Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, June 7, 1916, Page 1

THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEE o INNESOTA TGRS VOLUME XIV, NO. 139. BEMIDH, mr.sou, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 7, 1916, FORTY CENTS PER lm REPUBLICAN AND PROGRESSIVE CONVENTIONS ARE OPENED, 500 EXPECTED AT FARMERS’ PICNIGTO BE HELD JUNE 21 Tentative Program is Announced; Excellent Addresses Are Arranged. BUSINESS MEN AND FARMERS TO HAVE BASEBALL GAME A. J. McGuire, W. F. Schilling, T. A. Erickson and Others to Talk. The farmers of Beltrami county will rub shoulders with the chants of Bemidji June 21 when the Farmers’ picnic will be given for the merchants at the county fair grounds. It is expected that about 500 people will attend the picnie. Clubs to Take Part. The Beltrami County Breeders’ as- sociation and all the Farmers’ clubs in this district will take part in the picnic. The tentative program announced today includes addresses by several of the leaders of agricultural work in the state of Minnesota. T. A. Erick- son, state leader of the boys’ and girls’ contests for the federal govern- ment, W. W. Schilling, state-wide known stock raiser at Northfield, Minn., and A. J. McGuire will de- liver addresses. A baseball game will be staged be- tween the farmers and merchants. Dinner at Noon. . The tentative program is as fol- lows: 11 A. M.—Gathering of the crowds. 11:30 A. M.—Meeting of presi- dents of Farmers’ clubs at ticket of- fice. 12 M.—Dinner. 1 P. M.—Address to the boys and girls in the corn and potato contest by T. A. Erickson, state leader. 1 P. M.—Address by W. F. Schill- ing, Northfield, Minn. 2 P. M.—Address by A. J. McGuire. 2 P. M.—Races for farm boys and girls. The girls’ races will be in charge of C. F. Schroeder. 3 P. M.—Baseball game between farmers and business men. mer- EEREKKE KKK KKK KKK x NYMORE NEWS * ¥ (By Special Correspondent.) ¥ IEEEEE RS R R E RS RS R. E. Gunther of Duluth was a business caller in Nymore Monday af- ternoon. The eighth grade students of Ny- more gave a party Tuesday evening in honor of Miss Rose E. Olson, who has been their teacher. The evening was spent in playing games after which a dainty lunch was served. Miss Olson was presented with many gifts from the children. Among the guests were Misses Viola Madison, Leona Smidth, Esther Larson, Myrtle McCulloch, Edythe Craven, Ruth Johnson, Mildred Youngberg and Messrs. Carl Larvie, Knut Vestnus, Clifford Messer, Axel Johnson, Alvin Blade, Arthur Youngberg and Carl Ackre. Mrs. Fred Moody returned from Brainerd Monday evening after spending a few days there visiting with friends and relatives. The funeral of Martin Holbrook, who died of pneumonia Saturday evening, was held Tuesday afternoon at the Salvation Army hall. Rev. Soper of Bemidji conducted the ser- vice. The *“Pathfinders” met at the home Harry Bridgeman Tuesday of Mrs. evening. SUFFRAGE DEFEATED IN STATE OF IOWA Des Moines, Ia., June 7.—The de- feat of the state constutional amend- ment providing for woman suffrage was indicated by virtually complete returns from all but five counties in the state, giving a majority of nearly 6,000 against the proposition. YELLOW PREDOMINATES IN WOMEN’S PARADE Chicago, June 7.—Yellow, purple and gold was the predominating color scheme in today’'s suffrage parade here. Most of the 40,000 women paraders wore coats and skirts to white serge and white canvas shoes. A tri-colored cockade of gold, white and purple adorned a white silk taf- fota covered straw hat. The hat cost five dollars. Bunting flags with the tri-color were also carried by the paraders. $1,000 DEPOSITS IN BLACKDUCK SCHOOLS POSTAL SAVINGS NOW SECOND IN SIZE IN Word was received at the Bemidji postoffice today that $1,000 in de- posits could be accepred by the local institution. An act of congress has eliminated the clause in the postal savings act which provides that no one shall be permitted to deposit more than $100 in any one calendar month. The act increases the amount that may be had to the credit or interest of any per- son to $1,000. MISS MYRTLENEUMANN BECOMES BRIDE OF MR. FABIAN BEGIN The wedding of Miss Myrtle Neu- mann, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Neumann, and Fabian Begin, took place this morning at nine o’clock in St. Philip’s Catholic church. Rev. Fr. J. J. T. Philippe read the ser- vices in the presence of a large group of relatives and friends. The choir of St. Philip’s church sang the mass. Miss Margaret Thome rendered a solo at the offertory. Miss Ellen Neuman, was her sis- ter’s only attendant and Charles Gould attended the groom. The ush- ers were Daniel Gainey and John Gainey. The bride wore a handsome gown of white crepe de chene, elaborated with princess lace. Her tulle veil was caught with a spray of lilies of the valley and white roses. The maid of honor was charmingly gowned in a white shadow lace frock with an overdrape of pink chiffon. She wore a large picture hat and carried an arm bouquet of pink roses. Following the ceremony a wedding breakfast was served at the home of the bride parents. There were thirty guests present. Mr. and Mrs. F. Be- gin departed for a short trip and will be at home after July first at Fari- bault, Minn. I BEMIDJI VS, BAGLEY HERE NEXT SUNDAY The Bagley baseball team will come to Bemidji next Sunday afternoon for a contest with the Bemidji team. The game will be called at three o’clock at the new Bemidji athletic park. (07 PERSONS DEAD IN BIG TORNADD Kansas City, Mo., June 7.—The death list in the storm-swept section of Arkansas, Missouri and Illinois grew hourly last night as belated re- turns were received from communi- ties which suffered in a series of tor- nadoes Monday night. The death of 107 persons has been reported, a number of other persons were un- accounted for and believed dead, and several hundred had been injured and some will die. Accurate estimates of property damage were not available, but all figures ventured by property owners in the stricken communities ran into the hundreds of thousands. In complete tabulation showed the following deaths: Arkansas, 57. Missouri, 30 (possibly more). Mississippi, 15. Illinois, 1 Tennessee, 4, with a score missing with the overturning of the Missis- sippi river packet Elenore. BEMIDJI MERCHANTS DISCUSS FARM MEET At a meeting of the Bemidji Mer- chants association Tuesday afternoon plans for the Farmers’ picnic were discussed: Routine matters were al- BELTRAMI GOUNTY Reports Compiled by Superintendent Peik Show a Rapid Growth., : ENROLLMENT FOR PAST YEAR TOTALLED 301 (By Special Correspondent.) Reports compiled by W. E. Peik, superintendent the Blackduck schools, show the rapid growth and development of the Blackduck schools. Admitted to the accredited high school list four years ago it is the second school system in size in Beltrami county. The enrollment for the year past totals 301, with 73 in the high school. Industrial Departments. Blackduck is maintaing a first- class school with industrial depart- ments and special courses in manual training, including mechanical draw- ing, in home ecenomics and in teach- ers’ training. The normal training department was added last year. Three special industrial teachers are employed and the other departments of the school — all comfortabiy housed in a well equipped $35,000 school plant—the state over $6,000 annually. Largest Class in History. The iargest class in the history of the school was recently graduated. At the exercises the Blackduck cify hall proved inadequate to hold the crowd. Dr. J. M. Freeburg, president of the board of education, presented a class of ten with diplomas. Ten graduates of the normal de- partment, including six additional post-graduates, were presented with teacher’s certificates by Supt. Peik. The graduation roll contains the following names: Lydia Sorenson, valedictorian; Florence Jameson, salutatorian; Harry Cann, Arthur Ronneberg, Utie Martin, Clara Ben- son, Curtis Bergin, Freda Jameson, Paul Perrault, Kate Hines, Hilda Ol- son, Clara Olson, Gertrude Rice, Clar- ence Baney, Aldabel Zimmerman, Clarence Juneau. GRAND RAPIDS HERE FOR GAME JULY 4 The committee in charge of the Fourth of July celebration for Be- midji is completing the program and is planning one of the biggest “Fourths” ever had in this city. Be- sides a program of races and field events, a baseball game will be staged between the Bemidji and Grand Rapids teams. of SIX MILLION ROSES IN PORTLAND FESTIVAL Portland, Ore., June 7.—Portland today pays homage to Rose, Queen of Flowers. The tenth annual Rose Festival has begun. More than 10,000 boys and girls from the public schools of Portland will present the pageant of ‘“Human Roses” today. The festival center where more than 80,000 square feet is filled to overflowing with roses and other seasonable flowers is the greatest spectacle of the kind every presented in the United States. In the center of this vast display is a huge rose bowl, where more than 15,000 flowers are massed to form a floral and electrical fountain, the first of the kind ever built. June is rose time in Portland and millions of flowers are in bloom in all parts of the city. The floral par- ade tomorrow will place on review more than 6,000,000 roses. so considered. SCOOP HO-HUM- THE CUB REPORTER Fully 1,0000 automobiles will be in the parade. contributes ; REFUGE HEARING T0 BE HELD JULY 12 Carlos Avery, state game and fish commissioner, has set July 12 as the date for the hearing on the establish- ment of a game refuge to be a part of the present refuge and to include territory from the Mississippi river to Lake Plantaganet. The hearing will be held in this city at the Com- mercial club rooms. JUNIOR COMMERGIAL GLUB TO HOLD A MEETING TONIGHT A regular meeting of the Junior Commercial club will be held tonight to complete arrangements for the first annual ball which will be given at the Armory on June 23. In ad- dition to-the dance project, a glee club, dramatic club, baseball league and other social and athletic organi- zations will be formed tonight. Members of the club expect to make the annual dance one of the biggest social affairs ever given in thd city. Decorations will be in the form of some commercial or business insti- tution. Large flower beds will be depicted in the two ends of the hall and in the middle of the floor. With- in the large center flower bed, the orchestra will be placed and at the two extreme gardens, punch and flowers will be distributed to the guests. W. A. Elliot will superin- tend the decorating. Invitations will be issued to per- sons in all the towns near Bemidji and special invitations extended to the Commercial clubs of the nearby towns. Tickets in the form of re- ceipts will be placed in the hands of a ticket selling committee. Pro- grams will also be given to the guests for souvenirs. The Junior Commercial Club Glee club will give several numbers. The proceeds! will be used for the chautauqua booster trip. DELEGATES TO HIBBING FOR N, M. D. A, MEET Bemidji delegates will leave to- night for Hibbing to attend the Northern Minnesota Development as- sociation meeting which will be held there tomorrow and Friday. Attorney E. E. McDonald will de- liver an address at the meeting to- morrow on ‘“Automobile Highways in the State.” BEMIDJI GREAMERY 1S MAKING 600D REGORD The Beltrami Farmers’ Co-opera- tive creamery is making a good rec- ord for this month. Saturday 1,643 pounds of butter were churned and Tuesday 680 pounds. Last year dur- ing the month of June 12,000 pounds were churned. BEMIDJI AD CLUB ) HOLDS MEETING The Bemidji Ad club held a meet- ing Tuesday afternoon at the Com- mercial club rooms and outlined the program for the next few months. Five new members were admitted to the club. They are E. A, Barker, Reynolds & Winter, E. H. Denu, W. Z. Robinson and G. D. Backus. BOYS’ CASES ARE CONTINUED TO JUNE 10 The cases of the ten boys in the municipal court who are accused of taking fixtures from the burned hull of the boat “The City of Bemidji” was postponed Tuesday to Jume 10. 1t is alleged that the boys took brass EARLY MORNING FIRE DOES $1,500 DAMAGETUFAGTURY Bemidji Box Factory Has Blaze; Motors and Engine Are Damaged. ORIGIN BELIEVED FROM CROSSED WIRES Fire at 4:15 o'clock this morning caused about $1,500 loss at the Be- midji Box factory. and machinery were badly damaged. Glass in the factory was broken. The fire was discovered shortly af- ter the watchman had made his trip through the factory. It is believed that the fire was caused by a short cireuit of electric wires. The Bemidji fire department was called. The entire loss is covered by in- surance. BEMIDJI ROD & GUN CLUB HAS FIRST SHOOT Several motors The Ilemidji Rod & Gun club held its first shoot of the season Sunday. D. H. Miller secured highest score of the day, breaking 21 out of the 25 birds. The scores were as follows: Shot at Broke L. Lind 15 C. Schmidt ... 10 R. B. Lycan 17 H. Sande 8 C. Vandersluis . . 18 L. Larson 18 D. H. Miller 21 The next shoot will be held next Sunday morning at the new range which is being constructed on 23rd street. JUNIORS IN GHARGE OF CHAUTAUQUA MEET At a meeting of the Bemidji Com- mercial club last evening, the Junior Commercial club was given charge of the chautaugua which will be held here this summer. The junior organization will have charge of the sale of the tickets. At the meeting of the senior or- ganization last evening the member- ship of A. M. Hayes and the non- memberships of M. E. Smith and Max Kolliner, besides several social mem- berships were accepted. Committees reported action taken during the past few weeks. J. J. Opsahl was authorized to write to members of congress and of the Indian department in regard to the floods at the Red Lake river. At a meeting of the board of di- rectors Dr. D. L. Stanton was named a director to succeed J. K. Given, who has resigned. ASQUITH IN GHARGE OF ENGLISH WAR OFFIGE London, June 7.—As a result of the death of Lord Kitchener, Premier As- quith was today placed in temporary charge of the war office. Attention in today’s war is center- ed on the Russian offensive. It is claimed that 30,000 Austrian prison- ers have been taken so far. FIRE DEPARTMENT IS CALLED TO SMALL BLAZE The Bemidji Fire department was called to the Schultz residence at the corner of Fourth street and Missis- sippi avenue at 3:30 o’clock yester- and iron fixtures from the engines valued at about $50. day afternoon to extinguish a small KEYNOTE ADDRESSES ARE GIVE FOR UNIO duration of the deluge. the rain today. The sessions today journment was taken for more talk. name of Roosevelt was mentioned. tion. icanism and party union. this morning. banners were damaged. cnstration for Roosevelt. Teddy was the greatest and bravest ent demonstration. afternoon. Have Big Parade. Chicago, June 7.—To urge an equal suffrage plank in the Republican platform, forty thousand women, two clephants and a goat marched down Michigan avenue to the Coliseum, where the Grand Old Party meets to- day. The rain did not stop the par- ade. From every voting unit in the United States women got in line and urged the suffrage plank. Two classes of women marched, the “free” women, those who already have the vote, and the women from the states where equal suffrage has not yet been granted. At the head of the grand proces- sion Miss Portie Willis, pretty New York suffragist, drove two huge ele- phants. The elephants carried a heavy plank with the word “Suff- rage” painted large upon it. 12 Free States. A distinction was made in the par- ade between the twelve “free” states (the eleven with full suffrage and Illinois with municipal and presiden- tial suffrage) and the 36 states which have not yet granted equal voting privileges to women. Twelve pretty girls bearing the names of the twelve “free” states were dressed in white. These were followed by thirty-six girls dressed in a more sombre hue and bearing the names of the thirty-six states with- out effual suffrage. It had been suggested that the thirty-six grey-clad women wear manacles on their hands and imita- tion balls and chains on their ankles, but this was voted down as not truly representative of conditions. The parade is given under the aus- pices of the National American Wo- man Suffrage association. Goat a Mascot. Six hundred women school teachers marched. They had as their mascot a goat. “We have so often been the goat,” said one of the schoolmarms, “that a goat is the most appropriate emblem we can find.” This gave the parade the appear- ance of a zoo, taken with the ele- phants. All the teachers are mem- blaze. There was no damage done. (Continued on Page 4) It Didn't Have The Right Listen To It NOTHING— OF CONVENTION INTEREST)/ DELEGATE. TO-DAN BUT KIDDING— THAT™ NOTHING DoING— \NTHIS LIL OLE G:0.R CONVENTION ~LETS BOTH GO OVER.TO \WALSON- the hotel lobbies to the convention hall. gave his keynote address, the temporary roll call of delegates was re- ceived and accepted, convention comittees were announced and an ad- He plans to block a premature nomination of Roosevelt. radicals are determined to nominate Roosevelt and plan to block any move toward a permanent compromise. To Check Move. Milton Purdy, Minnesota Progressive national committeeman, follow- ing Minnesota's caucus last night told Progressive leaders that the Min- nesotans would help hold the Progressives in check until Saturday in at- tempting to see what the Republicans did. Bookmakers today are betting even money on T. R. Senator Harding in his keynote speech made an appeal for Amer- He stated that the G. O. P. wanted harmony. " A contingent of Shermanites attempted to enter a Roosevelt meeting There was a fist fight and one face and two Roosevelt N CHICAGO Progressnves May Not Act Until After G. O. P. Has Named Candidate Big Crowd Present at Opening of Conventions; Rain Fails to Prevent Activities; Women Hold Big Suffrage Parade in Chicago Today. N; ASK N OF PARTIES AND PATRIOTISM P Chicago, June 7.—The Republicans met today with as much knowl- edge as to whom they would choose as Noah had about the probable The similie is especially fitting on account of were simply a transfer of talk from Temporary Chairman Harding Ready for Peace, The Progressive convention opened ready for war or peace at its own terms with the G. 0. P. Fire works Perkins is hopeful for an amalgama- began the instant the The Wild Demenstrations. The Republican convention convened at 11:45 and the Progressive at 12:27. After Chairman Harding had talked one hour and twenty min- utes the Republicans adjourned until 11 o’clock tomorrow. The Progressives went wild 35 minutes after convention in a dem- Chairman Robbins in his address stated that American and that the nation was clamoring for him. Then the Progressives tore up the hall in a viol- The demonstration was still booming at 2:30 this (By Perry Arnold.) (United Press Staff Correspondent) Chicago, June 7:—Jostling crowds on Michigan Boulevard, the blare of packed humanity in hotel lobbies, beribboned. and- be-badged -visitors, and the buzz, buzz of talk—this was the opening day of the Republican and Progressive National Conven- tions. At least, these were the outward manifestations of the chosen few of two national parties meeting im sel- emn conclave to name a presidential ticket. A Steam Roller Four years ago the steam roller staked its Gargantuan.way through Chicago’s streets, down and through the Colliseum and back into the roundhouse of political history. If the steam roller hadn’t formed, there would have been only one national convention today. But pancake-making wheels of the jug- gerant arose, brushed off their garments and assuaged their mangled bodies with tlie balm of a convention, candidates and machinery of their very own. It appeared today that the bruises the steam-roller of four years ago inflicted might be entirely healed. The Republican man in the street and the Progressive man in the street hailed each other as brother, not as political enemy. Feeling of Curiosity Gone today was the before-the- battle acrimony of four years ago which centered about the smallest minute of the convention machinery. Maybe the leaders of the Pro- gressive and Republican gatherings still maintain an air of aloofness mixed with a curiosity as to what the other side was doing, but there wasn’t nearly so much grim desperation in the chase of the Southern delegate, the pursuit of the elusive unpledged delegate or in the jockeying for places on the permanent roll of the convention roster. The business scheduled in both national gatherings is to be more or less perfunctory today. Calling to order, prayer, introductory speeches by the national chairman and the set- ting to work of the convention com- mittees is about all either the Republican or the Progressive leaders per- i By "HOP”’ expect to accomplish in the day's public sessions. “ The real fireworks is expected to begin tomorrow with the keynote speeches of the temporary chairmen. Tonight the Resolutions Commit- tees are expected to begin their long grind of hearings and closed sessions, leading up to the formation of plat- forms. LISTEN STUPID-T DlDNT \W\LSON — T MEANT WILSON AVENUE! . Gavel at Noon . It was National Chairman Charles D. Hughes whose gavel banged to order the Republican conclave, at noon precisely. Hours before that minute the great galleries of the Colliseum. had_been qacked to their utmost capacity. A band, tucked far up above in a (Continued on Page 4)