Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 22, 1916, Page 1

H i h¢ MIDJ 1 'AILY PIONEEF MINNESO‘F TORIC SOCIE VOLUME X1V, NO. 203. BEMIDJ], MINNESOTA, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 22, 1916. BEMIDJI IS HOST T0 STATE NORMAL SCHOOL BOARD AND NOTED EDUGATORS Quarterly Conference is Feld in This City; Plans for Bemidji School Discussed. NO ACTION TAKEN FOR NORMAL SCHOOL HERE Rail St RiveriInletTo The new Nymore highway bridge over the Mississippi river inlet will be constructed at a cost of $22,772. Party is Taken to Birchmont Bench" and to the Itasca State Park, Bemidji is host to the state nor- mal school board, presidents of the state normal schools and the state superintendent of education today. They arrived in the city this morn- ing for the regular quarterly meet- in of the board. A meeting was held at the library building this morning at which plans for the work of all normal schools for the next semester were discussed. No Action Taken. Plans were submitted for the sixth normal school which is to be located in Bemidji and the visiting party looked over the site of the school. No definite action was taken by the board on the Bemidji institution. Al- though the last state legislature ap- propriated §$25,000 for the school, which was available August 1, it ap- peared to be the consensus of opinion of those present that all action for the Bemidji school be postponed un- til the state legislature weets again when a further appropriation will be requested. There was some discussion among the members of the hoard in regard to beautifying the site of the school. Engineers have already prepared a topographical survey of the site. At Birchmont Hotel. At noon the party was taken to the Birchmont Beach hotel where a lunch was served. This afternoon they were taken on a trip to the Itasca state park. To- night it is planned to take the party on a boat trip around Lake Bemidji. Most of the members of the party will return to their homes tonight. Among those who are in the party are Judge Ell Torrance, of Minneap- olis; President and Mrs. G. E. Max- well, of the Winona normal school; President and Mrs. C. H. Cooper, cf the Mankato normal school; Super- intendent and Mrs. C. G. Schulz; J. C. Wise, of Mankato; Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Atwood of St. Cloud; President and Mrs. J. C. Brown, of the St. Cloud normal school; Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Jones, of Morris; Clarence H. John- ston, of St. Paul; President and Mrs. Weld of the Moorhead normal school; President E. W. Bohanuon, of the Du- luth normal school, and J. L. Wash- burn, of Duluth. A. P. White, the Bemidj: member of the normal school board, has had charge of the entertainment arrange- ments for the party. DEPUTY SHERIFF GOES FOR PIONEER RETURNS 0. M. Skinvick, deputy sheriff, left this morning for Pioneer to secure the returns of the county option elec- tion. The township has not made any report and the law requires that the auditor send a messenger for the returns. As soon as the Pioneer bal- lots are received an official report of the option election can be made. Un- official returns give the “wets” a lead of eight votes. Mr. and Mrs. J. Hughes have gone on a trip to Duluth, the Twin Cities and to Stover, N. D. They expect to be absent from the city about two months. N. E. Given left yesterday on a motor trip to Virginia, Minn., where he will meet Mrs. Given. They will visit several points on the range and return to Bemidji in two weeks. Miss Margaret Gorman of Minne- apolis arrived in Bemidji today and is visiting her sister, Mrs. P. Waller. Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Muncy of Be- midji are visiting in Little Falls. S Miss Katherine LaFontisee has re- turned from a trip to the Twin Cities. P Biwabik, Minn., Aug. 22.—Notices are out by the Pickands-Mather Mining company that the buildings owned by the company must be va- cated or the men living in them must go to work. The houses are needed for the men who have returned to work and the strikers will be forced to leave at once, the company says. It is be- lieved here that all mining compa- nies affected by the strike will fol- low the same plan, It will be constructed of cement of an artistic design. The city council at a meeting last evening accepted the bid of the Illi- nois Steel Bridge company of St. Paul and awarded the contract. To Start Sept. 1. Work on the bridge will be begun before September first and will be completed by Jan. 1, 1917. A tem- porary bridge will be constructed for the traffic while the new bridge is being constructed. The bridge will be paid for by a two-year levy of five mills and county aid. There were many discussions in regard to bridges at the council meeting, the cost of construetion be- ing far above that which was plan- ned by the council. John Zelch, former member to the state legislature, who represented the Illinois Steel Bridge company, ex- plained the difference in the cost of steel and concrete bridges and the present war prices. Steel Bridge $15,480. The Illinois company Submitted a bid of $26,940 for a two-span con- crete bridge, $26,020 for a three-span concrete bridge and $15,480 for a steel bridge. The Minneapolis Bridge company submitted bids of $29,090 for the two-span concrete bridge, $26,780 for the three-span concrete bridge and $16,500 for the steel bridge. Both bids included the cost of the royalties for the conerete bridge. At an executive session of the coun- cil the Illinois bridge men submitted the complete estimate of the bridge construction, showing profit, royalty and cost of materials, etc. After lengthy discussions it was decided to cut the royalties and the Illinois bridge men reduced their bid to §22,- 772. This was accepted by the coun- eil. ‘To Have Three Spans. The new bridge will be spans. The Bemidji band at the council meeting was given an appropriation of $500 for this year. The ordinance providing for a mo- tor and vehicle ordinance was given a second reading. An amendment was offered, reducing the speed of motor vehicles to ten miles an hour in school zones. Gary Brennan, driver of the fire truck, was granted a two weeks' va- cation. J. J. Jenkinson was granted the contract for constructing the Elwell road on Doud avenue on his bid of $939. Other bids were Moberg Con- struction company $1,198, and Good- man & Loitved $1,286. three W. C. T. U. IN SESSION AT OWATONNA TODAY S — (By United Press) Owatonna, Minn., Aug. 22.—The fortieth annual state convention of the Woman’s Christian - Temperance Union met here today with represen- tatives here from several districts cf the state. BETTER FARMING CLUB TO MEET NEXT SATURDAY The Better Farming club of Grant Valley will meet at the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Scott next Satur- day. FIRST APPLICATION IS MADE FOR HUNT LICENSE Mr. Ness of Malcolm has made the first application for a big game hunt- ing license in Beltrami county for this season. The big game season does not open until November 10. The duck and prairie chicken sea- son opens September . THIRTY-ONE MORTGAGES * RECORDED IN COUNTY Thirty-one mortgages were record- ed at the court house Monday. This is the most that has been recorded in one day for some time. The mort- gages amounted to $5.549. Among the shoppers in Bemidji yesterday were Mrs. Otto Simons of Puposky, Miss Magda Rygg of Lib- erty, Mrs. C. Z. Coy of Wilton, Misses Annie Olson and Mary McKee of Deer Lake. t****&**i!—* u have a room to rent or ¥ rent one—you get the * oice through a Pioneer * Phone 922. * KRR KKK KKK K KK * %k If you be * * ¥ want to x choi * want ad. * % * Cost $22,772; Work Will Commence Soon U. S. STEEL GOES UP TO 961, TODAY New York, Aug. 22.—U. 8. Steel reached 96% today. The strefigth showed the apparent belief that there would not be a strike. MASONIG LODGE ELECTS OFFIGERS The Bemidji chapter of the Ma- sonic lodge elected officers at a meet- ing held Monday evening. The offi- cers elected are as follows: A. M. Bagley, H. P.; A. P. Ritchie, K.; E. L. Benner, S.; Ed. French, C."of H.; H. Mayne Stanton, R. A. C,, W. B. Stewart, P. S. HANSGOM AGGEPTS GHURGH INVITATION Rev. B. D. Hanscom accepted the invitation of the Methodist church of Bemidji to continuw as pastor of the church for another year at the Fourth Quarterly Ccnference held last evening. His acceptance is con- tingent upon approval of Bishop Mitchell. At the conference the following of- ficers were elected: Trustees—Dr. E. H. Smith, A. T. Carlson, J. W. Naugle, Dr. E. A. Shannon, G. D. Backus, S. J. Hardey and B. Getchell. Jtewards—A. T. Carlson, S. E. Herlocker, Dr. E. H. Smith, G. W. Harnwell, A. W. Johnson, P. L. Brown, J. C. McGhee, J. H. French, BE. H. Denu, E. C. McGregor, Dr. E. A. Shannon and C. L. Isted. Reports were made at the confer- ence by A. T. Carlson, superintendent of the Sunday school, Mrs. J. L. Van Arnam, president of the Ladies’ Aid society, Mrs. P. L. Brown, president of the Foreign Missionary -society, Miss Anna Brown, president of the Epworth League, Dr. E. H. Smith, rlke May Be NewBridge Over Mississippi nAlLWAY HEADS WILL AND MUST VIELD IS BELIEF Louis Hill Denies That He Would Stand Forever Against an Eight-Hour Day. PRESIDENT OUTLINES PROPOSALS TO RAILWAYS Reported That Executives are Con- vinced That They Will Get M Increases. \ (By United Press) ‘Washington, Aug. 22.—The big barons of the railway world are to- day deciding the question of a strike or no strike. ‘A limited number of the railway officials met to decide up- on a course. Late this afternoon they will submit that course to the re- maining presidents and then the mat- ter will be presented to President Wilson. Indications are that a strike will be avoided but the big barons are dying hard. Heads Will Yield. Several of the big railway heads who met in an executive session last night are getting in touch with their directors this afternoon. President Wilson is ready to meet them tonight. or tomorrow. One rail executive today frankly admitted that if President Wilson feels that the public is with him, the executives must and will yield. Un- doubtedly the roads will stand to the end for some concessions. It is reported that the xecutives are convinced that they will get rate increases from the interstate com- merce commission. Louis W. Hill today denied that he would stand forever against the eight-hour day. He said, “I'm in agreement with everybody. I'm not an insurgent.” Against Arbitration. The railroad heads still insist that President Wilson #s*asking them to sacrifice the prinmp of arbitration. Elisha Lee, chairman cf the national president of the board of trustees, and Rev. B. D. Hanscom. S. L. Parish, D. D., of Fergus Falls, district superintendent of the Fergus Falls district, attended the confer- ence. MISS LARSON WEDS JOHN G. MAG INTYRE e Miss Bertha M. Larson, who has been employed in the women’s de- partment of Schneider Bros. store, was united in marriage Saturday af- ternoon to John MacIntyre of Brook- lyn, N. Y., according to word re- ceived in Bemidji today. Mr. and Mrs. MacIntyre will go to San Fran- cisco on their honeymoon. FATHER OF B. W. LAKIN DIES IN LITTLE FALLS F. H. Lakin of Royalton, Minn., died this morning at Little Falls where he underwent an operation several days ago for gall stones. He was 63 years of age. Surviving are the widow and six sons and daughters. He was the father of B. W. Lakin of this city, logging superintendent of the Crookston Lumber company. committee on railroads, issued a statement in which he said: “That the railroads should draft, under threat of a national strike a $50,000,000 wage preference to a small minority of their employes without a hearing before a public tribunal is inconceivahle in a demo- cracy like ours. All questions at issue —wages, hours, costs, operating con- ditions—are submerged by the great- er issue; shall arbitration be aban- doned in the settlement of industrial disputes?”’ The statement suggests, however, that the railroads stand ready to take whatever action the people and the country desire. It concludes: “The weight of public opinion must determine this issue. We cannot be- lieve it is the calm judgment of the country that we should sacrifice the principle of arbitration in industrial disputes, under a threat to tie up the commerce of the country.” President’s Proposal. The proposal from the president now before the railroads is: “1—To adopt the ecight-hour day on a basis for wages even where the actual work to be done cannot be completed within eight hours, to quote the president’s words. “2—To increase the hourly rate of pay 25 per cent. “The result of the acceptance of this proposal would be: “1—Absolutely on change in the length of the work day. “2—An increase in wages of more s B.,a\.w - roxncm:muom Avoided $IIO A Month For A Four Room Flatin Buenos Aires; Other Prices High Also than $60,000,000 a year to about 4-5 of the train employes or less than one seventh of all railroad employes, in other words, an unfair wage prefer- ment would be granted without in- vestigation and under threat of a na- tional strike, to one man in seven in the railroad strike.” “HAPPY" ANDERSON FUNERAL TOMORROW The funeral of H. K. Anderson, known to his many Bemidji friends as ‘“Happy,” will be held tomorrow afternoon at two o’clock from the Presbyterian church. The funeral will be in charge of the Moose lodge and the Bemidji band. Interment will be made at Greenwood cemetery. MUSICAL AT METHODIST GHURCH TOMORROW NIGHT The Epworth League will give a musical at the Methodist church to- morrow night beginning .at eight o’clock. Among those who are on thé pro- gram are Mrs. Ruth Whitman Inman of Chicago, a sister of Mrs. Charles W. Vandersluis, Miss Beth-Evans of Bemidji, a graduate of the Minneap- olis Conservatory of Music, and Miss Vera Backus, a graduate of the Northwestern Conservatory at Chi- cago. The following program will be given: Piano solo, “Glittering ‘Waves,” Vera Cutter; violin solo, “Lilliputian Pavade,” Willard Mec- Gregor; reading, selected, Vera Backus; soprano solos, selected, Beth Evans; baritone solo, selected, Elford Benson; reading, ‘“The Innery Boy,” Milre Achenbach; quartet, “Katy Did,” Elford Benson, George Hanson, Edith - Millsp~€arrie Brown; —piano solo, selected, Mrs. Ruth Whiteman Inman; soprano solo, selected, Edith Mills. % MRS. ALVIN GOODSPEED DIES AT HOSPITAL Mrs. Alvin Goodspeed died at five o'clock this morning at St. An- thony’s hospital. She was 47 years of age last Sunday. Surviving are the husband, seven sons and three daughters. Mr. and Mrs. Goodspeed have re- sided for several years on a farm four miles west of Bemidji in the town of Grant Valley. The funeral will be held in Be- midji. DYES MUST BE KEPT FROM ALLIES (By United Press) St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 22.—Pur- chasers of dyes brought over from Germany in the Deutschland, must sign a contract that no part of the dyes are to fall in the hands of Ger- many’s enemies, it became known to- day. This became known when lo- cal officers of the Gross Brothers’ dye works attempted to get some of the dyes and were forced to sign such a contract before they got them. MINNESOTA GETS FUNDS FROM FEDERAL TREASURY St. Paui, minn.,, Aug. 22.—Minne- sota yesterday received from the Fed- eray ireasury department its $5,761. 04 apportionment, representing one- fourth of money received during tbe year from forest reserves. It in- cludes items of $5,630.95 for su- perior and $130.09 for Minnesota na- tional forests and is made under an act of congress in 1908. The money may be expended for the benefit of public schools and roads in counties in which the reserves are located and was so credited. REPORTED WILSON WILL VETO BILL (By United Press) Washington, Aug. 22.-—President Wilson has indicated that he will veto the immigration bill if it is pre- sented to him for signature. Village, if Merged, Will Have Two Precincts; To Hold Meeting § Monday. Nymore is ready to be annexed to Bemidji. Bonds have been floated for the village indebtedness and the citi- zens are ready to take care of the re- maining indebtedness. An election on the annexation will probably he held in the near future. Auxiliary Fire Station. A delegation of Nymore men at- tended the meeting of the city coun- cil last evening and presented a plan whereby the city of Bemidji would take over the village property tem- porarily, or until the outcome of the election became known. If the elec- tion carries the property will be necessary for the city as a polling place and as an auxiliary fire sta- tion. The Nymore men who attended the NYMORE READY FOR ANNEXATION “meeting were J. T. Kutchera, J. W. Smith, I. E. Joanis and H. T. Mather. Mr. Smith explained to the council the steps taken by the village in tak- ing up the indebtedness and re- quested that the city take over the village property. ‘He stated that the property was valued at about $1,700 but that the village did not want to sell it until the results of the an- nexation election became known. Two More Precincts. City Attorney Russell stated to the council that he believed that the tak- ing over of the property by Bemidji would be a wise plan. He stated that if Nymore was annexted *part of the present Fourth ward, the Mill Park district, would be added to Ny- more and two more voting precincts would be made there. The property then could be used as a precinct vot- ing place. President Lycan, on the request of the council, appointed the building By Charles P. Stewart (United Press Staff Correspondent) Buenos Aires, Aug. 1.—(By mail) —A caxe of toilet soap retailing at 25c¢ in the United States costs $1.71 here. This is typical of Argentine prices generally. They are perfectly terrific, stupifying, incredible. . Drugs cost three to four times what they cost in North America; ordinary tooth brushes 80 cents each, every- day gloves $7 a pair. A four-room, steam heated flat in a good, but not aristocratic part of this city, cannot be had for less than $110 a month. A similar flat, minus the heat, may be had at $52.80. There are four or five months here during which heat must.be had, and Cardiff coal, practically the only kind on the market, costs from §$28.16 to $32.80; sometimes a bit more. Transportation Creap. In the remote suburbs tiny little boxes of houses may be rented for $32.50 a month, sans heat, sans light, sans everything else except four walls. These quarters are too far away from the business center to be considered by a man whose business hours are at all exacting. Expen- sive heating and lighting must also be considered. Transportation is cheap. If he can spare the time, he can travel twice daily for $4.40 a month. Meat is not high, as Argentina is a meat country. The very fanciest cuts of beefsteak may be had at 25 cents a pound. Ribs and rump steaks cost 173 cents a pound, mutton 13, veal 30% cents and pork 22 cents. Other items of household expense will be about like this: Butter 44, bread 5, coffee 44, tea 39, granu- lated sugar 11c, chickens 35 cents a pound. Milk costs 8 cents a quart. are 48 cents a dozen. Potatoes cost 35 cents for 22 pounds. Oranges are 66 cents a dozen, bananas 32 cents a dozen and apples 6 cents each. Underclothes Cost $10, ) A suit which-would cost- $25 in New York or Chicago or San Fran- cisco, costs $45 in Buenos Aires. A pair of $5 or $6 American shoes costs $15. A $3 American hat costs between $6 and $7. An ordinary suit of winter underclothing costs $10, United States money. The man who buys his wife a not over-fashionable walking suit must pay $50 for it. -If she is not too par- ticular, he can get her a bonnet for $20. If he wants to keep up with the news, each paper costs him 4 cents. The price of a 15-cent American magazine is 26 cents. The beer is good but it costs 13 cents per glass. A waiter must bring each glass to a small table and every time he expects a tip of 4 cents. Whiskey, including the tip, is 22 cents a glass. There is practically no such thing as a cigar for less than 8 cents and these are practically unsmokable. Ha- vana cigars cost from 44 cents up. The man who falls ill will have to pay an ordinary family doctor $5 a visit. If his teeth hurt him, it will cost him $5 an hour to have repalrs made, unless he goes to an expensive dentist, in which case there is prac- tically no maximum limit. People who like to keep clean must pay their washerwoman approximate- ly the same prices as are charged by the highest-priced New York laun- dries. Eges Costs Twice as Much. Roughly speaking, it costs about twice as much to live in Buenos Aires ag it costs to live, not perhaps in New York, but in Chicago. A citizen of the United States who goes to the ‘Argentine metropolis to live, on the same salary he received at home, may consider that his in- come has been cut in two, and will be financially wise if he readjusts his expenditures accordingly. Living expenses are higher in Ar- gentina than in any other country in South America. In Brazil the average is only a lit- tle higher than in the United States. Chile and the countries in the South American north are rather cheap. This does not refer to all commodities. Some articles are very expensive.- It applies, however, to the average cost of living. As an offset against their lower prices, incomes are generally lower in the countries where living is cheap. Why prices are so high in Argen- tina is not entirely clear. For ome thing, the country’s population is small and it has plenty of money, so that if the cash were evenly dis- tributed, the per capita wealth would be high. Furthermore, it is not a manufacturing country. It lacks workingmen in sufficient numbers, it (Continued on Page 4) (Continued on Fage ) TRUI]FS OF S NATIONS FIGHT SIDE BY SIDE IN THE BALKANS Russians Land at Salonika and Join Allied Offensive; Bulgarians Take Greek Village, 2nd ALLIED CONTINGENT ARRIVES AT SALONIKA British Make Advances in Somme District; Russians Report Con- - siderable Progress, (By United Press) Athens, Aug. 22.—Russian troops have landed at Salonika and have joined the allied oifensive. They came when the first Italian contin- gent arrived. For the first time since the beginning of the war, troops of the six nations are fighting side by side in the Balkans. Take Five Villages, Berlin, Aug. 22.—The official Bul- garian statement today says that the Bulgarians have captured five Greek villages and towns since the begin- ning of the general offensive against the Allies in the Balkans. Athens, Aug. 22.—The second Ital- ian contingent has arrived at Salo- nika. Air Raids Reported. The Hague, Aug. 22.—Ii is report- ed here that allied air raids have de- stroyed long sections of the Bapaume Heonne railway, embarrassing Ger- man communications behind the Som- me front. Greeks in Clash London, Aug. 22.—A dispatch from Athens says that Greek and Bulgar forces have clashed in the region of the Serres. The fighting has been progressing since Monday morning. The British official statement to- day says that the British advanced on the half-mile front last night north of Somme and established them- selves on a highway junction outside Moquet farm. Other detachments moved forward. : e Russians Make Gains. .Petrograd, Aug. 22.—(Official) The Russians have made cunslderlbla progress in the Caucasus. London, Aug. 22.—(Official) —The: British submarine E-16 successfully attacked a German battleship of the Nausau type. It is believed that the battleship sunk. PARALYSIS REPORTS ARE HYSTERIGAL Minneapolis, Aug. 22.—Dr. H. M. Bracken, secretary of the state board of health, said yesterday that reports of infantile paralysis in Minnesota are “hysterical” because all the so- called cases cannot be recognized as such. “I will hold a conference with Governor Burnquist and take up the adverse criticism of the board of health, which is accused of inactivity, and false alaarms about the disease which may work hardship on Minne- sota. It would be easy for the ad- joining states to quarantine unjustly against us,” said Dr. Bracken. BILLIARD TOURNAMENT HERE THIS WINTER Arrangements are being completed for the holding of a billiard tourna- ment in Bemidji during next winter. It is expected that players from Grand Rapids, Walker, Cass Lake and other points will be entered. The tournament will be staged at the Heffron-Plummer pool hall, next to the Northern National bank on Third street. The pool hall has been remodeled and a new billiard table will be installed next month. R N. P. TELEGRAPH OPERATORS TO STRIKE (By United Press) St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 22.—North- ern Pacific telegraph operators have voted to strike if their demands are are not met, E. J. Manion, New York, and officials of the Order of Rallway Telegraphers said here today. North- ern Pacific officials have refused to grant the men 10 per cent wage in- creases, overtime for certain Sunday offices and two weeks’ vacation with pay for men with two years’ service. Special ruled paper by the quire, such as journal, ledger, trial bal- ance, quadruple, record, columnar, etc., are sold at the Pioneer office. Legal cap, fool’s cap and examina- tion papers are also found here. A glance at the want Mlunn may help you sell it, £