Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, October 5, 1916, Page 1

BlfiGEST. CARNIVAL EVERHELDINCITY IS OPENED; MANY Elks’ Carnival at Armory is Opened at City Hall; Booths are Excellent. CHIEF KREATZ ORDERS DRAGNET FOR VIOLATORS Kangaroo Court in Full Swing; Judge A. A. Andrews on Bench; v g Lycan is Attorney. ‘Headed by George Kreatz, chief of police of the Kan- garoo court, five po- lice officers this af- ternoon at 3:30 o'clock raided the down town section of Bemidji, arrested many prominen_t merchants on vari- ous charges, hustled them into the *“Black Maria” and took them to the armory kangnruq court, officially opening the Elks’ carnival. The carnival is without a doubt one of the biggest affairs of its kind over staged in Bemidji or this dis- trict. Arrangements were com- pleted early today and when the big show was opened this afternoon at 3:30 o’clock everything was in readi- ness and in full swing. Andrews on Bench. Judge A. A. Andrews occupied the bench at the kangaroo court and which. | | } CARNIVAL TONIGHT LET'S GO ed out “stiff” sentences. hag;lt must be understood,” said the judge, “that the laws in Bemidji must be obeyed the next three days. I will not fix any big fines today, but in the future anyone appearing before me will get not get off very 'easily. 1 am going to be strict, Iam.” Ralph Lycan acted as prosecuting or persecuting attorney, the Pioneer correspondent who visited theknon; mory this afternoon did not The armory for the next three day's' will be known as the *“Hall of Fun. wgp Chief Kreatz has thrown out a dragnet and he will arrest anyone caught frowning --or having -~ the “blues” on this great occasion. Ev- eryone is ordered to smile, or if they can’t smile to grin; to laugh out loud at everything and to be sure to have a good time. Get Bogus Money. There is a little “red tape’’ connect- ed with getting into the hall. Fi'rst, as you enter the hall, a fellow sticks *.. his head out of the ticket window and . asks you how much money you want. Think of it, how much do you want. You tell him and then in exchange Y for Uncle Sam’s money he presents you with some finely printed money. Bogus money is what he called it but it could not be because Chief Kreatz watched him hand it out. This money is in denominations of five, ten and twenty-five cents and they ! are worth more because on the in- AN side everything is sold for the Best i Prices On Earth. No cash will be accepted at the booths. There are all kinds of booths. Music at the carnival tonight will be furnished by the Wangdoodle Pickaninny band and orchestra. Over 400 lights are used in the armory and the hall is beautifully decorated. At the city hall tonight will be given a dance. Admission will be ten cents a dance and the “light fan- tastic” will be “tripped like it never " was tripped before.” The hall s It prettily decorated. The Bemidji or- | chestra will furnish the music to- night. Tomorrow night the ““color- ed” orchestra will play at the dance and the Bemidji orchestra will play A "\, at the armory. There was a good crowd at the armory this afternoon and indica- tions are that the hall will be crowd- ed tonight. Fire destroying the hay warehouse i \ i of 1. P. Batchelder yesterday caused $300 loss. The warehouse is located back of the Koors Bros. Mfg. com- pany new building. The fire depart- ment was called to the scene again early this morning, the fire having started again. SISTER DOROTHY TO OPEN UP A STUDIO Sister Dorothy will open up the St. Cecelia studio located on the north- east corner of the St. Anthony hos- pital lot in the near future . The studio will be constructed immedi- ately. Sister Dorothy will conduct classes and give private lessons in piano, violin, vocal, harmony and counter- point. She gave lessons in Crook- ston and conducted a studio there for the past ten years. She has been -very successful in her work. ARRESTEDIN RAID || velt today put the finishing touches series -crowds ever had. LR R R RS SRR RS St R R * ‘TELEGRAPH NEWS *x (By United Press) RHK KK KKKK KK KKK Altoona, ‘Pa., Oct. 5.—Two persons were killed and 12 were injured this morning when a fast Pennsylvania train crashed into a stock train at Lewiston, ST * ok New York, Oct. 5.—The milk fam- ine’ has reached a riot stage. Des- perate East Side women and children have begun violence, police reports show. One instance was that of a driver who was dragged from his milk cart and a mob of 200 drained every drop of milk. . . . St. Louis, Oct. .—~The Christian Brothers college was destroyed by fire today. Early reports indicate that four persons have been killed. Broth- er McCarmack, 92, Brother Clement, 78, and an aged attendant are miss- ing. The college is the oldest Cath- olic institution in the United States. New York, Oct. 5.—Colonel Roose- on his series of “skin ’em alive” ver- bal broadsides that he will deliver against Woodrow Wilson. One speech will be made at Chicago the latter part of next week. Then he will de- liver speeches at St. Paul, Denver, Louisville and El Paso if these spots are retained on the temporary sched- ule arranged. Berthold, N. D., Oct. 5.—Fire starting in the Great Northern hotel this morning did $40,000 damage. Four stores were burned. Grafton, Ill., Oct. 5.—Leo Peter- son, superintendent of the Illinois Powder company plant, and two la- borers were killed this morning when three carloads of dynamite on a stor- age track exploded. Chicago, Oct. 5.—It is predicted that there will be two dollar wheat before January prices. The United States’ short crop, discouraging Ar- gentina crops and the allies demand- ing the Australian and Canadian crop is bringing on the high price. Buenos Ayres, Oct. 5.—Argentina offers little hope for relief for the high flour and bread prices in the United States. Chief Lapittee of the statistical bureau today told the United Press that the Argentina crop was below normal and that there will only be 1,000,000 tons for export. Juarez, Oct. 5.—Communication with Chihuahua City has been cut. Passenger trains have been restricted from moving southward. Boston,. Oct. 6.—Hotel managers are predicting the greatest world’s ¥t 18 vesti- mated that from 25,000 to 30,000 will attend the games. New York, Oct. 5.—The Hughes itinerary announced today for a tour to start Oct. 9, shows 36 stops. Northwest stops will be made Oct. 17 at Yankton, Mitchell and Sioux Falls, S. D. Bismarck, N. D., Oct. 5.—Arnold Lauserman of Alexandria, Minn., was killed and John Gaisler of New Sa- lem, N. D., was fatally injured today when they stood too close to a blast- ing yard. Omaha, Neb., Oct. 5.—It has been learned that President Wilson has asked General George Goethals, Pan- ama canal builder, and Interstate Commerce Commissioner Clark to be- come two of the three members of the commission to investigate the op- eration of the eight-hour day on rail- ways. . Minneapolis,Minn ., Oct. 5.—After, retirement two years ago, from the University of Minnesota for old age, John F. Downley, former dean of the college of literature and arts, sailed from Vancouver today, to teach in China for charity. He would be un- able to accept money for his work among the Chinese, under the Carne- gie pension fund which gives him suf- ficient to live. He simply won’t be shelved, he says. Edmonton, Alta., Oct, 5.—The Al- berta government has awarded the world’s record for raising wheat to C. S. Noble, pioneer farmer of the Claresholm district. His 1,000 acre wheat fleld averages 52 bushels to the acre. This is one bushel an acre higher than the world’s record, for- merly held in Polouse county, Wash., in the United States. Noble's grain was No. 1 hard. This year’s crop, he says, will excel last year’s haul of 230,000 bushels on his farm. He credits scientific farming for the ad- vance. St. Paul, Minn., Oct. 5.—Just 292 cases were on the calendar of the Minnesota supreme court when it opened today. Frederick T. Price’s appeal from the decision of the Hen- nepin county court fining him guilty of unorcide, was among the principal appeals. South St. Paul, Minn., Oct. 5.— Sixty thousand packing plant work- ers here were today notified of a vol- untary 2% cents an hour wage in- creas, increasing payrolls $4,000,000 annually. Columbus, 0., Oct. 5.—Twenty years in prison because of a five-cent bet in a crap game. Lifetime in prison because a hat didn’t fit. The above are but two of the freak causes why men are spending their days in the’rohio penitentiary, ac- cording to a report made today by Bertillion Offieer Robert Miles. The Junior Commtreial club will hold a meeting tomorrow niglt. % BEMIDJI. MINNESOTA, THURSDAY EVENING. 0CTOBER 5, 1916, BEMIDJI MEN.T0..- [BULGARS DESTROY ATTEND DRAINAGE MEETINGS;FEDERAL INSPECTION MADE Represent. Bemidji Commerial - Club. LK - ACTION FOR DEEPENING AND LOWERING OF RED LAKE Charles S, Carter, Candidate for Rep- “resentative, to Tour Flooded A. G. Wedge, A. A. Warfield and A. L. Molander have been named as a committee to repre- sent the Bemidji Commerecial club at the reclamation and B.P.O. E drainage meeting at SARNIVAL Crookston next Mon- TONIGHT day. The meeting LET'S GO _was called by the Red River Development association and action will be taken to-prevent the flooding of lands around the Red Lakes and streams running into the lakes. To Make Trin. Senator D. P. O’Neil of Thief River Falls, M. C. Cutter of Thief River Falls, Mr. Dugan a Federal engineer of St. Paul, and Charles S: <Carter, candidate to the state * legislature from this distriet, will leave Bemidji Friday morning to make a trip of investigation to the Red Lakes and down the Red Lake river to Thief River Falls. They will go to the Red Lake In- di agency from Bemidji and will go from there to Highlanding where they will hold -a meeting on Sp.turday to hear complaints and recommenda- tions. On Sunday they will hold a meeting at Thief River Falls. 1t is asserted that the Red lake is more than three feet above its normal height and that at times it is four or five feet above normal. As a con- sequence water is backed on the farm lands lying along tributary' rivers leading to the lake and also flooding farm lands on the west side of the lake towards Thief River Falls, -It, is estimated that the high- waters are affecting about 1,000,000 acres of land. Favor a Dam, Some of the residents living along the Red Lake river, it is said, are in favor of building a dam at the out- let of Red lake in the Red Lake river and raising the level of the lake even higher than it is now. In this way it is said greater power at power dams along the river between Red Lake and Grand Forks may be se- cured. Residents of Beltrami and Koochi- ching counties want the lake lower- ed several feet and contend that if the Red Lake river channel from its outlet to what is known as High- landing is straightened and deepen- ed that a more even flow of water will be secured and that it will drain more efficiently the thousands of acres of ditch lands throughout the’ northern part of the state. Does Much Damage. It is said that on account of the water being unable to get out of Red Lake through the outlet of the Red Lake river, water in the ditches and rivers tributary to Red Lake backs up many miles and floods the farms of the settlers, doing thousands of dollars damage annually. For that reason residents of Be- midji and Beltrami county will en- deavor to have the channel at the outlet deepened and widened and if necessary will attempt to have légis- lation passed to authorize the work. The estimated cost of the work is $225,000 and, on account of the river being navigable, it is believed one- third of the cost will be borne by the government, one-third by the state and the other third by those whose property is affected. NOISY LUNATIC FROM BLACKDUCK IS KILLED Fergus Falls, Minn., Oct. 5.—Al- bert Cauchon of Blackduck, inmate of the state insane hospital here, had a hobby for making noise. His fel- low patients made no objections un- til he undertook to indulge in the hobby at night. Then the man in, the next bed picked up a dish and struck the noisemaker on the fore- head. Cauchon’s death followed. A coroner’s inquest resulted in the-de- cision that the man died of natural causes, although possibly death was hastened by the blow. UNCLE SAM SELLS INDIANS’ LAND (By United Press) ' Oklahoma City, Okla., Oct. 5.— Uncle Sam, real estate dealer, has 908,000 acres of Choctaw and Chick- saw iand on‘sale here today and will do business until the end ., of the month. No person will be allowed to purchase more than 160 acres classified as agricultural land nor more than 640 acres classified - as grazing land. RUMANIAN ‘TROOPS (% WHO-CROSSED- THE |; DANUBEATRIAHOVO Wedge, Warfield and Molander to|Defeat is Greatest Since the Battle of: Fortress 'l‘gmhn, South of the Danube, RUSSIA MAKES ATTEMPT - . FOR A SEPARATE PEACE Allies in Balkans Push Forward ‘To. ward Monastire; Make Some Progress. Sofia, Oct. 5.—(Official) —The Bul- 3 T ‘ garians have enve- loped &nd destroyed 15' or 'L6 Rumanian battalions, includ- ing the 15,000 men who. crossed the Danube and invaded Bulgaria near Ria- hovo. The defeat is the greatest since 25,000 Rumanians were trapped and captured at the Fortress of Tutrakan south of the Danube. The Hague, Oct. 5.—Despite offi- cial denials that Russia and Germany discussed separate peace, it has been learned that a peace conference was held at Kovno. The Rumanians’ en- trance in-the war changed the situa- tion and prevented Russia from com- pleting - separate: peace plans. It is stated that Premier Sturmeier of Rus- sia recently met the kaiser and Hin denberg at Kovno. Paris, Oct. 5.—The allies in the Balkans have pushed toward Mon- astir and have occupied Buf. They have made’ some progress. SCHOOL CLASSES SHOW BIG INCREASE High school enrollment - as an- nounced today by W. P. Dyer, super- intendent of schools, shows a large increase. The grade ‘enrollment is about the-same. - - SRR B There are 240 registered in the high school, a gain of 38 over last year. There are 95 in the Freshman class. In the Junior high school there are 227 students enrolled, a gain of 28 over last year. In the East school there is a gain of 24, there being 43 in the first, second and third grades and 32 in the fourth, fifth and sixth grades. In the North school there is a gain of 14, there being 23 in the first grade, 36 in the second and third, 29 in the third and fourth and 39 in the fifth and sixth. The Nymore school reports an en- rollment of 48 in the first grade, 42 in the second, 49 in the third and fourth, 49 in the fourth and|fifth and 33 in the sixth grade. There is a loss of 37 students in the Central school, there béing fewer beginners than last year. The en- rollment by classes is as follows: Un- graded room 29, first 30, first 36, first 37, second 35, second 34, third 40, third 41, fourth 40, fourth 41, fifth 41, fifth 41, sixth 45, sixth 47. NIGHT SCHOOL T0 BEGIN OCTOBER 16 Night school will begin at the high school building Monday evening, Oct. 16, at 7:30 o’clock, according to an announcement by W. P. Dyer, super- intendent of schools. The school will he for foreigners or any other adult persons. Instruction will be given in read- ing, writing, spelling, composition, arithmetic and civies. School will be held three evenings a week from 7:30 to 9:30 o’clock. Imstruction will be furnished free by the board of edu- cation. k LET'S GO Adolph B. Jorstad and Weltha E. Streeter, both of Bemidji, were united in marriage at the residence of Rev. M. A. Soper Wednesday evening, Rev. Soper officiating. Mr. and Mrs. Jor- stad will make their home at 407 Park avenue. Attorney E. E. McDonald returned yesterday from a trip to the Twin Cities. KRR KKK K KKK MUST ATTEND DANCE OR PAY BIG FINES The Kangaroo court today passed a law providing that every one in Bemidji must at- tend the Elks’ dance at the city hall tonight in connection with the big carnival. The penalty for not attending is arrest by Kangaroo court offi- cials. Judge Andrews of the court has been given author- ity to make the filme any amount he desires. Breaking this law is a serious oifense and all offenders will be ar- rested. KX XK REKR KR KK e s e de ek kK ke ok ke ko ke kA k| e e e e Je K K %k o ok kK K o ok ok kok ok ok 13 * * * x Historical Soclety XX KK KKK KK KRR KKK x ¥ CHANCE T0.DANCE: WITH CARNIVAL QUEENS All men attending the Elks’ dance at the city hall tonight ' will be given an opportunity to dance with candidates for the job of carnival.queen— that is it .the candidate does not object. ' ! . The candidates . for the queen’s job are Marie Klein, Anna McManus and Mabel _Kittleson, If 'you have not voted for queen ag yet, better do it at once of Kangarog: eourt offi: cials will get ypu; . tdvise leaders of the Blks’ éarniyal. . **&ff*i*iii#** SENATORIAL PARTY e e o e Ak A o sk e Sk ok sk sk Sk ok ok ok ok ok Tk ko kR kK SESSION” ATSUMMER HOME OF M'GARRY Lieuténant Governor, is Mem- ber of Party. SEVENTY IN SIGHT- i SEEING EXCUESION ++ (By Staff Correspondent) Walker, Minn., Oct. 5.—The “ad- journed -session”: of the Minnesota senate was begun here last night when many of the state senators and their wives and friends arrived here to be the guests of Senator P. H. Mc- Garry at his summer home, “Glen- garry.” . There are about seventy men and women in the party. At a meeting last night the sen- ators passed a resolution asking that Governor Burnquist call a special ses- sion of the legislature to pass a law to allow the Minnesota National guardsmen on the border to vote. The party left St. Paul early yes- terday morning and arrived at Brain- erd at two o’clock where they were served a dinner at the Ransford hotel. After the dinner they were taken on a . sight-seeing .trip. At Brainerd they were guestg.of the Brainerd Chamber ‘of . Commerce. . Governor Burnquist . a: is -and, Ja ‘Schmahl, - ary: of state and his. wife, who.accepted :Mr. McGarry's inyitation, were unable to be present on the trip. Thomas A. Frankson, candidate for lieutenant governor, is present as is Senator George H. Sullivan of Still- water, lieutenant governor pro tem. Among those present are S. S. Ful- lerton, E. E. Nelson, assistant gen- eral passenger agent of the Northern Pacific, George McCrea of the North- ern Pacific, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Gem- mell, Mr. and Mrs. N. H. Ingersoll of Brainerd, Hon. and Hrs. Henry Rines of Mora, Hon. Claude H. South- wick, Hon. J. H. Ferrier, Hon. Fred C. Stevens, former congressman from the Fourth district, Hon. and Mrs. J. C. Hardy and Hon. A. A. D. Rahn. The following senators are in the party: L. E. Potter and wife, A. E. Adams, John B. Ries, W. S. Dwinnel and wife, C. L. Wallace and wife, W. ‘W. Dunn and wife, J. D. Denegne, P. A. Hilbert and wife, John H. Bald- win and wife, E. P. Peterson and daughter, F. H. Peterson, Peter Van Hoven, H. F. Wells and wife, F. A. Duxbury and wife, J. W. Andrews and wife, Fred D. Vibert and wife, George H. Sullivan and wife, Leon- ard H. Nord and wife, George H. Gardner, George A. Turnham- and wife, E. J. Westlake, P. A. Gandrud. ‘The “adjourned session” members will be guests of Senator McGarry until tomorrow when they will be taken to Cass Lake for an entertain- ment. They will go to Bemidji on Saturday. The senators were taken on a jish- ing trip today. . 3.000 GOPHER VOTERS . MAY LOSE BALLOT (By United Press) St. Paul, Minn., Oct. 5.—Unless Governor Burnquist acts quickly, 3,- 000 Minnesota voters at the border will be disfranchised for the coming election, Secretary of State Schmahl intimated today. The governor has taken no action towards a special legislative session, to arrange a mail vote, as during the Civil war. AWARDED $500°IN PERSONAL INJURY CASE George Foley was awarded $500 damages in a - personal injury case against the Great Northern Railway Co. by a jury in the district court yes- terday. Attorney Henry Funkley conducted the casée for Mr. Foley. A jury in the case of Wallace Rod- ney against A. A. Stonefield retired this morning. . No verdict had been reached up to noon. The district court is taking up the case of Rev. J. E. Caldwell dgainst Harry Gunsalus this afternoon. Rev. Caldwell alleges that Gunsalus threw water on him while he wds giving a county option address near Gunsalus’ soft drink parlor and asks $1,000 damages. Attorney Carl L. Heffron is presenting the case for Rev. Cald- well and Judge Marshall A. Spooner is defending Gunsalus. BEGINS“ADJOURNED | BEMIDJI DATLY PION PROBE IS BEGUN - OF CASS COUNTY FUNDS; OFFICIALS. 10 RETAIN JoB Gpvemor Burnquist. Institutes Action -on Findings of the Public OF IRREGULARITIES MADR — ' Bond Sales and' Road Buildin Com- . tragts are Questioned in, Complaint. ..;Governor J. A. A. Burnquist yes- ¥ terday instituted an investigation of ir- regularities in' Cass county notably with regard to bond sales -.and. commissions paid on them, road building contracts “and other transac- tions, principally by the county commissioners. The in- vestigation was institited on the findings of State Public Examiner . |Andrew E. Fritz in a special examina~ tion made at the governor’s direction following complaints- by three Cass county citizens. 1 ' Louis S. Headley, who recently re- signed as clerk in the state legal de- partment to engage in law practice in St. Paul, was appointed commissioner to take testimony for and against the county commissioners named ‘in :the allegations. Officials Keep Jobs. - Governor Burnquist announced that no suspension of county officials’ would be made pending the inquiry, contrary to the proceedings in prog- ress in Koochiching county charges. The complaint to the governor. is signed by Thomas Peterson, J. R. Blackburn and E. S. Holman, as Cass county taxpayers. C. D. Bacon now is county auditor, succeeding I. P. Byhre, whose name is connected with the irregularities charged. The pres- ent board of county commissioners is made up of Fred Moulster, W. B. Jones, J. E. Krake, J. B: Spencer apd LA, J..Swapber; ey, 2 5 Twenty-threé’ separate charges or c¢riticisms were contained in the com- plaint, nd each is referred to in the ‘'report by Examiner Fritz of the in- quiry made by his department. G. A. Elder Mentioned. George A. Elder, agent of the Du- luth Securities company, who figured in the Koochiching county charges, is mentioned in connection with al- leged excessive commissions and in- terest rates paid on bonds sold by Cass county. The complainants cited sales of El- well road bonds between May 1, 1915, and March 1, 1916, of $474,000 at 5% per cent interest and $1,800 com- mission, and said they had every rea- son to believe that the bonds could have been sold at a lower rate of in- terest and no commission. The pub- lic examiner reports that there is no evidence that the board could have had any idea of the value ,of Cass county bonds. The report, however, criticizes” some of the sales for being made without advertising as required by law, and explains that a warning given at the time by the examiners’ department resulted in the board rescinding certain action, but finally selling a $60,000 issue after raising the interest to 5% per cent and agreeing to pay an agent 5 per cent for placing the bonds. The auditor refused to sign the warrants, and settlement was made wheh the agent agreed to take $1,200 commission. Other Deals Mentioned. Other bond transactions are dis- cussed at length as are also those re- lating to road building contracts. Contract prices are given as $,721.73 on state rural highway No. 45; $1,- 568.14 on highway No. 81, and $2,- 607.83 on highway No. 83. The examiner fails to find that the commissioners exceeded their auth- ority, as complained, by floating $544,000 of road and funding bonds during the ten-month period named. The report states that although the law limits the appropriation to $500 for a county exhibit at the state fair, the manager’s report shows ex- penditures of $804.54, but $291.25 of the amount received from premiums, pictures and so forth, and the law does not state that such proceeds shall be turned into the county rev- enue and the balance of $13.29 was not paid by the county. Payments of $50 and $20 to Commissioners Moul- ster and Jones, respectively, and the salary of $150 paid Mr. Brewster also is unlawful. * Examiner Fritz declines to place values on the services of attorneys paid $625 on highway No. 80, $395 on No. 81 and $360 on No. 83, while no attorneys were engaged on the two other road projects. Rated “Unbusinesslike.” . Alleged evasion of the law in con- nection with the contract letting on the Remer-Bear river road, is com- plained of and the transaction is rated ‘‘unbusinesslike.” An effort to bring about a confer- ence between the complainants and the accused, Examiner Fritz said, was abandoned when the committee t’olr the complainants objected to the an. 5 X ' FORTY CENTS PER MONTH e | it