Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 12, 1916, Page 1

HE BEMIDJI DAILY PIOY Historical Soclety VOLUME XIV. NO. 220. ~DISTRICT COURT OPENS FALL TERM; STANTONONBENCH; GRANDJURY MEETS Calendar is called and Several Cases are Dismissed and ‘ / Continued. ALL GRAND JURY MEN FAIL TO REPORT Petit Jury to Meet Tomorrow When First Case Will Be Taken Up. The fall term of the disirict court was opened today at the court house with Judge C. W. Stanton on the bench. At the call of the calendar several cases were dismissed and con- tinued. Fail to Revort. The grand jury was called at eleven o’clock and because only 15 jurymen were present they adjourned until 1:30 o’clock this afternoon when the jury was completed. It is necessary to have at least 16 men on the jury. The grand jury began its session im- mediately after enough members were secured this afternoon. Fifteen are Present. The fifteen grand jurymen present this morning were H. Ackerblad of Malcolm, John Dalton of Bemidji, .0 J. Tagley of Nymore, Cecrge McTag- gart of Turtle River, Robert Stai of ‘Wilton, George Hayes of Island Lake, George Thompson of Flag, J. M. St. Peter of Puposky, Nels Nelson of Kelliher, Carl Peterson of Aure, A. B. Palmer of Bemidji, Henry Van Pelt of Thorhult, Ed Farder of Clement- son, G. E. Carson of Bemidji and H. " L. Bowen of Waskish. Several important matters, includ- ing timber land trespass cases, will be taken before the grand jury, it is reported. Petit Jury Tomorrow. The petit jury will meet tomorrow when the first of the jury cases will be taken up. There are 71 jury and court cases on the court calendar. Criminal cases will be taken up prob- ably next week. Members of the petit jury are: Charles Mosbaugh of Nebish; Hen- ry Duff of Blackduck; Andrew Lar- son of Solway; Knute H. Strand of Tenstrike; Henry Asmus of Bau- dette; Martin Longballa of Bemidji; E. E. Schulke of Tenstrike; W. A. Worth of Bemidji; Andrew Larson of Solway, Felix Heibel of Shooks; B. Egan of Spooner; John Peterson of Baudette; A. J. Trusty of Ten- strike; E. A. Olson of Bemidji; Tim Craig of Kelliher; L. T. Monson of Baudette; W. S. Ridgway of Nymore; Mace Henderson of Baudette; Carl Opsata of Bemidji; Gust Erickson of Spooner; A. Utech of Turtle River; Ole H. Moen of Kelliher; Albert Utech of Turtle River; S. J. Dietel of Nebish. REPUBLICANS TO HOLD MEETING FRIDAY NIGHT County Organization to Be Formed at Meeting at City Hall Friday Night. A Republican county organization will be formed at a meeting of Re- publicans at the city hall Friday eve- ning at eight o’'clock. The county organization will be formed to co-op- erate with the Republican State Cen- tral committee in the management ofi the Republican campaign ‘in Beltrami county. It is‘'expected that Republicans from all parts of Beltrami county will attend the meeting here Friday. The dance which was to be given by the Bemidji band at the city hall Friday night has been postponed one week. PARENTS WANT NEW, SCHOOL: CITY FUNDS LOW (By United Press) St. Paul, Sept. 12.—Demanding a special legislation giving them a new school, parents in the Lafayette di_s- triet “struck,” refusing to send their children to the old building. The city claims to be shy the needed meoney. ‘BANKERS T0 TELL POOR FOLKS HOW TO SAVE (By United Press) Kansas City, Sept. 12.—When the American ‘Bankers association meets 4n this city two weeks hence, Presi- dent Frank A. Vanderlip of the Na- tional City bank of New York and other financial geniuses will discuss plans to teach Americans of moderate -means to save their money. Augusta, Me., Sept. 12.—“The way Maine goes the nation goes.” The Republicans won a sweeping victory in Maine in the state election yes- terday. Ninety-three precent of the re- turns give the Republicans a clean sweep. Frederick Hale, Republican, has a plurality of 10,000 over Senator Charles Johnson, Democrat, for the long term of the senate. Bert Fernald, Republican, has a plurality of 13,000 over Kenneth Sil- lis, Democrat, for the short term of the senate. Carl E. Milliken, Republican, elected governor by 13,000. All four Republican congressmen were elected. Maine cast 148,000 cotes yester- day, the highest vote in 36 years. The general Republican majority was 12,- 000. . The Republican drift extended to county officers, the greater number of counties choosing Republican county attorneys and sheriffs. These offices are important locally because the is BEMIDJL. MINNESOTA. TUESDAY EVENING. SEPTEMBER 12, 1916. "‘ - BlG COUNTY FAIR T G 0. P. WINS SWEEPING VICTORY IN MAINE ELECTION holders are charged with enforcing the prohibition law. * The vote was heavy, as had been expected, for the campaign had been waged with a determination not seen in recent years. The country was searched out for speakers of national prominence and a great number of these battled on national issues. The fight was particularly hot for the two United States senatorships, and the four places held by Maing in the low- er house at Washington. National defense, the tariff and the eight-hour law for railway men loomed up large- ly in the speaking. United States Senator-elect Freder- ick Hale last night sent the follow- ing telegram to Charles E. Hughes: ‘‘Maine today has blazed the way for the rest of the country. We have elected our governor, two United States senators, and the indications point to solid Republican delegation in congress. “The Progressive party today supported the nominee. A reunited Republican party has become a realty in Maine. The campaign was waged and won largely on national issues and the results are a triumphant en- dorsement of your candidacy for president.” ELEVEN ARE KILLED WHEN BRIDGE FALLS Center Span of International Bridge at Quebec Falls Into the River. (By United Press) Quebec, Ont., Sept. 12.—With the loss of eleven lives yesterday, the second attempt to bridge the St. Law- rence river resulted in a failure when the massive center span weighing 5,000 tons collapsed suddenly and fell into the river. Of the 90 men caught on the span when it began to sway, all were rescued except the 11 and of these only four bodies have been recovered. SAFE IS BLOWN: YEGGS GET $1.200: NO CLUES (By United Press) Guthrie, N. D., Sept. 12.—Safe blowers blew the safe at the Dennis Bros. store last night and took $1,- 200. There are no clues. JURY IN BILLINGS TRIAL NEARLY READY (By United Press) San Francisco, Sept. 12.—Indica- tions are that the jury will be com- pleted and opening arguments will be started in the Warren Billings trial before night. The trial is the out- come of a bomb plot during the San Francisco preparedness parade. BROWN IN CONFERENCE REGARDINGBORDER CASE International Falls Graft Case is Dis- cussed; Tax Assessments are Low. GREEN STRIKE BREAKER CAUSES AN ACCIDENT (By United Press) New York, Sept. 12.—Dashing wildly, a street car operated by a green strike breaker, who lost' con- trol of the car, crashed into two au-| tomobiles and 'turned turtle. Sev- eral people were killed and one per- son were severely wounded. NORTH DAKOTA COURT AGAINST INITIATIVE Rules That Legislature Has Not Pro- vided the Machinery for Work- ing Law. Bismarck, N. D., Sept. 12.—The North Dakota supreme court has handed down an opinion permanent- ly restraining Secretary of State Thomas Hall from putting the capi- tol removal on the ballot with other issues to be voted on in November, the court holding that the legislature has not provided the machinery by which the initiative feature of the state constitution may be - carried out. The opinion was written by Jus- tice Goss, all of the members con- curring. BODY OF WOMAN FOUND IN RIVER AT ST. CLOUD (By United Press) St. Cloud, Minn., Sept. 12.—The body of an unindentified woman, aged about 60 years, was found in the river here yesterday. The body was decomposed and indications are that it had been in the river for the past two weeks. LATE DINNER PARTY BROKEN UP BY AGENTS A dinner party held late Saturday night at a local restaurant, was broken up by Federal Indian officers when they discovered that beer was (By United Press) St. Paul, Minn., Sept. 12.—Attor- ney M. J. Brown of Bemidji today conferred with Governor Burnquist and C. L. Weeks, assistant attorney general, relative to the procedure for the removal from office of County Auditor L. H. Slocum and three coun- ty commissioners charged with mis- spending $200,000 of the county funds. Evidence will be taken at In- ternational Falls. The conference today was princi- pally for the purpose of fixing a date for the hearing of witnesses. Argu- ments will probably be made before the governor at the capitol. Samuel Lord and James Armson, members of the state tax commission, went to International Falls today to investigate a petition filed by .the commissioners before their suspen- sion from office, asking for a reas- sessment in International Falls. The commissioners claims that the city assessor’s assessment was too low. UDETTE_BANKERS BAUDETT BUY WARROAD BANK Baudette, Minn., Sept. 12.—E. A. Engler and R. M. Skinner of Bau- dette have purchased the stock.and other possessions of the Security State bank of Warroad. being served. They located the beer but not the owner and no arrests were made. SUNSTROKE A DISEASE ' OR AN ACCIDENT? (By United Press) St. Paul, Minn., Sept. 12.—Wheth- er sunstroke is a disease or an acci- dent today is causing monicipal auth- orities $2,000 worth of worry. Geo. Rau, a city employe, was stricken while at work. He sued the city to compensate himself for the ‘“‘acci- dent.” The city disclaims responsi- bility. FATHER GIBBONS LEAVES G51.000 TO ST. THOMAS The will of Rev. Thomas J. Gib-| bons, former vicar general of the dio- cese of St. Paul and pastor of the cathedral in St. Paul, who died July 30, was admitted tc probate yester- day. - A bequest of $1,000 is made to St. Thomas college and the bulk of Fath- er Gibbons’ library goes to the St. Paul seminary. The remainder of the $6,000 estate is divided. among three brothers and four sisters. Attorney John F. Gibbons of Be- midji is one of the brothers. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL S - A X FORTY CENTS PER MONTH OPEN TOMORROW H. C. L. INCREASES; PRICE OF BAKERY GOODS IN BEMIDJI TOGOUPTOMORROW Bakeries Report That Advance in ' Price is Necessary on Account of Other Prices, NO FIVE CENT LOAF OF BREAD TO BE SOLD Wholesale Prices Also Increase; Doughnuts Go to 15 Cents Per Dozen. The H. C. L. in Bemidji was in-] creased today when Bemidji bakeries announced that beginning tomorrow the price of bakery goods in Bemidji would be increased. An increase is necessary, it is said, because of the high cost of flour and other supplies. The bakeries who will increase their prices are the Koors Bros. bak- ery, Pfeifer bakery and Home bakery. The five cent loaf of bread will be discontinued, the ten cent loaf taking its place. Wrapped bread will be sold for ten cents. Pullman bread will cost 15 cent and large raisin bread will cost 15 cents. Buns will be 12 to 15 cents a dozen,.cook- ies 12 cents per dozen and doughnuts and rolls 15 cents per dozen. Cakes and wholesale prices will be increased in proportion to the other prices. Flour Increases. . Minneapolis, Minn., Sept. Nine dollar fllour is almost a cer- tainty, millers said today. Flour here advanced twenty cents yester- day to $8.70 a barrel. ‘Some country millers get $9. - = -~ Dospite these raises, Twin . City bakers today said they would disre- gard the suggestion of the Natignhal Association of Master Bakers at Chi- cago and continue the five-cent loaf. A carload of wheat from Chester, Mont., arriving today, was bought at $1.75 a bushel cash, this being a new high record. THREE TYPHOID CASES AT FORT SNELLING St. Paul, Minn., Sept. 12.—Edward Borak, New Prague, flutist, is re- ported to have typhoid fever at Fort Snelling. This is the third case at the fort. BEMIDJI EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES ARE MERGED Anderson and Olson Agencies Com- bine; to Be Located in Kaplan Block. 12— The A. F. Anderson and I. B. Ol- son employment agencies have been merged. The new firm will be lo- cated in the new Kaplan block, ac- cording to an announcement made to- day. There is a large demand for labor in the city and employment agencies have not been able to fill the demand for men during the past few months. [BRINKMAN HOTEL T0 BE REMODELED Mrs. Katherine McCready Leases the Hotel; Rooms to Be Refurnished ; Made Up-to-Date. = - Mrs. Katherine McCready has leased the Brinkman hotel, Ross Run- nels, former proprietor, retiring. Mrs. McCready took possession of the hotel today. She announced that the hotel would be remodeled and that the rooms will be refurnished. The hotel will be made up-to-date and special ar- rangements have been made for bach- elor apartments. UNITED STATES STEEL - COMMONTO NEW HEIGHT (By United Press) New York,” Sept. 12.—U. S. Steel common today went to a new height when it reached 1053, WILSON REFUSES TO COMMENT ON ELECTION (By United Press) New London, Conn., Sept. 12.— President Wilson today refused to comment on the Maine election. DALY WILL BE ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF DEMOCRATS (By United Press) & St. Paul, Minn., Sept. 12.—Indica- tions today are that D. D. Daly of Minneapolis will be elected chairman of the executive committee of the Democratic state central. committee when a meeting is held Saturday. BIG LAKE FARMERS WANT PORTABLE MILL Plans Made for Much Building in Neighborhood; Want Trees Sawed Into Lumber. Big Lake farmers and homesteaders are planning on much building this winter and next spring. . They have a large quantity of timber on hand which they desire to have cut up for lumber. Efforts are being made to secure a portable mill to cut the tim- ber. Anyone who desires to operate a portable mill in the Big Lake dis- trict is requested to notify E. K. Berg, president of the Big Lake Farmers’ club. TYPOTHEATE CLUBS TO DISCUSS PAPER FAMINE (By United Press) Atlantic City, Sept. 12.—George H. Gardner of Cleveland will deliver an address on “The Paper Situation’ before the convention of the United Typotheate and Franklin Clubs of America which convened here today, which is expected to start the general discussion of a probe into the paper famine and other serious business problems of the printing and publish- ing business, or said to have been caused by the war. (By United Press) Berlin, Sept. 12,—It is officially admitted that the British have cap- tured Ginchy. o y Greece Near War. London, Sept. 12.—Greece moved nearer the war with.the beginning of the offensive in the Balkans and official confirmation of the reports that Premier Zaimis tendered the res- ignation of his entire cabinet. Fire Ammunition. London, Sept. 12.—(Official) —Ar- tillerying is reported between Del- ville wood and Moquette farm. -Two German ammunition depots have been set afire. Bulgars Retreating. Athens, Sept. 12.—After 36 hours BERLIN OFFICIALLY ADMITS CAPTURE OF GINCHY BY BRITISH of battle the Bulgars are retreating. Allies are pursuing. Allies Take Trenches. Paris, Sept. 12.—(Official)—The Allies have captured Bulgarian trenches north of Majadan. Somme Battle Resumes. Paris, Sept. 12.—(Official)—The French' have capturéd more German trenches south of Bernie, resuming the Somme battle. A German attack at Berryinesanteree was repulsed. More Dissatisfied. ", Berlin, Sept. 12.—German people are becoming more and more dissatis- fied with the new government food department, it was stated heré today. French Take Hand. g Salonika, Sept. 12.—(Official)— The French have joined the British] and the Serbians in an allied ocensive in the Balkans. They have occupied the town of Yenimah. sk ek sk ok ok ke ok ok ok ke ke ok ke ok ok ok ok kok Rk ok ok ELEVENTH ANNUAL COUNTY FAIR T0 BE BIGGEST AND BEST EVER HELD Exhibits Being Received From AH Sections of County; Tomorrow Entry Day. EXCELLENT PROSPECTS FOR SUCCESSFUL FAIR Bemidji Band to Give Concerts; 0ld Soldiers to Be Admitted Free, The' eleventh annual Beltrami. county fair will be opened tomorrow morning at the fair grounds at nine o’clock with excellent prospects for success. Indications are that this fair will surpass all others in the number of exhibits and in attendance. From east, west, south and north parts of the county, entries are be- ing received and it is expected that representative exhibits will be re- ceived from all parts of the county. Arrange Details, Tomorrow will be entry day and exhibitors will be admitted free. The entire day will be given over to the arrangiqg of details for the banner day which will be Thursday—Be- midji day. The weather man has promised good weather for the three days of the fair. KKK HH KKK KKK KKK THURSDAY_BEMIDJI DAY AT THE FAIR .. Thursday will. be Bemidji day at the Beltrami county fair. Bemidji merchants are bending every effort to make Thursday the banner day of the fair. Many stores and other business houses will close to give their employes a chance to attend the fair. As the schools will be closed on that afternoon it is'ex- pected that a large number of school children will attend the fair. There will be an especially good amusement program Thursday, including band concerts, horse racing and other features. Let’s go! AAKAAAKKAKAAARAKARAAKAARAAAKARK THH K KKK KKK KKK KKK The past county fairs in Beltrami county have been some of the most successful in the state and the offi- cials of the fair this year have ex- tended every effort to make the 1916 fair bigger and better than ever. The executive board of the fair is as follows: A. P. White, Bemidji, president; A. P. Ritchie, Bemidji, vice president; R. H. Schumaker, Be- midji, treasurer; C. F. Schroeder, Be-. midji, secretary; F. S. Arnold, mem- ber-at-large. List of Directors. The directors are: Frohn—Nels Willet, Peter Narum and Gust Berg. Bemidji—A. E. Rako, Hugo Hensel and H. Eickstadt. - Grant Valley—W. G. Schroeder, George Miller and Rowland Gilmore. Jones—Nels Sorenson. Turtle River--N. G. Reynolds, John Noel and W. A. Worth. Eckles—Harry Bowers and Wil- liam Dandlicker. Port Hope—E. E. Schulke, W. M. Cerlinger and W. T. Blakely. Turtle Lake—R. M. Dickinson. Liberty—Lars O. Myhre. Buzzle—A. G. Gilbertson and An- drew Haarkhan. Summit—John Gilstad, Charles Ol- son and Olaf Anvid. Blackduck — Charles Carter, Christianson and William Hines. Hagali—W. H. Rice. Cormant—Ole Henjum. Battle—John A. Carlson, J. Jer- ome, Andrew Johnson and Arne Sol- berg. Alaska—W. H. Whelan. Lee—T. J. Lillivold. Spruce Grove—Andy Solberg. Good Premium List. An excellent premium list has been provided. Exhibits are being received today from farmers clubs, rural schools, etc; The school ex- hibits promise to be one of the larg- est features at the fair. An excellent program of races has been prepared for Thursday and Fri- day afternoons. The complete Thurs- day program will be published in the Pioneer tomorrow. Bemidji schools will - be closed Thursday and Friday afternoons so that the children can attend the fair and “learn to know the county bet- ter.” Old soldiers will be admitted free at the fair each day. The Bemidji band will give con- A. certs Thursday and Friday.