Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 30, 1916, Page 1

A e VOLUME XIV, NO. 132. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, TUESDAY EVEHING IAY 30, 1816. NEER .,n_ : ronnmmuom BASEBALL TODAY FOSSTON VS, BEMIDJI=- HONOR STUDENTS OF GRADE GLASSES ARE. ANNOUNGED Superintendent Dyer Issues List of Students Who Were Excused From Exams, ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY- SIX MAKE GOOD RECORDS Seventh and Eighth Grade Students Secure High Averages, W. P. Dyer, superintendent of schools, today made public the list of the honor students of the Seventh and Eighth grades of the Bemidji schools. The list includes the stu- dents who were excused from exam- inations. There are 176 students on the list. The list is as follows: 8th Arithmetic. Leo Neuman, Alice Dyer, Bertha Webster, Evelyn Kirk, Bernice Wal- lace, Lottie French, Margaret Pet- erson, Bert McTaggart, William Lin:1. 8th Reading and Composition. Lottie French, Alice Dyer, Bertha Webster, Bernice Wallace, Irene Mec- Pherson, Leo Neuman, Evelyn Kirk, Carolyn Campbell, Junie Williams, Beatrice Miller. 8th History. Carolyn Campbell, Richard Cota, Carlton Crothers, Earl Cochran, Ray- mond Dell, Alice Dyer, Lottie French, Evelyn Kirk, Fredrick Freeze, Myrtle Johnson, Beatrice Miller, Robert Nay- lor, Leo Neuman, Carrie Olson, Mar- garet Peterson, Nora Sullivan, Lester Smith, Bernice Wallace, Bertha Webh- ster, Sumner Whitney, Adrian Wes- terlund. 8th Grammar. Raymond Dell, Gordon Jones, Rob- ert Naylor, Ted Sexton, Adrian Wes- terlund, Willard Lind, Ruth Rice, Irene McPherson, Margaret Peterson, Bernice Wallace, Leo Neuman, Caro- iyn Campbell, Emma Smith, Beatrice Miller, Myrtle Johnson, Arlene Den- eau, Lottie French, Bert Naylor, Eve- lyn Kirk, Gladys Gainey, Bertha Webster, Junie Williams, Alice Dyer. 7th Grade Arithmetic. Catherine Bagley, Verna Barker, Dorothy Jarchou, Aimee Peterson, Thelma Bowers, Doris Flatley, Julia Keiser, Della Martin, Esther Schroe- der, Lily Wilson, Pearl Tanner, Vic- tor Jahr, Clara Korslund. 7th Grade Physiology. Martha Anderson, Margaret Sy- mons, Stanley Coe, Edgar Angvall, Catherine Bagley, Verna Barker, Max Benson, Thelma Bowers, Gudrun Brose, Wayland Carpenter, Lucile Cote, Clayton Coyle, Earl Dell, Philip Denu, Ruby Edwards, Otto Erickson, Doris Flatley, Bertha Goldberg, Dor- othy Jarchou, Julia Keiser, John Koors, Lorraine Kreatz, Loyd Mal- one, Della Martin, Clara Miller, Dor- othy Patterson, Amie Peterson, Pearl Phibbs, Esther Schroeder, Elsie Shannon, Pearl Tanner, Bert Tardy, Grace Thome, Bunice Titus, Lily Wilson. Geopraphy. Edgar Angvall Thomas Attridge, Catherine Bagley, Verna Barker, Thelma Bowers, Max Benson, Lucile Cota, Philip Denu, Otto Erickson, Doris Flatley, Jerome Higgens, Dor- othy Jarchou, Julia Keiser, Leia Paul, Elsie Shannon, Esther Schroed- er, Lily Wilson, Pearl Phibbs. 7th Reading. Dorothy Wilson, Lillie Wilson, Gudrum Brose, Thelma Bowers, Eu- nice Titus, Clemons Chase, Doris Flatley, Bertha Goldberg, John Koors, Lloyd Malone, Della Martin, Pearl Phibbs, Elsie Shannon, Edla Rudy, Dorothy Jarchou, Ruby Edwards, Lu- cille Cota, Agnes Skinvick, Martha Anderson, Bert Tardy, Verna Barker, Catherine Bagley, Henry ‘Will, Max Benson, Grace Isted, Roland Letford. INDIANS TO SELECT BEMIDJI DELEGATES Cloquet, Minn., May 0.—The In- dians of the Fond du Lac reservation will hold a meeting at the social hall in the Indian village, near Cloquet, June 9, for the purpose of electing delegates to the convention of Chip- pewa Indians of Minnesota to be held at Bemidji, July 9. THREE TO GRADUATE FROM SPOONER HIGH Spooner, Minn., May 0.—The an- nual commencement of the Spooner high school will be held at the Au- ditorium next Thursday evening. Those graduating this year are Thresa Maus, Ralph Meloney and Kenneth Weeks. - advertisements are re- Ploneer New Athletic Ball; Opening Game Between Fosston and Bemidji. GROUNDS ARE IN GOOD CONDITION Band to Be on Hand; New Park is One of Best in This Vicinity. A professional man this morn- ing agreed to give the Bemidji player who knocks the first home run, three-bagger or two- sacker today, cash prizes. The Bemidji player who knocks the first home run will be paid five dollars, the first three-bagger will bring three dollars and the first two-sacker, two dollars. Bemidji’s new athletic park will be officially opened this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock when Mayor Charles Vandersluis pitches a ball to F. S. Lycan, president of the city council. The mayor promises (o “beaner.” toss a Cost $2,000. The new park has been constructed at a cost of about $2,000. The new park is well planned. It is located south of the Minnesota Electric company's plant. The grandstand is located in the northeast corner and will accommodate about 600 people. The bleachers are constructed along the Fourth street side of the grounds and will provide seating room for about 400. In addition there is room for the parking of automobiles, a special entrance having been ar- ranged. The park is 342x280 fect. Brown is President. The new park was constructed by the Bemidji Athletic association, a $10,000 corporation. The officers of the association are Attorney M. J. Brown, president; H. M. Clark of the Clark Pole & Tie company, -vice president; Frank S. Lycan, propri- etor of the Hotel Markham, secretary and treasurer. The directors are as follows: Chas. Nangle, T. J. Burke, Frank S. Lycan, Thomas Ervin, Attorney A. A. An- drews, A. B. Palmer, R. H. Schuma- ker, W. L. Brooks, Attorney M. J. Brown and Judge Marshall A. Spooner. The park is so constructed that it can be used for baseball, footbail, hockey and curling. Has Strong Team, One of the strongest baseball ag- gregations that ever represented Be- midji will meet the Fosston nine at the new park this afternoon at 3:30 o’clock. The Bemidji team will probably line up as follows: Kaunerberg of Minneapolis, Paul of Bemidji, or Ralph of Edmonton, pitchers; Frank of Minneapolis, catcher, Berrigan, first base; Howe, second base; Diedrich, shortstop, E. Bailey, third base; Trafton, C. Bailey, Tanner and Bell, fielders. FUNERAL OF HILL TO BE TOMORROW St. Paul, Mnn., May 30.—The fu- neral of James J. Hill, Empire Build- er, will be held tomorrow afternoon from his residence here. Rev. Thomas J. Gibbons will officiate. The burial will be made at Hill’s North Oaks farm. The funeral will be very simple and flowers are barred. Veteran Great Northern employcs viewed the remains of the late mag- nate today. All trains on the Great Northern, Northern Pacific and Burlington will stop from 2 to 2:05 o’clock tomor- row afternoon. Taylors Falls, Minn.,, May 30.— Goverrior J. A. A. Burnuist today de- livered the principal address at a Memorial Day program here. Mayor Vandersluis to Pitch First Park to BIG CONSPIRACY Be Opened at 3: 30 P. M. Today| TRIALS OPEN AT i*iifiii!llii*’l**i WINNIPEG TODAY = % FACTS ABOUT THE * * NEW ATHLETIC PARK *| Winnipeg, May 30.—One of the * *| greatest criminal trials in the his- * Cost—$2,000. *|tory of Canada opéned today when x Grandstand and bleachers <*|three ex-ministers of the Manitoba * have a capacity of 1,000. ¥ | government and Thomas Kelly, the x Parking space for 26 auto- | constructor for the parliament build- ¥« mobiles. *|ings appeared before Judge Prender- *x Admission to grounds, 26 %|[gast and a jury on charges of con- ¥ cents. * | spiracy to defraud the Manitoba goy- * Admission to grandstand, *|ernment of over a million dollars in * 25 cents. *|the construction of the lew legisla- x Automobiles will be parked ¥ |ture, ¥ for 25 cents each. ¥| Sir R. P. Roblin is also charged * Baseball team is composed ¥|with destroying public documents, * of fastest players in city, be- ¥|having torn the order-in-council out * sides good semi-professional *|of the official records, awarding a * material. *| contract to Thomas Kelly for $850,- * Game today will begin at %|000 for the construction of the * 3:30 o’clock. *|dome. The other two ex-ministers * Mayor Vandersluis will *|are Hon. J. H. Howden and Hon. ¥ piteh first ball. *|George R. Coldwell. All are out on * Band will be present. , *($50,000 bail which was surrendered * Contesting teams will be %|today. : * Fosston and Bemidji. *| Hon. W. H. Montague, the fourth * Gotcher ticket? *| minister sent up for trial, has died : ¥ |since the preliminary hearing. ¥ KKK KKK K EN K KKK PIONEER PUBLISHED AT NOON TODAY COMMISSION ORDERS MORE WATERRELEASED FROMRAINY RIVER DAM International Falls, Minn., May 30. —Rainy lake and Rainy river rose more rapidly today. The situation became more serious. A log jam is holding back huge floods of water from the power plants and paper mills. The International Joint Boundary ‘Waterways commission today ordered 3,000 more cubic feet of* water a sec- ong released from the power dam. BEMIDJI GONSTRUGTED AUTOMOBILE N BIG SPEEOWAY RAGE TODAY St. Paul, Minn., May 30.—A Be- midji constructed automobile is en- tered in the first motor races of the 'season to be staged at the Twin City Speedway this afternoon. The car is owned by C. W. Jewelt The Pioneer was published at noon today so as (o give its employes a Diall holid; NO CHANGE REPORTED IN BATTLE OF VERDUN London, May 30.—No change was reported today in the battle of Ver- dun. The Italians are checking the Austrian advance. MARTIN FLINT, A PIONEER RESIDENT, DIES AT HOSPITAL Martin Flint, a ploneer resident of] Bemidji, tlie(.l last evening at seven o’clock at St. Anthony’s hospital of He had been ill for the past few weeks. i Mr. Flint was 73 years of age. He came to Bemidji about 17 years ago. His home was at 601 Minnesota av- enue and he conducted a confection- ery store at 311 Sixth street. His wife died three years ago. Bright’s disease. Surviving Mr. Flint are three N e A daughters, Mrs. Gill Crone of Be-|2nd is named “Bigmidg.” It Is a midji, Mrs. Seth Phillips and Mrs. little red go-devil constructed from a Ford and yesterday it did the not | course in wonderful time. It will undoubtedly be a strong contender for the money in the 50-mile race. Jewett will drive the car. Six races are on the program with a 50-mile feature event, while two motorcycle races and aviation stunts by Ruth'Law are also sched- uled as additional features. The first event of the program will start at 1:30 and the races will be run off in rapid succession so that the card may be finished well before 5:30. 300-Mile Race. Charles Griffin of Bailey, Ia. Funeral arrangements have been completed. BOAT HOUSES ALONG LAKE SHORE MAY BE CONDEMNED BY GIT Because boat houses along the lake shore allow rubbish, dead fish, weeds, Indianapolis Speedway, May 30.— ete., to accumulate on the laKe shore, [ The interest of the big crowd filling the city may condemn all 'the boat}grandstand, bleachers and infield at houses and order that 'they be|the speedway here today centered in moved. the attempted comeback of Louis Several complaints were made dur- | Chevrolet, the lone surviving mem- ing the past few days on account of | ber of the famous team that made au- the stench of the accumulation caused. | tomobile racing history in 1908-09- by the boat houses forming a/| 10. Chevrolet, with 28 other world “pocket” along the lake shore, mak-{famous speed devils, faced the starter ing it impossible for the wind to wash | in the sixth annual international the accumulation away. | sweepstakes 300-mile dash over the The city paid several hundred dol-'|speedway of vitrified brick. : lars last year ‘to have -the shore: Chevrolet’s two teammates have cleaned. 4 /| crossed the great divide. Louis The board of health is investiga-'|Strang was killed while driving a ting the matter, and ‘it is believed { touring car at a snail's pace in the that the boat houses will be ordered { Wisconsin reliability run five years condemned immediately. ago, and Bob Burman died at Corona - when a wheel on his Puegeot broke. Blue Earth, Minn,, May 30.—A. O.| Chevrolet alone remains to uphold GAME CALLED AT compete for amount to $30,000 in cash with three intermediate tro- phies and $12,000 to the winner. NEW NYMORE ROAD MAY RUN BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD Mnnesota & International Railway Submits New and Best Proposition. CITY COUNCIL NAMES FIVE APPRAISERS Committee Appointed to Confer With Railway Officials and Report. The Minnesota & International railway in an effort to co-operate with the city to secure the best route for the new proposed Nymore high- way and to evade litigation has sub- mitted a new proposition to the city council. One of Best. The new proposition is believed to be one of the best submitted. It is an agreement to give the city the right of way along the lake shore if the city will not open up Second street but will construct a street 120 feet north of Second street, or mid- way between Second and Third streets. Under the new proposition the road would cross no railway tracks. Committee Named. At a meeting of the council last evening the new proposition was dis- cussed and upon motion of Alderman Bailey, the street committee, con- sisting of Aldermen Smart, Phillippi by the loan of tools or otherwise, and I would be glad to discuss that phase of the situation with the proper par- ties in due course and see if we can help them out in any way.” 300 Sign Petition. It was pointed out at the meeting of the council last evening that about 300 citizens had petitioned the city to construct the new Nymore high- way to Third street. It is believed that this new proposition will be sat- isfactory to them. Several of the aldermen spoke very favorably of the new propositions of the railway and urged that since it appeared that the railway company was ready to do the right thing that the city should do the fair thing. By accepting the new proposition of the railway company there would be no litigation over the right of way for the highway. Second Hand Auto. At the council meeting on motion of Alderman Smart the city clerk was authorized to advertise for bids for a second hand automobile for the use of the city engineer. The city attorney was instructed to request to Great Northern railway to make its crossing west of the Blakeslee farm conform with the Soo railway crossing. An amendment to the fire ordinance exempting the east half of block 12 from the limits was read. BIG PROGRAM FOR 48TH ANNIVERSARY OF RESERVATION An excellent program has been pre- pared for the 48th anniversary of the settlement of the White Earth reservation by the Chippewas which will be held at the reservation June 14. and Ervin, Alderman Lycan, City At- torney Russell and City Engineer Swinson were appointed to confer with railway officials and report to the council at a special meeting next Monday evening. Appraisers Named. ,.’l‘he couneil in acung UpON*A reso- Tution passed-at the last méeting for the constructing of the highway on Second street, named five apprais- ers. The appraisers are requested to report in two weeks as to the value of the property along the proposed Second street route. This. is the route that the railway company is opposing. The appraisers named are Charles Warfield, A. P. White, R. K. Bliler and John Kroon. Letter in Part. The letter from W. H. Gemmell to the city council, outlining the new propositions of the M. & I. railway, in part, is as follows: “1. If the city council decides they will continue to use Beltrami avenue extended to the railway tracks and the present crossing, merely building a permanent bridge of the proper height, we will co-op- erate with them in every way we reasonably can by making track changes so that, if practicable, there will be only one railroad track to cross, keeping the crossing planked up in proper shape at all times and adopting and using such safety de- vices as to the city council shall seem requisite and necessary. “3, If the council decides that it will abandon the present crossing and location of the bridge and build a.new bridge and go along the lake front at least as far as the nmorth end of our property in lot A, which is about 120 feet north of the north side of Second street extended, I will recommend to our owners that we will give the city free of charge an easement for roadway purposes con- sisting of a strip of right-of-way as wide as they ask up to 80 feet; the same to commence 20 feet from the rear of existing warehouses; the city in return to vacate the crossing from the present bridge west. “If plan number two is adopted, it Eberhart, former governor, was the] the honor of the Three Musketeers principal speaker at a Memorial Day { of other days. service here today.’ The prizes the twenty-nine drivers THE CUB FEPORTER SCOO 5. THIK THEY CALL 1T DECORATION DAY BECAUSE THEY EXPECTUS AUTD RACERS TO DECORATE TH' LANDSCAPE. Wi TH 0UR. PIECES - is possible that the railway company could be of some use to the city in The races of the day will include a grand parade by Indians, pony ra- ces, canoe races, speeches by white and red orators, baseball games be- tween the Indians and whites, war and:Ind{an ‘women dances, long dis- tance Indian races. The committee in charge of the program is as follows: Julius H. Brown, president; George Lufkins, vice president; A. C. Beaulieu, sec- retary, and William Daily, treas- urer. The invitation to the public is as follows: To our fellow Indians and white brothers we extend cheerful greet- ings: The; day of rejoicing and good fel- lowship is at hand; once more do the Chippewas of the White Earth reservation call upon their red and white brothers to come and join them in smoking the pipe of peace, and in thanking the Great Spirit for again permitting a general reunion. The Chippewas of the White Earth reservation in Minnesota, for the first time celebrated their arrival up- on this reservation on June 14, 1873, five years after the arrival of the first contingent of Chippewas from the old Gull Lake reservation in Crow Wing county in this state. Since this first celebration the Chippewas have not lost any interest in it but steadily it has increased so that not only the Chippewas of Min- nesota but Indians of other tribes have taken part. FRANK JULIN ARRESTED ON A LIQUOR CHARGE The case of Frank Julin who was arrested by Bemidji police charged with conducting an unlicensed drink- ing place at the Svea hotel, was con- tinued to June 10 yesterday in the municipal court. Julin was arrested Saturday night in a raid. TRANSIENT FORFEITS $5 ON DRUNK CHARGE John Norby, a transient, forfeited five dollars in the municipal court yesterday on a charge of drunken- ness. He failed to put in an appear- doing the work along the lake front Some Decoration Day Interviews DECORATION DAY — MY SON- 1S A SPENIAL DAY GIVENLP TO THE FIRST BIe WHUT DO THEY MEAN — BY DECORATION BAY? WHY (T5 A DAY SET ASIDE YO PLAY DOUBLE HEADERSS e ' Defective Page DECORAT (0N DAY 1S By "HOP" T LLLOOK (T UP TO MAKE. SURE-BUT (T SEEMS TO ME_THE ORIGINAL \DEA BEMIDJI PAYS TRIBUTE TO THE SOLDIER DEAD Varied Exercises Mark Observance of Memorial Day; Stores Are Closed. PROGRAM AT CITY HALL THIS AFTERNOON Twenty Boys of '61 Hold Services With Women of Circle at Cemetery. ROLL OF SOLDIERS BURIED IN GREENWOOD Corp. Tracy Bardwell, Co. A, 5th. Minn. Inf.; Sadok Day, Co. F, 15th Iowa Cav.; B. G. Thomas, Co. H, 36th Wis. Inf.; Corp. Levi Oberdiear, Co. L, 8th IIl. Cav.; Wm. A. Oakley, Co. A, 65th Il Inf.; M. Hart, Co. G, 123rd N. Y. Inf.; G. E. White, Co. I, 5th Minn. Inf.; C. Villemir, Co. H, ist ‘Wis. Inf.; Fremand Doud, Co. F, 18th Wis. Inf.; Sergt. R. H. Carr, Co. F, 3rd Mich. Cav.; Jos. Shaw, Co. D, 12th Wis. Inf.; S. E. Trask, Co. F, 46th Towa Inf.; Thos. F. Joy, Co. G, 15th Wis. Inf.; Chas. Pierce, Co. F, 14th Ohio Inf.; Chas. Hixon, Co. E, 4th Mich. Cav.; Jno. Hunt, Co. €, 2nd Mich. Cav.; Abel Rogers, Co. H, 3rd Wis. Cav.; Harrison W. Bailey, Co. C, 2nd Iowa Inf.; Alex Perry, Co. A, 2nd Mich. Cav.; Corp. Louis St. Thomas, Co. A, 49th Ill. Inf.; Alex- ander McRae, Co. C, 4th Minn. Inf.; Geo. Bardwell, Co. C, 3rd Minn. Inf.; Calvin Daniels, Co. D, th Minn. Inf.; J. A. Rogers, Co. C, 18th N. Y. Inf ; Ernest H. Rockensock, 22nd. Ill Inf ; Joseph Bogart, Co. C, 210th Pa. Inf.; James M. Fuller, Co. G, 116th N. Y. Inf. = Today is Memorial Day. All Bemidji is joining in paying tribute to the soldier and sailor dead. Places Are Closed. Banks, city and county offices-are — closed for the day, stores and busi- ness places will close either this noon or early this afternoon. The feature of Bemidji's observ- ances was a parade and exercises held at the cemetery this morning. Twenty “boys of ’61,” a dozen wo- men members of the Circle, the Be- midji Naval Militia, several hundred school children, firemen and many citizens formed the parade shortly after ten o’clock this morning. The procession marched to the Green- wood cemetery where appropriate ex- ercises were held. Salute is Fired. Graves were decorated, a salute was fired over graves by a squad.from the Bemidji naval militia and a short program was given at the Soldiers’ monument. The soldiers were carried to the cemetery in automobiles. They were William Schroeder, commander; George Smith, L. G. Pendergast, William Cheney, H. P. Minton, E. Schaffee, J. A. McClure, Nels Truelson, R. G. Eastwood, C. S. Ferris, T. H. Osborne, J. A. Martin, G. P. Irish, H. G. Foster, C. Clothraa, J. H. Heath, A. H. Williams, T. B. Garrigan, Otto Damdell and Captain F. A. Cross. Gives a Reading. At the cemetery the school chil- dren sang several songs and Mrs. L. G. Pendergast gave a reading. Charles W. Vandersluis, mayor, as marshal of the day, led the proces- sion. This noon a dinner was served to the G. A. R. and Circle members in the Odds Fellows hall. This afternoon at two o'clock a pro- gram will be given at the city hall. W. B. Stewart, county superintendent of schools, will preside. The follow- ing program will be given: Program_to Be Given. Prayer, Rev. B. D. Hanscom; song, glee club; remarks, W. B. Stewart; exercises, Bemidji school children; address, “What Constitutes Patriot- ism,” Hon. L. G. Pendergast; song, quartette; Lincoln’s Gettysburg ad- dress, Leroy Mattson; exercises, Ny- more school children; reading, Mrs. H. W. Bailey; song, quarette; ad- dress, Dr. M. D. Fuller; song, “Am- erica”; benediction. SENATE BY 35 TO 32 PASSES RIVER BILL i— ‘Washington, May 30.—The senate late yesterday passed the river and harbor. bill, carrying a $43,000 Inpproprlnuon. The vote was 35 to : 32, STORM DOES DAMAGE IN NORTHERN WISCONSIN Milwaukee, Wis., May 30.—Three were killed and six hurt yesterday ] in a storm that swept oyer Northern [Wisconéln. The, property damage i3 over $20,000.