Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, June 15, 1916, Page 1

THE BEMIDJI DAILY PION VOLUME XIV, NO. 146. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 15, 1916. Historical Soclety FORTY CENTS PER NATIONAL LITTLE INTEREST IS SHOWN IN THE PRIMARY ELECTION Biggest Contests are County Com- missioner Races; Many Contestants. BUCKMAN APPEARS STRONGEST IN CONGRESSIONAL RACE Candidates for Probate Judge Active; Citizens are Urged to Vote. Despite the fact that primary elee- tion will be held next Monday there is but very little interest in the out- come. There are, however, some very pretty races. According to political leaders it will be one of the quietest primary elections ever held. To Nominate Senator. The voters of Minnesota will nom- inate candidates on tickets for United States senator, governor and other state offices, associate justice of the supreme court, judges, congressional candidates, members of the legisla- ture and county offices. For the first time in the history of the state, voters will have the op- portunity to vote direct for a nom- inee for U. S. senator. The candidates are Senator Moses E. Clapp, Frank B. Kellogg, Adolph O. Eberhart and Charles A. Lindbergh. Clapp, al- though he has not made an active campaign, will receive a large num- ber of votes on account of his past record. Sentiment for him is in- creasing daily. Democrats Have Ticket. Daniel Lawler of St. Paul and Al- fred J. Davis of Minneapolis are af- ter the senatorial nomination on the Democratic side. In the race for the gubernatorial nomination on the Republican ticket, Governor Burnquist is opposed by S. G. Iverson, former state auditor. The Democrats after the office are 8. D. Works, insurance . commissioner, Cyrus M. King, anti-Lynch aspirant, and Thomas P. Dwyer of Minneap- olis. Five for Second Place. There are five in the race for lieu- tenant governor. Thomas Frankson of St. Paul, Dr. J. A. Gates and James A. Peterson, both of Minneapolis, are after the Republican nomination, and Severin N. Sorenson of Minneapolis, an anti-Lynch man, is contesting with Julius Thorson of Benson for the Democratic nomination. Julius Schmahl, secretary of state, is opposed by F. K. Sampson of No- bles county for the Republican nom- ination. For state treasurer, R. L. John- son of Austin, Henry Rines of Mora and Peter J. Schwarg of Dodge Cen- ter are the candidates on the Repub- lican ticket. Elias Steenerson of Crookston is opposing Judge Ira B. Mills, present chairman of the railroad and ware- house commission. O. A. Hedin of Minneapolis is the Democratic candi- date. Interest in Race. For congress in the Sixth district, C. B. Buckman of Little Falls appears to have the best of the race over B. L. Rogers of Walker and Harold Knutson of St. Cloud for the Repub- lican nomination. For associate justice of the su- preme court, James H. Quinn, Albert Schaller, W. B. Anderson and Thomas Kneeland are in the race. The representative race in this county will probably be the most contested. 'There are five in the race. They are L. G. Pendergast of Be- midji, Charles Carter of Hines, Sam Sherman of Williams, E. W. Hannah of Bemidji and Helic Clementson of Clementson. Candidates for the judge of pro- bate are making a big campaign. They are M. G. Slocum, M. A. Clark, Joseph E. Harris and H. A. Simons. There are many candidates in the race for commissionership. In the second district V. E. Lind- holm, B. A. Arneson, A. J. Hilden, Hans B. Imsdahl and Albert Johnson are the candidates. William Lennon, county commis- sioner in the fourth distriet, is being opposed by B. M. Armstrong, C. O. Espe, Gustave Sandell, E. E. Schulke and Joseph Jerome. J. C. Thompson, commissioner in the fourth district, is opposed by Sam Ellis, W. H. Gish, Paul Haluptzok, Nils A. Otterstad, Otto Simon and H. Wesley Wright. A charter amendment election will be held in Bemidji. The amendment will provide for the installation of a white way. There is no opposition to the amendment and it is believed that it will get a large vote. Voters are urged to vote at the primaries next Monday. NORWEGIAN SAETESDALSLAGET OPENS CONVENTION IN BEMIDAI L 4 200 DELEGATES HERE FOR ANNUAL MEETING OF SAETESDALSLAGET Bemidji is Host to National Nor- wegian Organization; Sessions Opened at City Hall. Guests to Be Taken on Automobile Trip Around Lake Tomorrow Afternoon at 2:30. Over 200 delegates of the Saetes- dalslaget, a national Norweglan or- ganization, today invaded Bemidji for a two days’ annual session. The BEMIDJI FAILS TO LAND STATE FIRE FIGHTER’S CONVENTION Montevideo Will Entertain 1917 Meet and Red Wing Will Have 1918 Session. FORTY-FOURTH MEET CLOSED AT CHISHOLM Delegates are Taken for a Trip to the Greatest Open Pit Iron Works. (By Special Correspondent) delegates are from many points in the Northwest. It is expected that more delegates will arrive tonight. 400 Members. There are 400 members of the or- ganization which is composed of for- mer residents of a section in the southern part of Norway. Meetings are held annually and special music and dance programs given. Sessions Begin. The business sessions of the con- vention began this afternoon at the city hall shortly after two o’clock. Music Program. After the business session this af- ternoon a music program will be given. Several talented violinists and singers are members of the or- ganization. The violinists are Eivned Aakhus, Grand Forks, N. D., Sam Sorgenson, Crookston, Minn., Miss Ausilja Sor- enson, Fisher, Minn.,, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Aakhus, Minneapolis, Minn. The singers are Miss Annie Thar- aldson, Thief River Falls, Minn., Miss Alexanda Tharaldson, Thief ~River Falls, Minn., Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Tor- guson, Glenwood, Minn., Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Berg, McIntosh, Minn. To Give Dance. Tonight at the city hall old Nor- wegian dances will be given, The sessions will open tomorrow morning at nine o’clock. o’clock Tn‘the afternoon the delegates will be the guests of the Commercial club and will be taken for an auto- mobile ride around the lake. They will return to this city in time to hold a short business session before adjourning. Many on Program. Among those who will address the convention this afternoon and. to- morrow are Attorney Brattland of Ada, Minn,, Dr. A. H. Rystad of Landa, N. D, G. C. Torguson of Glenwood, Minn., Rev. Torgus Olson of Grand Forks, N. D., Grunde Grun- deson of East Grand Forks, Minn., Arna Grundeson of Fish, Minn. Before this convention adjourns resolutions favoring the continued neutrality of Norway and pledging loyalty to the United States as an adopted country will be presented. The purpose of the organization is to uphold the Norwegian language. The holding of the meetings are the same as the holding of a chautauqua. Th organization donated $4,000 last year to,aid the poor people in Norway. The regular summer “make-up"” school will be opened Monday morn- ing in the Central school building in charge of Miss Anna Benda. Stu- dents from the sixth, seventh and eighth grades who care to make up subjects in .which they did not pass, will be permitted to spend forty min- utes a day on study and forty min- utes a day on recitation to receive the credits. For cleaning surfaces from sand and grit a fountain sponge has been invented, mounted on a metal base that is connected by tubing to a water supply. So serious was a recent invasion of Uruguay by locusts that an agri- eultural and live stock census of that country was postponed for three mon- ths. SCOO WELL-HERE WE ARE: THE SECOND DAY or=—~ T’ BiG- DEMOCRATIC SHow-8 ; ME-ITSA THE CUB REPORTER T |BAILROAD MEN ARE | Chisholm, Minn., June 15.—Be- midji today failed to land the 1919 convention of the state firemen’s asso- ciation. Montevideo will entertain the the 1917 convention, Red Wing the 1918 and Moorhead the 1919 meet. Officers Named. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, Charles Waldeck of Montevideo; first vice president, F. L. Rethschlag of Red Wing; second vice president, M. B. Remley of Moorhead; secretary, Andrew Myhler of St. Paul; treas- urer, W. H. Anderson of Mankato; statistician, F. Kelly of Faribault. Trip Through Mine, The forty-fourth convention of the association came to a close today. This morning in a special train the fire fighters were taken for a trip through the largest open pit iron mines in the world. There they saw gigantic steam shovels producing iron ore at the rate of 5,000 tons every 24 hours, or greater operations than were carried on in building the Panama canal. Then the visitors were taken 400 feet underground, where they were shown ! miners taking out the ore in a dif- ferent method. SOLID FOR BUCKMAN (By Special Correspondent) Little Falls, Minn., June 15.—On | ‘Wednesday, C. B. Buckman, candi- date for congress, was at Brainerd on OPSAHL WRITES TO SENATORS INREGARD TOREDLAKE FLOODS Advises Them of “Action taken by the Bemidji Commercial Club. URGES WIDENING AND DEEPENING OF CHANNEL Red Lake at Present is More Than Four Feet Above Normal High Water Stage. J. J. Opsahl, representing the Be- midji Commercial club, has written to Senators Nelson and Clapp and Representatives Lindhergh, Steener- son and Volstead, requesting them to take immediate action to curb the floods in the Red Lake district. He urges that the Red Lake river be widened and deepened. Above Normal. The Red Lake is at present four feet above its normal high water stage, causing it to back up differ- ent rivers and clog the outlet to the large net of drainage ditches in the Battle River valley as well as the Shotley and Tamarac river valleys. The lands of several hundred settlers have been flooded. Mr. Opsahl’s letter in part is as follows: Immediate Action. “At the meeting of the Bemidji Commercial club on Tuesday, June 6, the condition of the flood sufferers in the Red Lake valley was thorough- ly discussed, and a resolution was un- animously passed deciding to ask for the active co-operation of the Federal government through the interior de- partment, Indian department, war de- partment and of the state drainage department of the state of Minnesota, and of the counties and land owners, whether they be white or red, own- ing lands that are affected by the present flood stage of the Red Lake, for the relief of these perple (who in actuality. are the real ‘art of the Federal government in that district.) And as you have taken a leading hand in the opening up and development of the thirteen towns, the eleven towns and what was called ceded Red Lakelands, under the Nelson act of 1889, as well as the Red Lake forestry bill of 1916, we wish to ask the invitation of several leading rail- road men who are ardent supporters of the local man. The railroad men of Brainerd are practically solid for the Little Falls man for congress. They have checked up his past record as it related to the working man and have found that he was always with the man who toils. Mr. Buckman has always been a big employer of labor and it is note- worthy that employes of many years are his best supporters in the present campaign. £ HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI BANQUET JUNE 22 At a meeting of the Bemidji High School Alumni association held last evening at the library, the date for the first annual banquet, which was planned for June 16, was postponed until Thursday, June 2 . Birchmont Beach hotel will be the scene of the banquet as was originally planned. From correspondence received by Miss Beatrice Mills, corresponding secretary of the association, it is es- timated that about 80 will be pres- ent. (By United Press) Duluth, Minn.,, June 15.—Twelve bands and five drum corps today par- ticipated in the parade that distin- guished the last day of the state Elks’ meeting here. Various lodges of the Elks throughout the state formed marching eclubs. you to take an active interest in find- ing the proper practical remedy for the straightening, widening and deep- ening of the channel of the Red Lake river from the outlet of Red Lake to a point at or near Highlanding, which will approximately (according to the geological and state drainage survey) mean dredging work for 27 miles, of which about 17 miles the old channel can be used and about 10 miles of cut-offs should be made so as to provide the proper outlet and rapid discharge of the water in years like 1915 and 1916 of heavy snows and large rainfalls. Iufll Iml M‘ Lo “By such lowering the channel of the Red Lake river, the farm lands from Highlanding on both sides of the river, to Red Lake would be auto- matically raised, according to the depth of the lowering of the river bed. From Highlanding to Neptune postoffice, is a district thickly set- tled by thrifty farmers who have been drowned out by the overflow of the river in 1915, as well as this year in 1916, and the same condition af- fects the fertile prairie lands and meadows on both sides of the river from Neptune to Red Lake on the Diminished Reservation, and the low- ‘ering of the river is needed in order to find an outlet for lateral drainage ditches from the north or south, both inside and outside of the reservation, in this stretch of 27 miles. A Natural Reservoir. “The further object that must be gained is to arrange to lower the river so that the Red Lake level can be lowered during the winter time at a natural reservoir in the spring to hold the flood waters that are hur- riedly emptied into the lake every spring by the network of drainage ditches in the Red Lake basin, to the north, east and south of the lake.” COUNTY SUNDAY SCHOOLS HOLDING MEETING HERE Fifty Delegates Present From Differ- ent Sunday Schools in County. ADDRESSES GIVEN BY SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS Track and Field Meet is Held ; Black- duck Team Wins Ball Game. Fifty delegates from various Sun- day schools in the county are in the city to attend the annual convention of the Beltrami County Sunday School association. The convention ‘was opened yesterday. - Business sessions are being held at the Presbyterian church. Programs Given. At the meeting yesterday Rev. M. A. Soper delivered an address on “The ‘Work of the American Sunday School Union.” Miss Julia Simons reported on the state convention conference. Miss Rachel Gerlinger read a paper on “The Work of 'Teen Age Girls in the Sunday School.” Miss Grace Parker read a paper on “The Sunday School and the Junior Society.” Yesterday afternoon a field meet was staged for the younger people at the fair grounds. The winners of the events were awarded prizes. Blackduck Wins, A Blackduck baseball nine . de- feated a Bemidji nine by a score of 5 to 3. At the meeting at the Presbyterian | church last evening an address was|. given by Dr. Fuller. A. T. Carlson reported on the state convention. Adam Baney read a paper on “The 'Teen Age Class.” Excellent musical programs were given at all the meet- ings. Discuss Work, The sessions were opened this morning at nine o’clock. There was a general discussion of Sunday school work and the different methods of instruction. Mrs. K. H. Olson and Mrs. H. A. Bridgeman reported on the Austin convention. This afternoon county officers and district presidents reported. A. M. Locker delivered an address on “A Blue Ribbon State in 1917.” Miss Edythe Mills read a paper on “Work With Beginners.” Mrs. Parker ex- plained the work in “The Home De- partment.” Officers will be elected late this afternoon. The program will be continued to- night at the Presbyterian church. GLEE GLUB TO BE MADE A PERMANENT ORGANIZATION The high school glee_ club for the 1914-15 school year will meet to- night at the home of Miss Margaret Anderson to form a permanent or- ganization. Miss Margaret Newton is in charge of the organization of the club. Plans will probably be made for the holding of an annual banquet. Members of the club are: Harold Hayner, Fred Graham, Harold White, Alvin Olson, Alec Cameran, Earle Riley, George Graham, Harold Swis- cher, Newell Johnson, Edwin Simons, Glenn Thompson and James Malone of Grand Forks. least three feet, in order to provide Is Scoop At The Gunvemiun?--ngl, You're Tootin’ BUSINESS ¢F— REPORTING— ROLL CALL.ON RECESS MoTION Take advantage of a want ad. TWO AMERICAN SOLDIERS ARE KILLED IN RAID Seven are Wounded When Mexican Bandits Cross Rio Grande Near Sanignacia. SEVERAL HUNDRED BANDITS ATTACK TWO TROOP COMPANIES Mexican Serious is More Serious; Break May Be Made With Carranza. (By United Press) Laredo, Tex., June 15.—Two Am- erican soldiers were killed and seven were wounded last night in a battle with Mexican bandits who crossed the Rio Grande near Sanignacia. The bodies of six of the bandits have been found. - Mann Reports. San Antonio, June 15.—General Mann, commander at Laredo, today officially reported that several hua- dred Mexicans attacked two United States companies this morning. Two Americans were killed and eleven were wounded. The Americans are pursuing tlie Mczicans. May HMcan Break. Washington, June 15.— (Official) —Dispatches indicate that there is a gradual disintegregation with the Carranza government. New devel- opments may mean a break. SCHOOL TEACHERS FOR NEXT YEAR ARE SELECTED BY BOARD Several Vacancies Still to Be Filled; Action to Be Taken at Next Meeting. At’'a meeting of the Bemidji board of education a list of teachers for next year was approved. The list is not complete. Miss Etta Lundtrom will be the new principal of the high school, Miss Eliza Loe having resigned. Miss Emma Hoglund will be at the head of the normal department. Miss Antoinettee Olson will have charge of the cooking departments. Miss Roas Kierland will be the su- pervisor of music and drawing. Several Returning. Among the other instructors who will be in Bemidji next year are the following: The Misses Abbie Murphy, Grace Grey, Alma Olson, Helen Shannon, Susan Peckham, Margaret McDonald, Clara Folkestad, Ethel Lyon, Made- line Johnson, Anna Benda, Alice Aus- tin, Mable Wager, Ethelyn Hall, Inez Foster, Laura Michener, Laura Welch Agnes Strand, Kathryn Budelman, Ruth Harding, Emma Forsberg, Sa- die Chesborough, Mable Oakey and Ruth Jones. A. D. Bailey was again hired for the manual training de- partment. The board of education has auth- orized the repairing of the school buildings during the next few months before the opening of the school term. Bemidji has been denied listing for commercial training on account of the present building facilities. A letter from E. W. Phillips, state high sehool inspector, to the board of edu- cation is as follows: “Your application for state aid for new industrial departments for the next school year, 1916-17, was placed before the state high school board at its meeting, May 8, 1916. “This letter is to advise you that you have been denied listing for commercial training until action has been taken by your board looking to- ward the enlargement of your present | building facilities.” By “HOP" WELL WELL: SCO0P WRITES THE DEMOCRATS ARE-KEEPING— HIM GUESSING AS TO THER- CANDIDATE — SAYS \T LOOKS LIKE. AN UNKNOWN-A DARIC HORSE NAMED WILSON MIGHT STAMPEDE EM ON TH' NEXT BALLOT— SANS WOODROW 1S A NICE QUIET YOUNG- FELLOW AND THE~ 2 CONVENT (0N 1$ AROT- WILSON LAUDED AS THE GREATEST BY SENATORJAMES Secondary Keynote Speech of the Democratic Concevtion is Given. PLANKS OF PLATFORM SUBMITTED BY PRESIDENT Convention is Entire Dominate by Wilson; May Be Named Friday. ( By United Press) St. Louis, June 15.—With his voice burning with emotion, Senator Ollie James at the Democratic convention today lauded President Wilson’s achievements. He named him the greatest living American. His ad- dress was the secondary keynote speech of the Democratic convention. There was a tremendous ovation af- ter the address. Senator James ap- pealed to the nation not to swap horses as it was crossing a bloody stream. He made a plea for recog- nition that President Wilson is a master, diplomat and unconquerable leader. Making Platform. Hyphenated organizations of the United States are charged with at- tempting to influence the United States in foreign relation negotia- tions, are vigorously denounced in the Democratic platform. Wilson’s ideas of suffrage, international relations nd Mexico, although Mexico is not mentioned directly, dominate the platform. Wilson’s tentative draft which was brought here by Secre- tary Baker contains only the high spots. For 8-Hour Day. President Wilson wants an army and navy that is sufficiently strong to maintain the Monroe doctrine, for a protective tariff in the dye industry and an eight-hour laboring day. The platform builders are working to make the platform attractive. to the Progressives but the kidnapping plans for the child have been aban- doned. Bryan is urging all that is possible to be done to win over the Moose but Bryan cannot talk for- mally. He is a mere newspaper re- porter. Is a Fliver. The convention was called to or- der at 11:49 this morning. Tem- porary Chairman Glynn officiated at the opening. Delegates were weary, noisy and there was nothing to do. Two hundred from the convention crowd slipped out this morning. The crowds are beginning to get smaller and business is slack. As a big show the convention is a fliver. May Adjourn Tomorrow. Certain efforts are being made to adjourn the convention sine die to- morrow. Today’s session was de- voted entirely to oratory. Reports from Washington today are that President Wilson will take personal command of his campaign for re-election. He will announce his selection of campaign manager Saturday. Delegate Dies. William Kaistang, postmaster, Buf- falo, N. Y., a delegate to the Demo- cratic convention, died suddenly this morning. His death is believed o have been due to appoplexy. Nominate Friday. The convention is entirely domin- ated by Wilson. The convention will do nothing that is not mapped out for it. Friday, a hoodoo day, was passed as unlucky for nomination. Here is another instance of Wilson domination. He let is be known that he considered Friday his lucky day so the convention has decided to nominate him Friday. Returning from a steamer excur- sion and a baseball game to look in on where the convention is being held the Minnesota Democratic delegates 1said that they probably would not take any action on the Lynch propo- sition until after Wilson’s nomina- tion. Indications are that the vote is tied, with Lynch perhaps holding the balance. RUSSIANS REPORTED SUGGESSFUL IN ATTACK (By United Press) Petrograd, June 15.—The Russian offensive concentration, north of; Czernowitz in an effort to push through and cut off defenders of Bu- kowina from Lemberg has succeeded, say unofficial dispatches today. Paris, June 15.—There were no in- fantry attacks on either bank of the Meuse last night. ' e [