Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 27, 1916, Page 1

o VOLUME XIV, NO. 181. 3 an, MINNESOTA, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 27, 1916. BEMIDJI ROUTE OF THE JEFFE >— Officials of “Pine to Palm” Route Given Welcome By Highway EnthusiastsHere Several Hundred People in Eighty Automobiles Welcome Tourists; Roads From Park to City Good, Trip Reported Made in One Hour and Three Minutes; Entertainment is Given at Birchmont Beach. CLARKSON IS ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT RECEPTION ALONG ENTIRE ROUTE Led by the press car, carrying the Pioneer editor, F. G. Neu- meier, the Jefferson Highway committee arrived at Gonvick at eleven o'clock. The Bemidji crowd returned at Bagley. En- thusiastic crowds met the party at the towns of Solway, Shevlin, Bagley and Clearbrook. Officials of the Jefferson highway officially dedicated the Bemidji, loop of the highway yesterday. They ar- rived in this city last evening from the state park on their trip to Win- nipeg and greeted their highway neighbors here. It is the idea of the promoters of the Jefferson highway to make it as ‘“one big street” with every person along it a neighbor to every other person. Such was the greeting Be- midji gave last night to the highway officials, a greeting of neighbor, al- though some of the neighbors lived a thousand miles down the street. The people of the “Pines” welcomed the people of the ‘“Palms.” Never before in the history of Be- midji has so much enthusiasm been shown about a highway and good roads. One prominent enthusiast last night stated on the arrival of the highway officials that if the present enthusiasm for good Toads is kept alive in Bemidji, before sev- eral years pass Bemidji will be the scene of some of the best roads in the country. Make Good Time. The highway party was given a “royal” welcome at Park Rapids yesterday afternoon and a large party of autoists from that.town es- corted the officials to the state park. The party arrived at the state park at 4:50 o’clock and after a “sight- seeing” trip through the park was served supper at Douglas lodge. At the park the party was met by F. S. Lycan, chairman of the highway committee in Bemidji, A. P. White and a party of Bemidji people. The party left the park for Bemidji at about 6:30 o’clock and the roads were so good that one car is reported to have made the distance in omne hour and three minutes. Eighty automobiles, valued at about $100,000, occupied by several hundred people welcomed the tour- ists to Bemidji. The cars were lined up from Am- erica avenue on Fourth street to Bel- trami avenue and on Beltrami av- enue to the Markham hotel. When the tourists passed the cars, the Be- midji autoists honked their horns, bells were rung and lusty cheers were given. At the hotel the band greeted them with spirited musiec. It was a wonderful welcome, accord- ing to one of the officials of the Jef- ferson highway. Southerners in Party. The highway party was composed of the following men: J. D. Clark- son, Walter Parker, New Orleans; S. Wolstencroft, Des Moines, pub- licity manager of the highway; Paul Nesbitt, Macalester, Okla., president of the Oklahoma Jefferson Highway association; Paul Russell, Paola, Kan.; 0. England, Bethany, Mo., and Edward Alderman, Nevada, Mo. After the party had registered at ‘the Hotel Markham they were es- corted by the Bemidji autoists to the Birchmont Beach hotel where they were entertained and where they entertained. Several hundred Bemidji people attended the enter- tainment. C. W. Jewett, president of the Minnesota Retail Automobile Deal- ers' association, presided. In a short introductory talk he thanked the of- ficials for selecting the Bemidji route. “We thoroughly appreciate the route,” he said, “and Bemidji is go- ing to keep the route by fulfilling all conditions required of it.” Clarkson Gives Talk. J. D. Clarkson, general manager of the Jefferson Highway association, introduced the members of the high- way party. In a short address, in which he addressed the Bemidji peo- ple as neighbors of the Jefferson highway, he said that 2,500 Jefferson highway signs had been ordered and will be distributed along the trail in Minnesota. The tin sign shows a palm and a pine tree in green on-a white background and reads ‘“From New Orleans to Winnipeg.” Tele- phone poles will also be marked. “We are gratified at the reca\pfion that has been given us all along the road,” said Mr. Clarkson. “It cer- tainly makes us feel at home. In building ‘a highway that is ;,800 KK H KKK KKK KKK * PIONEER EDITOR GOES TO WINNIPEG F. G. Neumeier, editor of the Pioneer, left today to accom- pany the Jefferson highway officials on their trip to Win- nipeg. He will write a series of special articles on the trip and will tell how enthusiastic the Canadian people are in re- gard to the highway. The Pioneer believes that the Jefferson highway is one of the biggest projects before the people of this section to- day and in order to give its readers an idea of the route from here north, sends Editor Neumeier on this trip. Watch for these articles. The first will appear in the Pioneer tomorrow. oAk ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ko k ok ok ok ok ok ok k ok ok ok ok kA Ak kA Ak kA A M A AR kAR Ak | ook * KKK KK KKK KKK KK _ = miles long it is nice to be able to feel at home at any place along the route. Along the entire way we have been met with wonderful en- thusiasm. Up to the time we ar- rived in Bemidji 3,672 cars have es- corted us or lacking 28 of an aver- age of 800 a day.” Always on Schedule, He told of how the trip originated at St. Joseph, Mo., and how the party had kept up its schedule. The party up to the time it reached St. Paul had not been one-half minute behind its schedule. The party expects- to maintain its schedule despite rain and wet roads. e Mr. Clarkson told of an experience near Staples where the Toad was not in the best of condition. He was de- layed a short time and when he ar- rived at Staples he told several of the road boosters about it. When he arrived at the next stop, at Wa- dena, he was handed a telegram from Staples business men stating that they had raised $2,000 to repair the roads. This $2,000 was raised while the Jefferson highway party went 22 miles, and the highway party trav- eled at a fast rate of speed. That, according to Mr. Clarkson, is one of the best examples of enthusiasm that he has met with along the Minne- sota route. New Orleans Ready. ‘Walter Parker, manager of the Board of Commerce of New Orleans, in an address said that Louisiana stood ready to do its share in hard surfacing the Jefferson highway. He said that New Orleans plans to have a highway approach the city on a 100 mile splendidly paved turnpike, lined on each side with great palms. He stated that besides the Jefferson highway five great continental high- ways were being constructed. In- side of a few years it is planned to ask the state of Louisiana for $20,- 000,000 for the construction of good roads. He stated that when he ar- rived in Winnipeg he would connect up the mayor of Winnipeg and the mayor of New Orleans, neighbors, over the telephone. Praises Scenic Advantages. Paul Nesbitt, Macalester, Okla., president of the Oklahoma Jefferson Highway association, in an eloquent address praised the scenic advantages of Minnesota. He told of the advan- tages of the highway which would extend from the snows of Canada to the orange groves of Louisiana. “The whole thing is more than a mere highway,” he said, “it is more than you can imagine unless you have traveled over it.” He sang an (Continued on Page 4) SCOO THE CUB REPORTER STANLE Y 312 MILLION - DOLLAR ARMY SON_ HIGHWAY IS LD ,576 70 BY L — e GHAUTAUQUA TIGKETS GOING FAST AT $2.00 % . The Seagon chn:{tauqun -tickets- - Sonss B-ILI- .EASSEB which_sTe now it the -hands of the \ ‘Washington, July 27.—The senate today passed, without recording the vote, a three hundred and twelve million dollar army bill. At the last hour they inserted the amendment providing aid for families of national | guardsmen and regulars on the Mex-| ican border, not to exceed fifty dollars a month. The army bill is the larg- est ever passed by any nation during the time of peace with the exception of Russia. Their bill provided in 1914 for $390,000,000. ]\ L LOGATING GOUNTY ROAD AT HEAD OF THE LKE C. C. Spencer, surveyor and engi- neer, has a crew of men locating the road at the head of the lake. The county will build a permanent road to take the place of the present trail from the Country club golf links to the platted part of Oakwood Beach. J. J. Opsahl is assisting in super- intending the crew and looking after Mr. Ruggles’ interests, through whose land the road is being constructed. He states that all timber lying .be- tween the road and the lake will be preserved and that the road will be held nearly to a line 200 feet from the lake shore. The present trail will be used until the road is built. STATE SAVES TW( MILEION DOLLARS QVER LAST YEAR ’ St. Paul, July 27.—State Auditor Preus announced today that it cost two_million dollars less to run the state this year than last year. The figures are $9,000,000 as compared with $11,00Q,000. guarantors anf_junior members. of the| Bemidji Comymexeial club are being called for at a'\good clip. ~ The tickets are selling for;$2.00. If you wait until the chautaugua gets here the price for “season tickets will be $2.50. Each ward in the city will be coy- ered by -a committee of gumanantors and a committee' of the Junior Com- mercial club who will work co-op- eratively. They will cover the en-| tire city and Nymore. | Indications are that more outsidé people will be attracted to Bemidji| thi§ season thanlast and the pro- gram, which has been widely dis- tributed, apparently accounts for it. Children’s tickets are selling for $1. Those who desire tickets have but to make their wants known by calling any business man over the telephone. DEUTSCHLAND WILL BE FOLLOWED BY STEAMER £ o i (By United Press) Baltimore, July 27.—When the German submarine merchantman Deutschiand skims down the capes enroute home she will be followed Eby the British tramp steamer Ard- | gryfe, due to follow here as a spy, i ship. Sailors aboard the British' ! vessel, which is' composed mostly of a ! Japanese crew, admit that they may ! leave port the 'same time as the Ger- man submersible., The Deutschland [ is still screened today behind her | barge protectors. The tug Timmions is waiting with & full head of steam ready to tow her down the bay. United States war vessels off the har- ‘bor are ready to prevent a violation of the three-mile’ limit by . British tcrnisers which are waiting for the Dentschland. 3 2 i PRESIDENT WILSON NAMES RURAL -~ CREDIT BOARD ‘Washington, July 27.—President Wilson this afternoon named the fol- lowing to be members of the new farm loan board created by the ru- ral credits act: Judge Charles B. Lobbell, Great Bend, Kan.; George W. Morris, Philadelphia; Capt. W. S. Smith, Sioux City, Ia., and Herbert Quick, Berkley Springs, W. Va. PRISON SENTENGE FOR INDIAN LID TILTERS Duluth, Mina,, July 27.—That the Federal authorities intend to stamp out the illegal sale.of liquor on the range within the limits of the In- dian territory, was indicated yester- day when Federal Judge Page Morris sentenced three offenders to spend a year and one day at Fort Leaven- warth. ‘Two other offenders sentenced to sixty days at the Aitkin 'county ‘jail and to pay a $100 fine. " Judge Morris has given formal no- tice that all future offenders in such cases on the range will be sent to the Fort Leavenworth prison. Those sen- tenced to Leavenworth were Mike ‘Borovich, George Rukovina and Nick Stupor. Tom Papovich and Mike Popovich were given jail sentences. ELKS COMMITTEE TO SECURE _ NEW SET OF BUILDING PLANS —_— lodge will hold & meeting in the near future and will doubtless call for new plans so that the eost of building may be kept within funds available. meeting. —_— Scoop’s Hair Is As Changeable As A Woman’s Mind BY GoLl- CORM AR 1S BECOMING- YO ME_ were, The building committee. of-the Elks the the 1t is their purpose to rush action as quicklyas possible. AIl bids were rejected at the last UNITED STATES PROTESTS BLACK ‘ LIST METHODS Washington, July 27.—The Amer- the British forwarded to iean note ‘answering blacklist action was London last night, Counsellor Polke of the state depart- ment. The note was divided into parts. First, it insisted on a spe- cific guarantee as to the affect the blacklist would have on American firms and secondly the whole prin- ciple of such boycott be gone into. The United States resists England’s contention of her right of going into it, and asks for specific guarantees at once. The matter of principle to be gone into later. . It also demanded that blacklisted firms be allowed their standing con- tracts and colleet their standing debts and that there be no exten- sion of the blacklist to American firms dealing with blacklisted firms in neutral countries or in the United States. And -also that blacklisted firms be not prevented from dealing with neutral countries, particularly South America. The note will be given out for.publication Monday. Washington, July 27.—Reversing its action of yesterday, the senate to- day struck out of the army bill a provision to permit militiamen to vote for president, vice president, United States senators and congress- men while at the border. Washington, July - 27.—President Wilson today signed the rivers and according to two MERCHANTS WILL INSTALL UNION DELIVERY PLAN Thrze Already Fully Decided and Others Cons’dering Plan; to Start August 15. TO BE KNOWN AS THE = LAWRENCE DELIVERY SYSTEM Schroeder, Troppman and Stewart Stores Ready; May Mean Sav- ing in Cost of Overhead. Bemidji is to have a Union de- livery system. The purpose of such a system is cut down the overhead cost of doing business and permit the merchant to sell goods for less to his customers. The system to be in- stalled in Bemidji will be the Law- rence Union delivery system by auto- mobile. The idea or plan is to cover the city with one car for various merchants. The same number of deliveries for the present will be continued by those stores who have decided to enter in- to the new arrangement provided it is launched here. The following stores have decided to adopt the new system if Mr. Law- rence decides to begin operations: ‘W. G. Schroeder, Stewart’s Grocery and F. G. Troppman’s Department store. Others may enter the new method as soon as it is thoroughly tried out and found satisfactory. This system is now in force in harbors bills, which carries with it an appropriation of $42,000,000. AMERIGAN WARSHIPS TO WATGH THREE MILE ZONE ‘Washington, July 27.—Aroused by an official report from the command- er of the battleship Louisiana-that a mysterious ship purporting to be a British crtiger had passed fnto the mouth: of ‘Chesapeake bay early Tues- day morning, the navy “department ordered the armored cruiser North Carolina and three destroyers to neu- trality duty off Cape Henry. Officials maintained unusual secrecy regarding the matter and would not disclose just what instructions were sent to the commander of the North Carolina. Strange Proceeding. Unofficially navy officers agree that if the ship sighted from the Louisiana was a British cruiser, the commander of the vessel had been guilty of a breach of naval practice and had vio- lated navigation laws in cruising within American waters without proper lights. While it was conced- ed that the cruiser was within her rights in entering territorial waters, provided ‘she had observed the rules, it was declared an attempt to run the bay on a scouting expedition and in disregard of navigation laws would constitute a gross violation of inter- national courtesy. London, July 27.—Within the next few days the advanced British lines must withstand the Germans’ most '| powerful counter attacks since the allied offensive was started. Newly won positions at Pozieres will be the objacqi,v,e’ Qf the German attack. There is ;a-feverish activity along the allied lines in throwing up entrench- ments consolidating the country they have gained so that they can success- fully witstand the :German counter attacks. Until this has been accom- plished it is likely that there will be no further forward drive by the Anglo-French forces. J " Mercedes, Tex., July 27.—It wa leakned today that the ptomaine poison’ cases among Minnesota troops are more extensive than was at first supposed. There are nearly two hundred cases, the victims being members of the Third regiment, but all are out of danger. Only a few of the affected men went to the hos- pital. BY ”H_OP" \SH KA FRET ABoLT CURLS-WHEN T GOT HARR, WHY NOT LWVE PO MY HAIR AND Grand Rapids and other towns where._ reports state they are giving good satisfaction. Mr. Lawrence expects to start about August 15. He spent this morning in the city and left for Grand Rapids this noon. He expects to make another visit here soon. COUNTY OPTION ~ FORCES CONDUCT WILTON MEETING Wilton, Minn., July 27.—One of the biggest crowds ever gathered here attended the outdoor meeting econ- ducted by the county option cam- paign committee Wednesday evening. It was successful from every point of view, according to those who were in attendance. The speakers were Rev. J. E. Cad- well of Nymore, Capt. Sandgren and A. T. Carlson of Bemidji. Rev. Cad- well discussed the saloon from a “community grafter” point of view and brought out the fact that it was more harmful to a city or town than beneficial. A. T. Carlson talked from a busi- ness man’s standpoint and related conditions in Bemidji previous.fo the closing of saloons and pr t con- ditions. He stated that mamy men who favored saloons would mot only vote against them, but would work - that Bemidji would never vote the saloon back. Capt. Sandgren talked to the boys and girls, picturing to them the ad-"- vantages ‘of a clean town and the general effect upon conditions. A big rousing meeting is being planned for Solway next Saturday: evening. The Solway band will be out and good speakers will be pro- vided. Many are planning to make the trip from here by auto. FAST HIBBING TEAM TO BE HERE FOR TWO GAMES' Some of the best .baseball of the season will be witnessed here Satur- day and Sunday when the fast Hib- bing team will be here for two games. The range organization is making i | tour of the northern part of the state = this week, coming here from MecIn- tosh where they will play tomorrow. In the range team’s lineup will be® found many stars, among them being Fautsch, formerly of the Chicago White Sox, Randall, who led the Northern league in batting and base: stealing the first of the season, Wil liams, a former slugger with the Du- luth Northern League team, Dwight and Carrell Booth and others. Clemons of Baudette will pitch thi Sunday game, but the management undecided as to who will be on’ th mound in the Saturday contest. Thi Bemidji lineup will be strengther for. the series. GROWS 33 TONS TAME HAY - ON NINE-ACRE.TRACT OF ‘W. G. Schroeder, proprietor of th Alfalfa Dairy farm, reports the ci ting of 33 ton of tame hay off m acres of land. All told he will 170 ton on_his-farm this year. .