Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 29, 1916, Page 1

3 ——— | { # | Vol VOLUME XIV, NO. 183. BEMIDJ], MINNESOTA, SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 29, 1916. NO POLITICS IN NEW AGRICULTURAL 60OD ROADS BILL State and Federal Government Will Appropriate on a 50-50 Basis. PROJECTS TO BE APPROVED BY DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE Plan to Improve Back Roads Leading to the Present Main Highways. (By United Press) ‘Washington, July 29.—No “pork barrel scandals” will result from the new Shackleford good roads law just signed by President Wilson, the authors declare. Instead they expect the system es- tablished, that of contributing fed- eral aid to the states for the con- struction of good roads, will be so free from criticism and so helpful in building up a system of internal improvements, that congress will be willing after the $75,000,000 is spent to vote new appropriations. Good roads advocates say the new law is epoch-making. It is intended, together with the rural credit system, to improve the conditions of country life and to stop the flow of population from the country to the city. Good roads, with the automobile, will destroy the lonely existence of the farmer. Opportunities of asso- ciation with neighbors, it is believed, will make the country boy more will- ing to stay on the farm. If the automobile owners think the Shackleford law is intended solely for them, they are badly fooled. So says Representative Saunders of Virginia, one of the authors. ‘““There will be a howl going up if the department of agriculture picks for improvement only such main roads as the automobile owners pre- fer,” said Saunders today. He is an automobile owner himself. “We want the back roads improved for the man who now is hemmed in on all sides in winter by impassable roads.” The appropriations, under the pro- visions of the law, will be paid to the state in five installments—$5,- 000,000 the first year, $10,000,000 the second year, $15,000,000 the third year, $2,000,000 the fourth year and $25,000,000 the fifth year. The money will be divided among the states, one-third in the ratio of the area, one-third on the basis of population and one-third on the basis of the number of miles of rural de- livery routes. Payment for the construction of roads will be on a fifty-fifty basis. If the state agrees to provide half the cost, the federal government will fur- nish the rest. Road projects must ve approved by the department of agri- culture and the law is entirely silent on the nature of the improvement. whether it is a brick, macadam or common dirt roads. These details are left entirely to the state. “If this law fails to work, respon- sibility will rest on the department of agriculture, for it is vested with all power,” said Saunders. ‘‘Congress leaves hands off and there will be no opportunity to say that congress has played politics.” SPORTSMEN TO MEET AT DULUTH AUGUST 9-10-11 All sportsmen and conservationists in Minnesota are invited to attend the Sportsmen’s convention to be held at Duluth, Minn., August 9, 10 and 11. The future wild life situation in Minnesota will largely depend upon the action taken at this convention and it is desired to have representa- tives present from every town and district in the state. The election of officers for the state league will take place at Duluth and a legislative program for presenta- tion to the next session of the legisla- ture completed. Most of the busi- ness will be transacted during the evening sessions. During the day time bait, fly casting and trap shoot- ing tournaments will take place for which over 100 prizes will be given. Along with this, the Duluth branch of the league will put on a big sportsmen’s show which is said will be very interesting to lovers of the great out-doors. Sportsmen from the various towns and districts of the state who can at- tend the convention should advise Frank D. Blair, field secretary of the league, 26 Court House, Minne- apolis, Minn, to that effect. RIVER MEN PLAN BIG EXCURSION TO STILLWATER St. Paul, Minn., July 29.—01d time river men planned an excursion to- day in connection with the outing of the Minnesota Territorial Pioneer association. = The steamer Morning Star was chartered for the trip from St. Paul to Stillwater. WINNIPEG MAYOR | AND PREMIER NORRIS T0 HIT JEFF TRAIL Premier Norris of the province of Manitoba and Mayor Waugh of Winnipeg announced upon the arrival of the Jefferson highway party that they would auto through Bemidji over the Jeffer- son trail to New Orleans the lat- ter part of August. These officials will doubtless be accompanied by a party of men and women from Winnipeg and comprise a touring party of sev- eral cars, < (Fy F. G. Neumeier) Winnipeg, Man., July 29.—The Jefferson highway committee together with cars from towns along the line arrived in Winnipeg on schedule time Friday evening. The reception anticipated was fully realized when the four big cars car- rying the committee and press men of the Jefferson highway committee into the city of thdir destination. It was a glorious entry. - Hundreds of cars were lined up for miles along ‘Winnipeg’s streets and the party was ushered in amid cheers, music and explosions of guns. The Business Men’s club of this city prepared a program which sur- passes anything encountered on the entire trip. U. S. TENNIS CHAMPION AT MINNETONKA COURTS (By United Press) Lake Minnetonka, Minn., July 29. —William A. Johnston, tennis cham- pion of the United States, appeared here today in the Northwestern tour- ney at Deephaven. Johnston is en- route east to further defend his title. His home is at Portland, Ore. Other experts appearing on the courts to- day were H. V. D. Jones, Oregon champion, Clarence Griffin, national doubles champion, who is Johnston’s partner, and G. Grant Wickerham, former Pacific Northwest and Oregon title holder. YOUNG COUPLE HAS NARROW ESCAPE ON LAKE BEMIDJI Miss Lida Ekelund, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Ekelund, and John DeRushia, narrowly = escaped drowning yesterday afternoon when a canoe in which they were paddling capsized. Both of the canoeists reached shore without any injury, other than a good drenching. HEAT KILLS 123 PEOPLE - IN CHICAGO VIGINITY (By United Press) Chicago, July 29.—One hundred and twenty-three people are dead in Chicago and the middle west from heat. Corn crops throughout Illinois and Iowa are scorching from the intense heat. KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK * OBITUARY * KR EK K KKK KKK KKK KK KK Mrs. Ann E. Bentley, aged 83, died last night at her home in Nymore of old age. Death followed a short ill- ness. Surviving are two Bentley of Nymore Brainerd. The remains will be shipped to Clearwater tonight where interment will' be made the early part of next week. Mrs. Bentley was a resident of Nymore for the past eight years. sons, Frank and Bert of Archie A. Speck, nine-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Speck of Frohn died last night at St. Anthony’s hos- pital as a result of eating too many red raspberries. The boy was taken sick yesterday afternoon. He was removed to St. Anthony’s hospital last night, but died at 3 a. m. Funeral services will be.held in the German Lutheran church of Frohn tomorrow afternoon at two o'clock. M. E. Ibertson has charge of the funeral arrangements. Ploneer advertisements are reo- lable. SCOO THE' CUB REPORTER A HUSKY e y - nl/ l | / DICKENSON WILL ERECT TWO-STORY BRICK BUILDING A. L. Dickenson, proprietor of the Union hotel on Second street, recent- ly completed a deal whereby he be- came proprietor-of the present Kap- lan grocery store site and will con- struct a modern two-story - brick ‘building; on-the-site; i~y sim .. ‘When completed the building will occupy the entire corner, being 650 by 90 feet in dimensions -and will have been constructed at a cost of $10,000. * An addition of one story will be added to the present Kaplan build- ing and the Union hotel, which is a frame building, will have a brick front and side wall. Thirty feet be- tween the rear of the two buildings and the Major building has also been purchased by Mr. Dickenson and a two-story addition will be added to the building on the rear. Although the Union restaurant will be conducted as it has in the past, Mr. Dickenson will operate a modern hotel in the building. The section of the building now used as the Kaplan grocery store will be con- verted into a large dining room and hotel lobby and the entire second story will be used for hotel pur- poses. ‘ ! : ‘With a thirty-foot frontage on Min- nesota avenue, a meat market will be installed in the building also. The entire building will be steam heated. 1t is the intention of Mr. Dicken- son to have the structure completed and ready for occupancy not later than October 1. Mr. Dickenson him- self is acting as contractor and ar- chitéct, although he has let the con- tract for the brick work to O'Neil Bros. of this city. Morris Kaplan will soon move in- to his new block at the old Rex site, where he has erected a fine two-story building. BIG SETTLEMENT TO BE PAID BY COUNTY TREASURER In completion of the June settle- ment, which is one of the heaviest in years, $297,057.77 will be paid out by Earl Geil, county treasurer. A large portion of this has been assign- ed to judicial ditches. ES-T SCOO0P AM ON MY WAY YO SPEND AUGUST RESORTING-~ KE MY - I CANT , BoCTH e WORK-\TS Well, Boys, It Lo GARR LAKE PEOPLE TO HAVE NEW BRICK SCHOOL As a result of a meeting of the school board of School Dist. No. 6, held Thursday evening, a two-story brick consolidated school = building will be erected 90 rods south of the location of the present i#chool, now known as the Carr Lake/achool. Bonds not to exceed $12,000 will be issued as a result of a decision of | the board for the construction of the building. In order to defray part. of -|thé expense theold huiiding-and: site will be sold. The new building will consist of four rooms ‘which will accommodate in the neighborhood of seventy pu- pils. Members of the board hope to have the building ready- for the fall term of school. The building will be strictly modern. ROOSEVELT TO TAKE PART IN MAIN FIGHT New York, July 29.—Theodore Roosevelt intends to take part in the campaign in Maine, preceding the state election on Sept. 11, it was learned today. He has arranged with the Republican leaders of the state to make three or four speeches, it was sald. Chairman Wilcox said he had no knowledge of Col. Roosevelt’s plans in that state. St. Paul, July 29.—A section of the state forest in St. Louis county has been burned and flames there are still raging. There is a lack of men to combat this fire and also six or seven other great blazes. Damage resulting will run high. KRR KRR KRR RK KK * 98 YESTERDAY; 95 TODAY * * * *x Bemidji is suffering from ¥ heat. Yesterday the mercury ¥ rose to 98 in the shade. At % an early hour this afternoon % the highest mark reached was ¥ 95 in the shade. Thunder ¥ storms and light showers are ¥ predicted. x * * J gk ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok KKK H K KKK KKK oks Like One D 5000 WHEAT CAOP MAY YET DEVELOP IN NORTH DAKOTA Minneapolis, July 29.—Apprehen- sion over the .condition of the grain L crop of the northwest was more gen- eral today than-at any-time:since the reports of black rust and blight first began to. come into Minneapolis two At the Chamber of Co; there was & tendency to accept damage re- ports as authentic but to temper the whole with hope for a change of bet- ter weather. 4 The Minneapolis & 8t. Louis, Soo Line, Great Northern and Northern Pacific railway reports.all told of con- ditions more trying for crops than have been expressed at any time this |- season. E President Edmund Pennington of | the Soo Line said: ‘‘Notwithstanding bad reports, the grain crop along our line has been standing well against adverse conditions. -“We are making no effort to con- ceal our anxiety or to minimize the seriousness of the menace,”. Mr. Pen- nington said, “neither are.we drawing conclusions from the extreme re- ports.” FEDERAL GOMMISSION TO VISIT MINN. PAPER MILLS ‘Washington, D. C., July 29.—The federal trade commission which is in- vestigating the causes of the rise in the price of news print paper today, notified Congressman Halvor Steen- erson of Crookston, Minn., that it has instructed its agents to visit the pa- per plants at International Falls and to look into the question of the price of wood pulp. The commission will investigate similar plants throughout the coun- try. CHEESE AND BUTTER HONORS G0 TO MORA PRATT St. Paul, July 29.—J. W. Engle of Pratt won the state butter scoring contest in July. Leo Vonars of Mora claimed first honors in thé cheese contest. i Large August 7 ~ SEALED BIDS ON ~ RUGBLES TIMBER J. J. Opsahl Receives Word From Timber Baron With Copy of Tim- ber Holdings, BIDS FOR RIGHT TO CUT FROM RUGGLES HOLDINGS ASKED Says It is htqnfion to Dispose of Timber One Way or Another by Bids. Together with a list of timber lands' and various proposals, J. J. Opsahl received a letter Friday from Charles F. Ruggles stating that it was his intention to dispose of the timber around Lake Bemidji and viei- nity one way or another. The bids are to be in by September 1, 1916. Mr. Ruggles’ holdings include all that land in and about Bemidji on which the large Norway and white pine timber now stands, and which includes the much talked of park tract on the shores of Lake Bemidji. He asks for sealed bids for the right to cut and remove timber for a term of four years, either on the ‘whole tract or any parcel or parcels thereof. The bidder may bid on any sort of combination or parcels he chooses. Bidders who wish to cut any parcel less than the whole must tender bids subject to the right of Ruggles to embody in the contracts an apt provision whereby the pur- chaser shall be under obligations to allow the other purchaser to conduct logging operations in connection to- gether with reasonable rights of hauling logs, ete. The terms of payment are all cash on delivery of contract or at the op- tion of the purchaser to pay one- fourth cash and balance in three equal payments at five per cent in- terest. Such bidders as wish to bid on logs only, have the right to submit such bids covering any parcel or the whole tract of timber lands. Mr. Ruggles reserves the right to reject any or all bids. The holdings are described as being in towns 146, 147 and 148, ranges 32 and 33-west. -This being the first specific offer madé by Mr. Ruggles it with the situation fn order-to pre-| serve such sections as is described for park purposes. ENGLAND DEGIDES NOT T0 LET KELLY LAND "(By United Press) Washington, July 29.—England’s decision” not to allow Eugene Kelly and James Smith and their party car- rying Irish relief funds to land is ir- revocable. This. was the substance of a cablegram received by the state department today from Ambassador Page. PRIZES TO BE AWARDED TO BIGGEST LIAR (By United Press) St. Paul, Minn., July 29.—Athlet- ics, and auto and boat rides and like contests were arranged today for the annual outing of the Northern Min- nesota Editorial association at Star Island, Cass Lake. The athletic championship of the organization will be decided tomorrow. Prizes will be awarded the biggest liar. Attorney and Mrs. G. M. Torrance entertained thirteen of their friends last evening at the Jester summer re- sort in honor of Mrs. Lycan and daughter of Toledo, Ohio, who are visiting at the F. 8. Lycan home, and Mrs. Howard Ingersoll of Brainerd. Guests at the party were Mr. and Mrs. F. 8. Lycan, Miss Donna Lycan, Miss Dorothy Torrance, Mr. and Mrs. A. P. White and Mr. and Mrs. John M. Herbert. Mrs. P. N. Anderson and daughter, Nora and Mrs. Mary Howe and daughter, Gladys, motored to Deer River and returned the same day. By "HOP’ NEs- HES ON HIS way—= WHOLE MONTH 6F SUMMER_ RESORTING- - HE EXPERTS GF COURSE YO HAVE YHE. TIME OF HiS LIFE - | oHNouAugusT— ! 3 8 - ‘|trip in four days. | e 5 40AD TO LEMBERG NOW IN COMMAND OF RUSSIAN ARMY German Counter Attacks in Delville Woods are Repulsed by British, HAND T0 HAND CONFLICTS TAKE PLACE DURING ATTACKS Battles Northward and Northeast of Pozieres Continue. With- out Interruption. London, July 29.—Two desperate German counter attacks against posi- tions in the Delville woods, which were recently won by the British forces, are reported by General Haig to have been repulsed. German losses are estimated to be very heavy. Many hand to hand conflicts took place during the attacks. Battles northwest and northeast of Pozieres continue without intermission. Petrograd, July 29.—General Bru- siloff resumes the offensive and throws back the Teutons’ Kovel line from Reveisch to Brody. London, July 29.—Kovel is being rapidly enveloped from the south by Russian forces as the czar’s troops march unceasingly toward Austrian Galicia. According to military crit- ics, this gives the Russians a great opportunity for a northward thrust. German Air Raid Fails. London, July 29.—A German air raid early this morning over Lincoln- shire and Norfolk caused no material damage, according to an official state- ment. Three air ships dropped thir- teen bombs over the towns, but no casualties resulted, says the admir- alty. Beats Off Submarine. London, July 29.—The Italian liner Reitalia from Geona to New York encountered an enemy’s submarine, 2 but beat her off and continued on her course.- BASEBALL GAME WITH HIBBING T0 BE HOT CONTEST Bemidji baseball fans are promised two of the most lively struggles in the season’s baseball scihcdule when the Hibbing and Bemidii teams clash. The first game will be played this af- - ternoon and the final battle will be fought tomorrow. Both games are to be played at the new athletic park. Hibbing is represented by one of the fastest semi-professional teams in the state and are determined to make both games their victories. Streng- thened by J. Fautsch as shortstop who has had a tryout with the Chicago “White Sox,” Williams whose last year’s batting average in handling the “big stick” was .336 and B. In- gersoll who has played with the Min- neapolis American association team for the past two seasons, Bemidji's opponents are well up in the Northern league leaders. Hibbing is just completing an eight-day tour of the western part of the state and has won all but one game during the trip, that being a tie at Argyle. ¢ “If the twirling for our team is up to the mark, we have an even chance with them,” was the statement made by Dr. Diedrchi, captain of the Be- midji team. Although this is Bemidji’s first year, a fine record has been establisi- ed and fans feel confident that Be- midji will win at least one of the games. Ralph Brandon of Conrad, Mont., will be in the Bemidji lineup in both games. White will be in the box for Bemidji this afternoon and Clemons of Baudette will do the throwing in the game tomorrow. The lineup of the teams are as fol- lows: Bemidji—Boudreau 2b, Diedrich 88, Whaling 3b, Frank ¢, white and Clemons p, Ericson 1b, Brandon ecf, Tanner rf, C. Bailey 1f. Hibbing—" F. McGee 2b, J. Fautsch ss, C. Booth 3b, J. Edmunds ¢, J. Withers p, D. Booth 1b, Williams cf, Ingersoll rf, Randall If. BOMBS WRECK PRESSES OF ANTI-CATHOLIC PUBLICATION IN AURORA, MO., TODAY (By United Press) Aurora, Mo., July 29.—The presses of The Menace, an anti-Catholic pub- lication, were wrecked today by an explosion of three bombs. The plant was. practically destroyed but no one was injured. Tomorrow morning Dr. and Mrs. E. H. Marcum, Attorney and Mrs. G. M. Torrance and R. H. Schumaker will motor to Minneapolis in the Marcum car. _They plan to make th