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

THE BEMIDJI D ILY PIONEEKET VOLUME XIV: NO. 120. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, rmn& EVENING, MAY 16, 1916, FORTY CENTS PER MONTH GOUNGIL PROGEEDS ON SECOND STREET ROUTE OF HIGHWAY Resolution is Passed for the Condemn- ing of the Railroad Property. CONTRACTS LET FOR FOURTH STREET WORK Fifty Dollars is Appropriated for Memorial Day Expenses. The Bemidji city council at a meet- ing last evening passed a resolution providing for the appointing of five freeholders to appraise property on the Second street-Nymore highway and took further action for the con- Al- dermen Smart, Miller, Bailey, Lahr, Moberg, Ervin and Foucault voted for the resolution. Alderman Lycan voted against its adoption. Alder- man Phillippi was absent. Proceed at Once. The appraisers will be appointed as soon as the resolution is legally pub- lished. Condemnation proceedings for the land required for the new high- way on Second street and the lake shore will be commenced immedi- ately. structing of the new highway. Action Approved. The council took action last eve- ning after much discussion. At a re- cent meeting of taxpayers at the Commercial club rooms, a majority present approved the action of the council and endorsed the plan of the Second street-Nymore highway. Injure Business. Several citizens attending the council meeting last evening opposed the Second street project, stating that they believed it would be too expen- sive, that it would lengthen a haul and that it would injure their busi- ness. J. J. Trask pointed out that a com- mittee of seven business men had viewed the two projects and had come to the conclusion that the present crossing could be made safe with a smaller expense than the construct- ing of the new project. He stated that he would be willing to act with a committee and go to Brainerd to confer with the Minnesota & Inter- national railroad officials. He urged the paving of First street between Be- midji and Beltrami avenues so that traffic to that end of the city to Ny- more would have a shorter haul. No Action Taken. Alderman Bailey and Ervin told of the efforts of the past several years with the railroad for improving the present crossing. No action was taken by the railway and action was now urged by the council. G. W. Harnwell urged the paving of Beltrami avenue to Minnesota on First street. It was pointed out by aldermen that there was no First street between these avenues and that the property was owned hy the railway company. In regard to the proposed highway routes, Mr. Harn- well stated that he would not con- sider the present route unless it was made convenient and safe. Favors Present Route. C. L. Isted stated that he favored the present route if it could be made safe. “I presume the council knows what it is doing,” said Mr. Isted. “The present crossing is very dangerous.” It was pointed out that the Minne- sota & International railway com- pany was opposing the new project probably because of the assessing of pavement in case the new route was selected. Favors Little Expense. A. M. Bagley stated that although he had spoken previously in favor of the Second street route he would like to see the old route used if it could be made safe and convenient at a less expense than the new route. Frank Koors urged the paving of First street between Beltrami and Bemidji avenues and the retaining of the present route. Approves Bonds. The council approved the bonds of Goodman & Loitved for $13,200 on contracts for pavements, sewers and water mains. . Engineer Swinson submitted an es- timate of $60 for the repairing of Twelfth street between Dalton and Park avenues. He was requested to see that all citizens signed the peti- tion for the repairing. Miller Gets Contract. James R. Miller was awarded the contract for the grading and surfac- ing of the road west of Fourth street to the city limits. His bid was $452.75. Goodman & Loitved sub- mitted a bid of $479.50 and H. Wes- ley Wright submitted a bid of $498.50. The state board of health urged several improvements to the local water works system so that the water | could be used on railway trains. Thek | Laporte, Nary and Nymore. improvements were ordered made. The city engineer was ordered to estimate on the cost of connecting Doud avenue to Tenth street to the Elwell road on the lake shore. Fire limits were ordered changed so as not to apply to the west side of the block on Bemidji avenue from Fourth to Fifth streets. This was done at the request of Hon. E. J. Swedback. Morris Kaplan was granted permis- sion to use one-third of Second street and Minnesota avenue while con- struecting his new building on the site of the old Rex hotel. The city council appropriated $50 to be used for Memorial day expenses. LARGEST CLASS IN HISTORY TO GRADUATE JUNE 2 Twenty-seven Expected to Complete Studies at the Bemidji High School. DEAN W. R. VANCE TO GIVE ADDRESS Complete Program of Commencement Exercises is Announced by Superintendent. ! students pected to graduate from the Bemidji high school June 2. This is the larg- Twenty-seven are ex- est Senior class ever had in the school. ; Program Announced. The program for the commence- ment exercises which will be held June 2 at the Grand theater, was an- nounced this morning by W. P. Dyer, superintendent of schools. Dean William Reynolds Vance of the University of Minnesota law school will deliver the address. At- torney M. J. Brown, president of the school board, will present the diplo- mas. Burchard’s orchestra will fur- nish a music program. Special Program. A special music program has been prepared by Miss Francis Vivian Kenney, music instructor :in the schools. The program is as follows: Song, ‘‘Minnesota,” by chorus; “Danube River,” by high school quar- tette; “Chit-Chat,” by the glee club of the seventh and eighth grades; “The Passage Bird’s Farewell,” hy Miss Jane Hayner and Kern Olson; “Little Orphan Annie,” by the sev- enth and eighth grade glee club; “Springtime,” by the high school double quartette; “Stars and Stripes TPoreyer.” by chorus. NORWAY'S HOLIDAY T0 BE OBSERVED 7 Norway’s national holiday, cele- brating the declaration of the coun- try’s independence, May 17, 1814, ‘will be observed in Bemidji Wednes- day. Services will be held at the First Scandinavian Lutheran church of which Osmund Johnson is pastor, to- morrow evening. A music program has been prepared. Services will also be held at the Strand place north of Nary, tomor- row. Choirs will be present from A Nor- wegian program will be given. BELTRAMI GOUNTY GOW BRINGS $90 * That it is profitable to raise cattle in Beltrami county was shown today wlten a cow from the W. G. Schroeder farm brought $90 for meat. The four quearters of the cow weighed | 620 pounds. The cow was of Shorthorn breed and five years old. Mr. Schroeder stated today that other farmers would receive the same re- sults if they provided warm barns, plenty daylight and regular feed for their cows. Read the Pioneer want ads. ' SCOOP THE CUB REPORTER AMENDMENT T0 CHARTER T0 BE YOTED ON JUNE 19 Charter Commission Provides Amend- ment for the Installing of a “White Way.” ONE-THIRD OF COST ASSESSED AGAINST CITY Judges Are Named for Primary Elec- tion; Polling Places Are Selected. Bemidji will hold a charter amend- ment election June 19, the same day as the primary election. The amendment to the which will be submitted to the people is for the installation of a white way. Approved by Eleven. The amendment was drawn up by Judge Marshall A. Spooner and ap- proved by eleven members of the charter commission. The members approving the amendment are A. P. ‘White, F. W. Rhoda, R. H. Schu- maker, E. A. Shannon, G. E. Carson, M. E. Ibertson, J. J. Opsahl, F. M. Malzahn, E. H. Getchell, W. N. Bow- ser and F. S. Lycan. The proposed amendment is as fol- lows: charter Amendment. No. 1. The City Council of the City of Be- midji is hereby authorized and empow- ered to provide for, and to construct on any of the streets and avenues of the said city, or on any portion of either, a system of electric lighting, which may be ornamental and attractive as well as useful and otherwise serviceable, in pro- viding artificial light by electricity, and to that end may construct at such points and places on such streets and avenues as it may deem suitable and proper all necessary poles, posts, lamps, globes, wires, conduits, cables, tubing, switches, sockets, rosettes, receptacles, and all necessary or proper appliances or para- phernalia_connected therewith, and all suclt improvements are hereby declared to be local improvements; of special benefit to the abutting property; the ex- pense thereof defrayable by local: as- sessment; and the frontage rule a prac- ticable and a reasonably accurate method of apportioning such benefits. The expense of comstructing the im- provements so mentioned shall be chargeable to the lots or parcels of land abutting upon such street or avenue in proportion to the frontage of such lots or parcels of land on such street or av- enue without regard to the value there- of; and the assessment therefor shall be made and collected substantially as pro- vided in the case of other local improve- ments; but in no instance shall the spe- cial agsessment exceed the amount of the special benefit derived; and pro- wided, that the City Council may, in its discretion, where such lots to be charged are corner lots and are adjacent to the avenues and streets, and = where the frontage exceeds twenty-five (25) feet along such avenue or street, apportion the amount specially assessed for any such improvement to said corner lot and the lots adjacent to the middle of the block upon which they are located, said apportionment to be made so that the corner lot or the lot abutting the street or avenue so improved, or along which said improvement is located, to pay not less than thirty (30) per cent of the total amount so levied, and the balance to be divided between the remaining lots liable to assessment, as aforesaid, as it may deem just and equitable. If in any case the City Council shall deem that a part of the expense of do- ing any work provided for in this amend- ment should be borne by the city at large, it may, by majority vote'of all the councilmen elect, by resolution to be entered on the minutes of the proceed- ings, order that a part of the expense, not_exceeding one-third (1-3), shall be paid from and out of the city treasury. Council Names Judges. At a meeting of the city council last evening the council named the following judges and voting places for the election: First Ward — Judges: Kirk, Bert Getchell, J. J. Voting place, Miller’s store. Second Ward—Judges: A. A. Car- ter, Jack Williams and E. J. Gould. Voting place, city hall. Third Ward—Judges: P. M. Di- caire, John Ripple and Hugh Whit- George Conger. ney. Voting place, Dicaire’s log house. Fourth Ward—Judges: J. B. Croon, H. E. Anderson and Perle Davis. Voting place, Dalton’s build- ing. MISS EMMA HANSON WEDS MR. 6. QUALLE Miss Emma E. Hanson of East Be- midji was united in marriage to Gun- der P. Qualle of Polk county, Min- nesota, at the Scandinavian Lutheran parsonage this morning at ten o’clock by Rev. Osmund Johnson. Mr. and Mrs. Qualle will make their home in East Bemidji. MAUD GLARK WINS IN HIGH SCHOOL BREAD GONTEST Student in Eighth Grade of Bemidji Schools Wins Trip to State Fair. HAS AVERAGE OF 93 AS A BREAD BAKER Judging Completed Yesterday in Local Contest;.Cash Prizes Given, Providing no county bread baking contest” is organized, Miss Maud Clark, a student in the eighth grade of the Bemidji Junior high school, will be awarded a trip to the state fair with all expenses paid. The stu- dent in each county receiving the highest average in the state-wide bread baking contest is awarded a trip. Miss Clark received the high- est average of all the contestants, her average being 93. Beatrice Kirk First. Prizes awarded to the contesants from the Senior high school are: Beatrice Kirk, first; Mabel Aubolee, second; Dora Evenson, third; Edith Schmidt, fourth; Jane Hayner, fifth; Ellen Neumann, sixth; Muriel Rice, seventh; Mae Ripple, eighth, and Pearl Brownlee, ninth. Two Are Tied. The prizes awarded in the eighth grade are: Maud Clark, first; May Clark, second; Evelyn Kirk and Ber- tha Webster, third; Alice Dyer, fifth; Ellen Crothers, sixth; Emily Loulon, seventh; Hattie Billings, eighth; Myrtle Johnson, ninth. The prizes for the third and fourth best aver- ages will be divided between Evelyn Kirk and Bertha Webster, who re- ceived equal percentages. Cash Prizes. In the seventh grade the following prizes were awarded: Dorothy Wil- son, first; Pearl Tanner, second; Ruby Edwards, third; Martha Anderson, fourth; Eunice Titus, fifth. Twenty-five dollars in cash prizes, in addition to the prizes offered hy state organizations were donated in the contest by local companies and individuals. . Mrs. E. H. Marcum, Mrs. A. P. Rit- chie and Mrs. A. Lord acted as judges in the contest, which was conducted at the domestic science rooms at the Bemidji high school Saturday. The judging was completed yesterday af- ternoon. DISTRICT BANKERS T0 MEET TOMORROW Bemidji will be the host of the Sixth District Bankers’ association to- morrow. It is expected that about 100 bankers will attend the meeting here. Twin City bankers will be here, arriving from Thief River Falls where they are attending a meeting today. Attorney M. J. Brown will wel- come the bankers. A business ses- sion will be held up to three o’clock in the afterncon when the guests will be taken on a trip to the state park. They will return to Bemidji 1t eight o’clock when a banquet will be given for them at the Hotel Mark- ham. AUTO DESTROYED; DRIVER UNINJURED Rude Thome narrowly escaped in- jury when his Ford automobile orashed into a box car at the Mill 2ark crossing and turned turtle last svening. Mr. Thome failed to see he approaching box car. He was aot injured, although he was under he car when it turned turtle. {EBISH RESIDENT GETS A WOLF BOUNTY Arthur Allen of Nebish was grant- A glance at the want column ma) | sd a wolf bounty this morning at help ‘you sell it. the court house. REPORTED THAT RUGGLES PINES WILL BE SOL Stated Authoritatively That Timber Near Bemidji is Offered for Sale. SPECIFIED NOT TO BE CUT AT MILLS HERE Cutting May Begin Immediately; Chicago Lumbermen Interested. i The widely known Ruggles timber near Bemidji has been placed on the market through brokers in Duluth and Chicago, according to authorita- tive information brought to this eity As yet the timber has not been sold. The sale speci- files that the timber is to be cut at Little Falls, Walker or Deer River mills. No mention is made of the mills in Bemidji. Lumbermen Interested. 1t is reported that Chicago lumber- men are interested in the sale of the timber and that the timber will be purchased. Cutting will probably commence soon after the sale is com- pleted. The Ruggles timber on the east shore of Lake Bemidji and north of Bemidji has often been spoken of as an excellent location for a state park. When the members of the state legis- lature visited Bemidji last year they favored the park project and at a mock session of the legislature estab- lished the park. It is believed that if the timber is not sold by the time the legislature meets that action will be taken by the legislature. Refuses Request. When Mr. Ruggles was in Bemidji several weeks ago, the Commercial club requested him to keep the tim- ber standing until the city or the state was in condition to set it aside as a state park. According to the reports received in Bemidji it is evi- dent that he refuses to wait for the city. It is believed that advances will be made to Mr. Ruggles again to have him keep the timber standing until after the legislative session mnext year. At the meeting of the city council last evening A. P. White as chairman of the charter commission stated that the commission would prepare an amendment to the charter soon to provide for the establishment of a park board and to raise funds for such a purpose as the securing of the Ruggles timber. WHITE EARTH GHIPPEWAS PLAN BIG GELEBRATION ‘White Earth, Minn., May 16.—The general council of White Earth Chip- pewa Indians brought a large gath- ering of representative men. The council was for the purpose of elect- ing officers and committees to con- duct the coming June 14 celebration and commemorating the forty-ninth anniversary of the settlement, on the White Barth reservation, of the Mississippi Chippewa Indian bands. The following officers were elected: Chairman, Julius Brown or Gway-ze- good; vice president, George Lovkins; treasurer, William Daily; secretary, Arthur Beaulieu. Congress has ap- propriated $1,000 to aid in the cele- bration. Among the attractions will be large delegations of visiting In- dians from the different Minnesota reservations as also visiting delega- tions from the several Sioux reserva- tions. Prominent men of the state also are expected to be present. by a lumberman. COMMITTEE UNABLE TO CUT BISHOPS Saratoga, N. Y., May 16.—A com- mittee reported to the Methodist gen- eral conference here this morning that it is unable to comply with the instructions to cut the number of bishops. Some Styles Look Like An Accident GOSH-\T WOULD THING- Y8 TELL CU: = ME MAM-I WAS RAISED ) /~ MY (MOTHER AND SISTER- BE A NICE FRIENDLY) |\ WITii A FAMILY OF GIRLS = T LINOW HOW T (S TO DRE.5$ UPAND THEN TRY USEDT0 BE MIGHTY GLAD T0 HAVE.ME TELLEM (F THEIR SKIRT HUNG— iWIL’LIAM LENNON FILES FORGOUNTY COMMISSIONER William Lennon of Kelliher today filed for county commissioner in the Fourth district. He is the present commissioner. Commissioner Lennon has proved himself to be a capable officer in the past and it is believed that he will receive a large endorsement by the voters in his district. He is a big property owner in the Kelliher dis- trict. MILLION PIEGES OF MAIL TAKEN BY THE BRITISH State Department Protest to Go For- ward Early Next Week. GENERAL MARCHAND KILLED IN ACTION Case Against Casement Continues in London; Germans Plan Offensive. Washington, May 16.—With data showing that over 1.000,000 pieces of mail have been seized by the Brit- ish government, the state department is preparing to dispatch protest early next week. Paris, May 16.—General Marchand has been killed in action. London, May 16.—The Crown is beginning to clinch the case against Sir Roger Casement and Daniel Bai- ley, soldier companion, on treason charges. Berlin, May 16.—Several French America's attacks on Hill 304 have been re- pulsed. London, May 16.—Rumors are again current that the Germans are planning a great offensive against Riga. MARSHAL WESSEL HIGHLY HONORED A splendid personal tribute was paid to United States Marshal Joseph ‘Wessel at a banquet served at the Hotel Crookston in Crookston Satur- day night. About 100 were present. C. W. Final officiated as toastmas- ter, and in his introductory remarks gave a very earnest word picture of the honored guest. “‘Our Guest” was responded to by Julius J. Olson -of Warren. ‘“‘Our Bachelor Marshal as a Disciple of Preparedness,” was the subject of remarks by F. S. Lycan of Bemidji. “Our Marshal as a Ped- dler,” by W. H. Miller, a fellow com- mercial traveler of Crookston. “The Stetson Hat as Related to the Mar- shalship,” was responded to by John J. Kelly, following which impromptu remarks were made by Martin O'Brien of the state democratic com- mittee, James Gorman of East Grand Forks, Al Jester, one of Marshal Wessel’s deputies from Bmidji, N. S. Davies of the Crookston Times and Hon. A. D. Stephens of Crookston. Deputy Jester, on behalf of the deputies of the state, presented Mar- shal Wessel with a magnificent in- signia of his office, in the form of a six-pointed golden star, properly in- scribed. T0 ASK FOR AID FOR KOOGHIGHING St. Paul, Minn., May 16.—Attorney General Smith and Public Examiner Fritz returned from International Falls today where they have been in- vestigating financial conditions. They have decided to ask the next legisla- ture for $600,000 to pay the assess- ment made in the county against state lands improved by ditches. A regular meeting of the Bemidji Order of the Eastern Star will be held tonight at eight o’clock. All mem- bers are urged to attend. By "HOP" NOUR MOTHER. AND SISTER PROBABLY NEVER ORDERED THEIRS MADE _HaT wax!. MEXICANS WRECK TRAIN AND KILL MANY PASSENGERS Passenger Train Near Mexico City Carrying 1,000 Persons is Wrecked. SUNSET LIMITED GOES IN DITCH American is Robbed of $3,000 When Train is Wrecked at Queerero, Laredo, Tex., May 16.—Mexican bandits burned to death 150° passen- gers in one car and wiped out the train guard in wrecking the passen- ger train carrying 1,000 passengers near Mexico City today. Loose Ties. El Paso, May 16.—Six persons are reported to have been injured when the east bound Sunset Limited of the Southern Pacific went into the ditch this morning. One report is that the Mexicans loosened the ties, causing the rails to spread. Wrecking trains with troops have been rushed to the scene. Five Are Killed. Laredo, Tex., May 16.—Five peo- ple were killed and one American named Hill was robbed of $3,000 in gold when Zapataistas wrecked a pas- senger train at Queerero. The Am- erican was not injured. Columbus, May 16.—The Flying Cavalry is searching through the foothill of Hudio ranch pursuing sev- eral Villista bands whose scouts were killed while attacking Patton’s com- mand. MANY ATTEND FUNERAL OF ARGHDEAGON PARSHALL (By Special Correspondent.) Faribault, Minn., May 16.—The fu- neral services of Archdeacon' Heman Franklin Parshall, who died at Cass Lake Saturday, was held this after- noon from the Cathedral of Our Mer- sicul Savior. The body, accompanied by mem- bers of his family arrived here Mon- day night and was taken in charge by members of the Blue Lodge of the local order of Masons. The body was taken to the cathedral where it was viewed by many people. Bishop Morrison of Duluth offi- ciated at the services this afternoon. He was assisted by other prominent clergymen of whom there were a large number present. Burial was made in the Lawn cemetery. Maple DELAY MARKS OPENING OF ORPET MURDER TRIAL Court Room, Waukegan, Ill, May _ 16.—Delay marked the opening of the Will Orpet trial today. Orpet is accused of murdering Marion Lam- bert. Indications are that the 138 venieremen will be exhausted before the jury is chosen. Three jurors have been selected. The court ruled that Celestial’s letters to Orpet must be given to the clerk of court and a copy to the defense. Marion’s letters remain with the prosecution. This is a victory for the defense. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HOLDING MEETINGS The board of county commissioners met today in regular session at the court house. Routine matters and road matters took up most of the time at the sessions today. NINE DEAD; TWENTY INJURED IN COLLAPSE Akron, Ohio, May 16.—Nine per- sons were killed and 20 injured last evening when the old Beacon build- ing collapsed as a result of a blast of dynamite in an adjoining excava- tion. MINNEAPOLIS MAN FILES ON LAND Charles H. Peterson of Minneap- olis today filed on the 81 SW¥k%, N1 SW1%-26-158-30. His filing was made under the Volstead act. STATE CONTROL BOARD VISITS AT JAG FARM St. Paul, Minn,, May 16.—The state board of control visited the “Jag Farm” at Willmar today with a view of making it an additional insane asylum. MEMORIAL COMMITTEES TO HOLD MEET TONIGHT The various committees in charge of the Memorial Day program will hold a meeting at the city hall to- night at 7:30 o’clock,