Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 20, 1916, Page 1

6] P THE BEMIDJI D. LY PIONEE VOLUME XIV, NO. 98. BEMIDJ], MINNESOTA, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 20, 1916, GRADUATES .. SCHOOL T0 FORM n..” ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Banquet to Be Held During Second Week of June; Plans Being Made. OVER 138 GRADUATES WITHOUT PRESENT CLASS Organization to Be Made Permanent; to Take Active Interest in Schools, Graduates of the Bemidji high school will form an alumni associa- tion and will hold a banquet during the second week in June. Plans are being made by a num- ber of the graduates to make a per- manent organization of the alumni and to take an active interest in the school affairs. Seniors Meet. A meeting of the senior class of the high school is being held this afternoon to ascertain how many members of that class favor the movement. There are 138 graduates of the school without the present gradu- ating class. Plans are being made to have the annual banquet at the Birchmont Beach hotel. The banquet will be followed by a business session after which a dance will be given. The graduates of the high school are as follows: Class of 1901—Nellie Shaw. Class of 1903—Gussie Heffron, Lee Heffron and Harry Geil. Class of 1904—Nellie Bailey, Ber- tha Trask. Class of 1905—Florence Bell, Har- riet Hartman, Jennie Leak, Beatrice Mills, Ora Neeley. Class of 1906—Janey Mills (Mrs. C. Clark), Julian Peterson, Neil Wit- ting, Harriett Frizelle. Class of 1907—Ida Geil, Shirley Knox, Montgomery McConkey, Ber- nice Pendergast, Inez Woodruff (Mrs. J. Davis), Mildred Woodruff (Mrs. L. Higgens). Class of 1908—Dr. J. F. Peterson, Dr. Robert Richardson, Roland Dwy- er, Clarence Shannon, Ivis Roberts (Mrs. Groves), Mrs.-Gillette, Lillian Mc6regor; Mrs. Lawrence Dodge, Eva Getchell, Georgia Smith, Luey La- Fontisee, Inez Geil. €lass of 1909—Elisia Brondby, Ida Hendrickson, Helmer Kruse, Amanda Klein, Ethel Knox (Mrs. Betts), Ra- chel Rakerd, Selma Witting, Signa Wallin, Olaf Horndrom, Arabelle Neal, Florence Weekley (Mrs. Ray Spencer), Clara Fisk, Hazel Wells. Class of 1910—Marjorie Knox, Mary Simons, Albert Peterson, Vivian Dwyer, Estella Gracie, Nell Shannon, Orpha Miner, Fay Brenneman, Gladys Kreatz (Mrs. Walter Marcum), Viv- jan Guptil (Mrs. Utley), Emil En- gels, Ralph Gracie, Clara Benson, Ralph Lycan, Ethel Getchell. Class of 1911—Bessie Cochran (Mrs. Lee LaBaw), Lillian Cochran (Mrs. William Chichester), Martha Galchutt, Louis Larson, Gertrude Ma- lone, Elsie Miller, Beryl Neal, Alfred Neumann, Margaret Slough. Class of 1912—Farnham Watson, Olive Cunningham, (Mrs. Geo. Cochran, Jr.), John Gainey, Hilda Galchutt, Melvin Galchutt, Charles Gerlinger, Walter Jones, Stanley Knott, Leopoldine Rauscher, Aleck Ripple, Florence Ripple, Hiram Simons, Jr., Dorothy Torrance. Class of 1913—Lester Achenbach, Earl Bailey, Sherrel Case, Olivia Clark, Jessie Dodge, Esther Fleisch- man, Etta Gould, Anna Herman, Claude Mclver, Lottie Madson, Ange- line Munt Lillis Powers, Edith Ryan, Donald Shannon, Mayne Stan- ton, Agnes Titus (Mrs. Cooper), Flora Todd. Class of 1914—Leon Battles, Fred Cutter, Mona Flesher, Florence Freeze, Harold Hayner, Hazel Hu- lett, Alma Loitved, Ruth Miner, Hazel Minnick, Alice Neeley, Verna Pugh, Dovie Plummer, Earle Riley, Ina Rob- ertson, Mae Simonson, James Sulli- van, Ruth Wentworth, J. D. Winters. Class of 1915—Margaret Ander- son, Mabel Booth, Mary Baney, Eu- gene Cahill, Marie Cahill, Edith Carl- son, Margaret Condon, Glenn Conger, Harrlett Davids, Helen Evans, Fred Graham, Gertrude Huntosh, Marie Larson, Margaret McGee, Claire Nangle, Alvin Olson, Fern Robert- son, Robert Shaw, Ed. Simons, Les- lie Slater, Lucille Steidle. BEMIDJI ELKS T0 DISCUSS NEW HOME The Bemidji B. P. 0. E., No. 1052, will hold a regular meeting at their hall tonight to discuss the comple- tion of the Elks’ home in this city. Every member is urgently request- ed to be on hand promptly at eight- thirty o’clock. Several other important will be taken up. matters 600D FRIDAY T0 BE OBSERVED IN BEMIDJI X Friday” will be observed in Bemidji tomorrow. e City and county offices and banks will be closed all day. The schools will close for the day. Services will be held in the churches. The postoffice will close except from 10 a. m. to 11 a. m. City car- riers will make one delivery in the morning to both residence and busi- ness districts. Rural carriers are re- quired to make the trips as usual. GOVERNOR APPROVES BELTRAMI LAND SURVEY St. Paul, April 20.—Governor J. A. A. Burnquist today approved the tentative plan for the government to survey Northern Minnesota lands, providing for drainage and overflow in Beltrami, Koochiching and Hub- bard counties. It is planned to have Minnesota representatives in congress ask for an appropriation from the federal government and also to secure an ap- propriation from the Minnesota legis- lature. The benefit from this plan, accord- ing to the governor, is to prevent ov- erflows of the Mississippi river. Wa- ters at Red Lake will be conserved by converting the lake into a natural reservoir. STANTON DISMISSES GOURT HOUSE SuiT Judge C. W. Stanton of the district court has dismissed the request of residents of Clearwater county for an injunction against the action of the Clearwater county commissioners in issuing bonds for the construction of a court house at Bagley. Attorney M. J. Brown appeared for the residents of Clearwater county and Attorney E. E. McDonald repre- sented the commissioners at the hear- ing held yesterday. MRS. GAROLINE HARZTLER DIES AT BENSON HGME Mrs. Caroline Harztler died last night at the home of her son, M. P. Benson, on Mississippi avenue as a result of an intercapsilar fracture received a month ago. She was 85 years old. Funeral arrangements been completed. RAILWAY SERVIGE T0 BE GHANGED The Minnesota & International railway schedule may be changed soon so as to give a shorter running time between this city and the Twin Cities and a Sunday night train. The change in schedule here de- pends on the change in the Northern Pacific schedule. According to W. H. Gemmell, gen- eral manager of the Minnesota & In- ternational, the service here will he changed as soon as he is able to se- cure the new schedule of the North- ern Pacific, if there is to be one. ‘What the change will be and when it will be, Mr. Gemmell would not state. * have not VOLSTEAD LAND SALE TO ATTRACT MANY Many people will be attracted to this city for the government land sale which will be held May 8. The lands will be sold under the Volstead act. ICE ON LAKE BEMIDJI BREAKS UP; DOES DAMAGE Ice on Lake Bemidji broke up yes- terday under a strong east wind and caused small damage to the boat houses on the west shore of the lake. Pioneer want ads pay. IBOARD OF HEALTH Property Owners Notified to Have Property Cleaned at Once. INSPECTION TRIP TO BE MADE MAY FIFTH Bemidji to Observe State Clean-Up Day; Clubs to Be Active. Bemidji property owners and others responsible were today notified by Dr. E. A. Shannon, chairman of the Board of Health, to clean up their premises, This is the first official act for a gen- eral clean-up in Bemidji this year. Inspection May 5. The board of health will make its annual inspection on May 5, the date that the fire marshal of Minnesota has set aside for a state-wide clean-up. All citizens are ordered to rake up and remove from their premises, all ashes, chips, cans and other rubbish and remove from the alleys all rub- bish and decomposing substance to the public dumping ground. Plans to Be Made. Plans for a clean-up week will probably be made next week. The Woman's Study club will probably have charge of the clean-up campaign and will be assisted by the Bemidji Merchants association and Commer- cial club. School children and the Bemidji Naval Militia will probably be drafted to aid in the campaign. Advertising for Bids. The Board of Health today is ad- vertising for bids for the purpose of removing garbage and cans to the dumping ground in accordance with the ordinances of Bemidji. Bids must state the price per can for removal from different districts. The bids will be opened April 25. M. & I, ENGINEER HERE ON BRIDGE MATTER J. A. Davison, engineer of the Min- nesota & International railway, is in the city today meeting with members of the city council to discuss the pro- posed bridge over the Mississippi river inlet and the lake shore street to Second street. The M. & I. has submitted.several propositions to the council if Second street will not be opened for the lake shore street. They will refuse to allow the open- ing of Second street and will take the matter into court if necessary, offi- cials state. WARFIELD FAVORS SAN DIEGO LIGHT SYSTEM The San Diego, Cal., “white way” system is the finest ever seem, &c- cording to A. A. Warfield, who re- turned last week with his wife from a visit in California. The arch system is used in San Diego in conjunction with the post plan and arches are set midway be- tween the posts. The arch plan is less expensive and considered more: beautiful than the post or cluster systems. E. R. COOPER INJURED IN AUTOMOBILE AGGIDENT E. R. Cooper, investment broker and bond man of Duluth, interested in the Minnesota Electric Light & Power company of Bemidji, was ser- iously, but not fatally, injured yes- terday in Duluth when his automo- bile crashed into an iron trolley pole. He is well known in Bemidji, having completed the transaction of buying the local light plant from the War- field Electric Light company. S. R. Childs of the state labora- tories in Minneapolis, inspected the railway water supply in Bemidji yes- terday. SCO0 0H 8035 -T GOT TEDDYS GAUCHARS HERE-TH NEW I I THE CUB REPORTER CHARTERGOMMISSION [ICE Dflfs.$25,001l—__ SUMMER GHAUTAUQUA “White Way” Project May Be Taken Up by Freeholders Next Week. ASSESSMENT FOR NEW PROJECT TO BE CHANGED Fifteen Men Appointed to Commission in 1913 by District Court. The Charter Commission of Bemidji will probably hold a meeting next 'week to discuss a proposed amendment to the charter (gl’ the installation of “white way."” A joint committee of the Commer- cial club and the city council has re- quested the commission to provide an amendment for the charter so that the installation of a “white way” can be assessed two-thirds against the adjoining property owners and one- third against the entire city. Now Against City. Under the present charter the in- stallation of a “white way” must be assessed against the entire city, The committees were of the opinion that it would not be fair to residents in other parts of the city to pay the en- teir cost of the installation of a down town improvement. They believed that the adjoining property owner should pay more for the improvement than the city as‘a whole. A. P. White, chairman of the com- mission, is at present out of the city. He is expected to return Saturday and it is believed ‘that he will call a meeting of the commission mnext week. Several members of the commission this morning expressed themselves against the amending of the charter on account of the expense of holding an election. It is believed, however, that an amendment will be submitted at the primary election in June. Plans for the “white way” will be completed as soon as the question of assessments for the improvement is settled. Fifteenr Members. Members of the charter commission are F. S. Arnold, 'W. N. Bowser, K. K. Roe, G. BE. Carson, A. P. White, J. J. Opsahl, F. 8. Lycan, J. M. Rich- ards, F. W. Rhoda, Dr. E. A. Shan- non, R. H. Schumaker, Attorney B. E. McDonald, F. M. Malzahn, M. E. Ibertson and. B. R. Getchell. This commission was appointed March 21, 1913, by Judge W. 8. McClenahan, Judge B. F. Wright and Judge C. W. Stanton of the district court. J. M. Richards is the only member of the commission who is not in the city. It is believed that the vacancy caused by his absence will be filled. STATE AND GOUNTY TAX RATES SHOW DECREASE The state and county tax rates in Beltrami county for 1916 show a de- crease over the rates of 1914, accord- ing to a report made today at the office of the county auditor. The state and county rate for 1916 is 19.7. The rate for 1914 was 20.5. The 1915 rate is made up as fol- lows: State revenue 2.87; state school 1.23; county revenue 6.8; county road and bridge 3.4; teach- ers’ insurance .05; county bonds and investment 3.2; sanatorium .9; state rural highway sinking 2.5. In 1899 the state rate was 10.83; 1900, 11.03; 1901, 14.45; 1902, 17. 08; 1903, 17.83; 1904, 16.73; 1905, 17.6; 1906, 14.3; 1907, 16.1; 1908, 16.1; 1909, 16.6; 1910, 17.5; 1911, 18.8; 1912, 20.; 1913, 21.9. HEARING BEING HELD ON JUDICIAL DITCH 38 A hearing is being held in the dis- trict court this afternoon on the es- tablishment of Judicial Ditch No. 38. The ditch is to be located in the town of Grant Valley. NEH-ROOSEVELT AN’ T ARE. LIKE. Two PEAS-HE SEZ: TAKE \T SCO0P-! MAYBE |F TS5 A MAMA GAUCHARO - ORDERS THAT CITY | TO HOLD MEETING TO| DAMAGE AT RED LAKE OBSERVE CLEAN-UP| CONSIDER AMENDMENT| INDIANRESERVATION Northeast Wind Blows Ice Up on Shore, Wrecking Boats and Buildings. SAWMILL AND BIG LAUNCH IN DANGER Ice is. Piled 25 Feet High; Wind Still Blowing; Loss is Increasing. Ice‘ from Red lake did nearly $25,- 000 damage at the Red Lake Indian agency this morning. The ice in the lake began break- ing up yesterday and a strong north- east wind at seven o’clock this morn- ing washed the ice up on shore, de- stroying launches, boats, houses, etc. Ice 25 Feet High. The wind is still blowing and washing up the ice. Ice on the shore is now nearly 25 feet high. The gale is estimated at blowing from 45 to 50 miles an hour. “Mud Hen” Destroyed. The launch “Mud Hen” which was seized by government authorities last fall on an introduction of liquor charge was totally destroyed. The boat was constructed at a cost of about $6,000. The launch Nonemah, owned by ‘William Cook and which was pulled up on shore 35 feet from the ice, was also destroyed. Launch in Danger. The government launch, Chippewa, is in danger and it is believed if the gale continues that it will be de- stroyed. The sawmill at the reservation is in danger. The storm at the agency is one of the worst in years. PLANS TO OPEN BOAT SEASON NEXT WEEK Providing the necessary repairs ar- rive, Captain W. B. MacLachlan, own- er of the boat, the “City-of Bemld}l L announced today that he would be- gin the 1916 season next week. It is believed that the ice in the lake will be gone by that time. Sev- eral summer resorters have already arrived at their summer homes on the lake. T0 FILE BRIEFS IN STAR THEATRE CASE Attorneys in the condemnation pro- ceedings against the Star theater building, which the state fire marshal alleges is a fire trap, were today given ten days to file briefs by Judge C. W. Stanton of the district court. A hearing was held this morning on an injunction against the order of the fire marshal ordering the building torn down. Assistant Attorney Genmeral Louis S. Headley appeared for the state and Attorney H. J. Loud for A. H. Clavin and George Tanner, owners of the building. Ernest Simpson, deputy state fire marshal, attended the hearing. EASTER EGGS AND CHICKS ARE SCARGE Easter eggs and Easter chicks are to be scarce in Bemidji. Local grocers and supply houses have been unable to secure emough eggs or enough chickens to supply the demand. Eggs are selling for 22 cents a dozen while chickens are sell- ing at 25 cents a pound and cannot be obtained at all times at that price. Candy stores are displaying Easter confections-in various forms. Florists report the advance orders for flowers for Sunday are large. Lilies are in great demand and the florists have promised an abundant lsum)ly. The Gaucharo Will Get YOO---If You Don't Watch Out Laura Hazen, Dolly Koors, Matson, Mildred Richardson, ette Stechman, Delbert nora Ryan, Caril Hayes, Elsie Grinols, Pearl Konoske, BEdna Buckland, Ralph Johnson, Earl MclIver, Luecille Moritz, Stechman, Charles Gerlinger, Selma Hedman, Erma Dye, T0 BE IN AUGUST ‘Word was received in Bemidji to- day that the summer chautauqua of the Vawter Chautauqua system would be held in Bemidji beginning about August 7. Efforts had been made to secure the chautauqua here on an earlier date, during the sessions of the teach- ers' training school here. A conflict of dates makes it impos- sible for the chautauqua to appear here earlier than August. GOMMERGIAL GLUB RENEWS APPLIGATION FOR RAILWAY J. J. Opsahl today wired Congress- man C. A. Lindbergh in Washington to renew the application made in 1913 for the right to build a rail- road aeross the Red Lake Indian res- ervation. The Federal government will only permit one railroad to be constructed across the resercation. was made in 1913 but no action was taken. Application Congressman Lindbergh wired Mr. Opsahl late this afternoon that he had referred the matter to the Depart- ment of Interior. The Commercial club is consider- ing plans for enducing a railroad to construct a line from Red Lake to Warroad or to Baudette. would tap a rich agricultural sec- tion. The line FISH SUPERINTENDENT INSPEGTS HATCHERIES ‘W. E. Cobb, superintendent of the state fish hatchery, accompanied by 8. C. Bailey, local game warden, in- spected the pike spawn ncts at Wolf lake yesterday and the Bemidji fish hatchery. Spawn traps at Turtle River and Cass Lake are being in- spected today. dam will be eperated full blast this year as experiments carried on there last year were very successful. The hatchery at the LIST OF HiGH SGHOOL _GRADUATES ANNOUNGED The list of the graduates of the Bg.— midji high school for this year was announced today at the high school. The graduates are: Edna Anderson, Alex Cameron, Leroy Jean- ‘Woods, Le- Knox, Florence Corinne, Carlson, John Rachel Marjory Shannon, ‘White, Esther Peterson, Helen Jones. SON OF MR. AND MRS. W. DUGAS DEAD Kenneth Dougas, the two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. William Dougas, died this morning at his home at the Grand Central hotel, from spinal meningitis. He had been ailing with the disease for the past two months. Funeral services will be held to- morrow from St. Philip’s Catholic church, Rev. Fr. J. J. T. Philippe officiating. Interment will be made in Holy Cross cemetery. KK AKX KKK * THE VILLA HUNT * KKK KKK KKK KKK XY San Antonio, April 20.—The lull in the American expedition continued today. ‘Washington, April 20.—Carranza’s suggestion of a withdrawal will prob- ably be answered soon. ‘Washington, April 20.—It is be- lieved that Chief of Staff Scott’s de- parture from the border last night is to lay the ground work for the with- drawal of the American forces from By "HOP’ HELLO—THIS You TEDODY ?- THIS IS ME— SCOOP-NWR OLD SADE KICH-SAY WHEN THAT BIRD OF NAURS EATS ANUT-1S T3 BITE HIDRoPHOBIATIC ? |GERMANY WILL NOT YIELD IS BELIEF OF ENGLISH OFFIGERS Submarines Are Most Effective Weapons Against the English. NOTE ARRIVES IN BERLIN; GERARD GETS MESSAGE Bernstorff Seeks Interview With Lan- sing; Note is Last Word of United States. BULLETIN Washington, April 20.—It is officially admitted that marines have been rushed to the big Ger- man owned wireless at Tucker- ton and Sayville, The reason is not announced. It is presumed to protect the station from anti- German demonstrations and to permit the seizure in case of a break with Germany. London, April 20.—President Wil- son’s note reached the embassy at Berlin at eleven o’clock this morning. It is the last word on the submarine crisis and is an ultimatum to Ger- many. Ambassador Gerard at Berlin received a confidential message from Washington this morning. Will Not Yield. Well informed officials here do not believe that Germany will yield. They are of the opinion that a diplo- matic break is possible. They base their views that the German govern- ment in a statement said that the submarines were the most effective They believe that a concession on the part of Germany at this time is im- possible. Seeks Interview. ‘Washington, April 20.—With a choice of a break with the United States or changing the method of submarine warfare, resting squarely with Germany, Ambassador Bernstorft today is seeking an interview with Secretary Lansing. Secretary . Lan- sing refused an interview yesterday. President Wilson made pyblic his last word yesterday afternoon in a note to Germany:' wwton R The note says: o e “Unless the imperial - government should now immediately declare and effect an abandonment of its present methods of submarine warfare against passenger and freight carry- ing vessels, the government of the United States can have no choice but to sever diplomatic relations with the German empire altogether.” “If,” says the note, “it is still the purpose of the imperial government to prosecute relentless and indiscrimi- nate warfare against vessels of com- merce by the use of submarines with- out regard to what the government of the United States must consider the sacred and indisputable rules of international law and the universally recognized dictates of humanity, the government of the United States is at last forced to the conclusion that there is but one course to pursue.” Believe Sussex Torpedoed. The note asserts that information in the possession of the United States establishes conclusively that the channel steamer Sussex was torpe- doed without warning and that the torpedo was a German manufacture. The conclusion that the torpedo was fired by a German submarine, it adds, is considered substantiated by Ger- many’s disclaimer. The note declares that if the Sus- sex had been an isolated case the United States might regard it as pos- sible to hope that the officer respon- sible had been negligent or violated his orders, but that unhappily this terrible example of submarine war- fare does not stand alone. Fails to Appreciate Gravity. Germany is informed that the United States gained the impression from her recent communication that the imperial government failed to ap- preciate the gravity of the situation which has resulted, not alone from the attack on the Sussex, but from the wholesale method and character of submarine warfare as disclosed by the unrestrained practice of the com- manders of German undersea craft during the past twelve months and more in the indiscriminate destruc- tion of merchant vessels of all sorts, nationalities and destinations. An appendix to the note which deals entirely with an analysis of the facts in the Sussex case discloges that American army and navy officers found in the Sussex screw bolts which correspond with those found on Ger- man torpedoes in possession of the French naval authorities at Toulon. The screw bolts are used to fasten the “war head” to the air chamber. The Yeoman lodge will meet at the home of Mrs. H. F. Schmidt, 306 Third street, tomorrow night at 8:30 o’clock. All members are requested to be present. weapon they had in fighting England. -