the Sussex situation. His message is ac- companying the German note to ‘Washington. Paris, April 12.—German attacks today were all rapulsed. Athens, April 12.—Newspapers state that the Germans have cap- tured the allies’ fortifications at Devetepe. Berlin, April 12.—The Germans have advanced several places in the Gailette woods, north of Verdun. SCHULTZ REFUSES NORMAL POSITION Refuses Offer of Place Vacated by Death of W. A. Shoemaker of St. Cloud. new the 8t,. Paul, .\ann April 12.—With the statement of (. G. Schuitz, state superintendent of education, that he did not want the job of presidency of the state normal school at St. Cloud, charge intentional trespass and any plea of unintentional trespass will not be accepted until proven in court by the logging interests. The state audi- tor intends to bring about vigorous prosecution of all instances of tres- pass. This determination on his part is predicated upon the discovery of grafting and fraud by scalers and stealing and fraud and collusion by logging companies. As a result of investigations Tues- day, Arneson commenced action] against the Alger-Smith company which operates in the Knife River district, charged with cutting un- marked logs. John Millen, general manager of the company, has been re- quired to appear before the state tim- ber board in St. Paul tomorrow. Current investigations show that laxity of marketing and of any sem- blance of protecting the state insofar as its logging interests are concerned is spread over a wide territory and has been going on for years—nobody can tell just how long. Not Prosecuting Criminally. Mr. Arneson wants it distinetly un- derstood that the state auditor’s of- fice is not looking after the criminal phase of the matter. “That,” he said, “is wholly up to the timber board. We are seeking to protect the state in a pecuniary way and to obtain financial restitution for the abuses of the past and pres- ent. After we are through, the state timber board may use the evidence we collect as its members see fit. The only criminal proceedings which we contemplate are in the matter of tres- pass and we expect to lineup a lot of concerns for this. We will treat trespass on state land as a felony and will play no favorites in the matter. Mr. Preus is determined to stamp out these evils if active prose- railroad manager, will tell what the {cution can do it, and I fancy that a good many heads of concerns are not ,feeling very comfortable just at pres- ent.” politicians here today were frankly unable to prophesy who would get the berth. The position was left open by the death of W. A. Shoe- maker. Little doubt existed today that the mentioning of the name of Schultz drawing down $4,600 a year with two years more to serve for an ap- pointive office of $3,600 a year at St. Cloud, was more or less a brain child. Some other alleged likely timber, with probably as much substantiation as the Schultz bubble, included E. P. Phillips state inspector of high schools and C. H. Barnes, state in- spector of graded schools. Both of these men are now subordinates to Schultz in office. Conservatives about the capitol to- day were inclined to look upon Miss Isabelle Lawrence as a possible sue- cessor. Since Shoemaker’s death she hes been doing his work. FORMER SALOON MEN CONSIDER INJUNCTION A meeting of former Bemidji sa- loon keepers was held today to con- sider the fighting of the injunction against the refunding of unused portions of liquor licenses. The hear- ing on the injunction will be held April 17. The injunction was brought by Bemidji citizens who pro- tested against the city returning of the license mioneys. TENNIS MEN HOLD MEET AT COMMERCIAL CLUB The Bemidji Tennis association is holding a meeting this afternoon at the Commercial club rooms. Plans are being made for the coming sea- son. Efforts will be made to increase the membership of the association. THE CUB hundred farmers have organized a joint co-operative packing concern. They will purchase a site and erect buildings: cesting $160,000. 5 SCOOP REPORTER 1§ Bck ToT he Good 0Id Days For Scoop 1 By "HOP" WHUT T SAD PURSUIT OF BANDIT T0 END SOON; VILLA IS REPORTED DEAD Believed That Villa Either is Dead or is Far to the South of Central Durango. BATTLE FOUGHT AT PARRAL; PARTICIPANTS ARE UNKNOWN Death Probable as There is Only One Doctor in Country Where Chief Now Is. El Paso, April 12.—A battle i8 re- ported being fought between Jimines and Parral. On account of Carranza censorship the participants are not known. El Paso, April 12.—The pursuit of Villa probably will be brought to a definite conclusion within 48 hours according to information received here by an American mining con- cern with large interests at Parral and Torreon. The messages received stated that the report that Villa was dead was current throughout southern Chihua- hua and northern Durango and while it was still far from confirmed, it was expressed that definite views would be received within the next few days. . There are only two possibilities which are accepted here as true in the present situation: BEither Fran- cisco Villa is dead and his pursuit is automatically ended or he is far to the south in Central Durango. If the latter is true, army officers say that the entire plan of campaign of General Pershing must be completely reorganized or abandoned altogether. The report of Villa’s death was ac- cepted as highly probable by General Bertani, the Carranza commander at Casas Grandes who is now in Juarez. “There is only one doctor in the country where Villa now is,” said General Bertani, “and if blood poison- ing has set in in Villa’s wounded leg, as my information has it, the doctor can do nothing even if he had a chance.” General Bertani said that Villa had not more than 50 men with him. "~ TRIANGLE PLAYS AT THE GRAND Last Word in Moving Pictures to Be Seen at Local Theater; Many Stars. Manager Harding of the Grand theater has secured the Triangle moving pictures, the latest word in the moving- picture world, for his theater. Each play is in seven parts, five of drama and a two-part Keystone comedy. The pictures will open here Wednesday, April 19, with Frank Keenan in “The Coward” and Roscoe Arbuckle in “Fickle Fatty’s Fall.” Triangle pictures will be shown one night a week. The Triangle company is composed of the biggest men in the film busi- ness, D. W. Griffith, Mack Sennet and Thomas H. Ince. Griffith direct- ed “The Birth of a Nation” and is reported to be earning a salary of $100,000 a year. Sennet has prob- ably msde more people laugh than any other man in the world through his directing of the Keystone come- dies. Ince is famous for his dramas. Famous stars in the company are Billie Burke, Bessie Barriscale, Lil- lian Gish, Louise Glaum, Constance Talmadge, Mable Normand, H. B. Warner, William S. Hart, Douglas Fairbanks, De Wolt Hopper, Eddie Foy, Mack Sennet and Roscoe Ar- buckle. Triangle plays first opened In the - Knickerbocker theater in New York last November at $2.00 & seat and are still playing there. Manager Harding is to be compli- mented on securing for Bemidji a program of the very best features on the market. With the late release of Metro, Triangle and Vitagraph plays, Bemidji theatergoers are as- sured of up-to-date entertainment. POLICE MAKE RAIDS T0 STOP’ GAMBLING Chief Ripple and Officers Essler and Zacharias raided four places last evenlng'in a campaign to wipe out gambling in Bemidji. J. Lampe was arrested at the H. Gunsalus place. He was charged with gambling and his case will be taken up tomorrow morning in the municipal court. He ‘was released on $25 bail. Any fool can spend money, but it takes a man to make it and a wise guy -to hang onto it. . 2 e~ —— STORICAL S b el |