Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, October 14, 1916, Page 1

Bl A"iiiven Big Reception by Former U 1 i i J ( ]. ' VOLUME XIV. NO. 248, CHARLES CARTER FOR LEGISLATURE DELIVERSKEYNOTE TALKATTENSTRIKE Townspeople and Now Neighbors. FLAYS DITCH BONDS; URGES CHANGE IN LAWS Advocates Immigration Commission to Secure Homeseekers’ Rates to State. (By a Staff Correspondent) "Tenstrike, Minn., Oct. 14.—Chas. 8. Carter, candidate for representa- tive from the sixty-second district, believes that Friday the thirteenth is lucky. At least, he opened his campaign on that date in this vil- lage. Judging from the size of the audi- ence and the enthusiasm with which his address was received his candi- dacy has struck a popular chord. The meeting was held in the Ten- strike school house and besides Ten- strike citizens many from rural dis- tricts attended. There were a large number of women in the audience. Fellows Presides. Mayor William Fellows presided at the meeting and introduced Ed Alger who in turn introduced Mr. Carter as a pioneer of Beltrami county. “There is no man in Northern Min- nesota who is more alive to the legis- \gxtive needs of this county than Mr. rter,” said Mr. Alger. “He has a faculty of going out and bringing back what he goes after. It is time to cease voting for men who cannot produce the goods. I am sure that if Mr. Carter is elected he will work unceasingly and willingly for the best interests of the county and state.” Opnoses Ditch Bonds. Mr. Carter in opening his address explained why he entered the legis- lative race. He explained how he was interested in bringing settlers to this county and how lie saw that some changes were necessary if more settlers were to be brought to this -district to remain here. - \Y “I am opposed to the further issu- n, 4 p g of ditch bonds in this district un- til the present judicial ditch law is amended so that ditches will be con- structed only where the quality of the soil, prospective settlement and general conditions warrant the same,” said Mr. Carter. He explain- ed the Volstead act, the construction of ditches and the issuing of bonds, and stated that the total ditch bonds to date, according to an abstractor’s ‘meport, amounted to $1,812,350. Be- des this there are $1,011,500 bonds iuthorized but not 1ssued bringing the total amount of bonds to $2,823,- 850, he stated. Against Raising Values. He opposed the inflating of the valuations and stated that if elected he would do all he could to relieve the county from any possible future ‘payment of ditch loans. “1 believe that the operation of the present judicial ditch law is exces- sive,” he said. “The homes and property of our citizens, which are pledged for the payment of the in- terest and principal of these bonds have been jeopardized by the enor- mous issue of bonds and the high rate } of interest paid therefor.” Drainage Necessary. Mr. Carter told of his recent trip with Senator D. P. O'Neil ‘and Mr. Dugan, Federal examiner, down the Red Lake river to investigate flood conditions. He explained that some action must be taken to protect the settlers along the river from floods as a result of emptying ditches into Red Lake, whose outlet was not large enough to dispose of the water. ~ He urged the securing of better co- opgration between the state immigra- tion commission and the railways to secure homeseekers’ and settlers’ " rates to Minnesota. ‘““Almost every other state in the Union has homeseeker rates,” he said. “Why can’t Minnesota have the same rates? We want and need more settlers.” He urged the construction of a state roadway from the Red River valley to the Iron Range. For Trunk Road. “The Iron Range is practically our back yard neighbors,” he said. “Only a distance of about 70 miles, yet we have no good roads. With good roads, products from the valley could —= ashipped to consumers on the range in trucks or in automobiles in a short time. A farmer could leave his home in the morning with his truck of grain or supplies, go to the range, sell them and return the same day if we had a good road system. . I will take up the matter with Com- merecial clubs and other organizations to get such a road.” In conclusion of his address he stated that his promises were not nu- merous as such promises were soon forgotten after election, but that his ‘mromises ‘were few in number and at they: would be re]igwusly kept «t-he. is elected. L ~Protective Tariff. - e = m new .and have always‘been- a ljoliever ‘in ‘the protective tariff,’*<h id,-‘apd. although niow: ;funning for Togieiatirs.on the non-paréisan ticket I believe in the Rapubl{can princi- mles.” €s! Wards to Be Assigned and Ordinance 1915. tate. Hearing on an application for final decree of distribution will be had before Judge Dahl in prnbnte court Nov. 6. Shevlin, who was head of the Shev- lin Lumber company and a famous football player, died in the fall of In his will the entire estate was left to his widow, Mrs. Elizabeth Shevlin. NYMORE IS NOW PART OF BEMIDJI; Their report was filed in probate court in Minneapolis Friday. MAYOR SIGNS NEW ANNEXATION BILL Presented at Next Council Meeting. VILLAGE ORGANIZED IN Police and Fire Protection Already 1903 BY MOORE AND NYE Begun in New District; Will Be Fifth Ward. Nymore today ceased to exist and is now a part of the city of Bemidji. ‘W. Vandersluis signed the ordinance providing for the annexation of the village and the new ordinance is published in the Mayor Charles Pioneer today. At the meeting of the city council next Monday an ordinance will be presented, providing for the wards and councilmen for Nymore. It believed that Nymore will be included in one ward known as the Fifth ward. Police and fire protection will be given the Nymore district the same as any other district, beginning to- day. company. name of Nye-moore or Nymore. nexation. tion. During the past few years the resi- dents noted the advantages of being annexed to Bemidji and action was taken early this spring for the an- At an election held the residents voted in favor of annexa- Debts were taken up and bonds were issued. The village ment ceased to exist September 30 of this year. MISSIKOORS IS BRIDE OF MINNEAPOLIS MAN Miss Mary Koors, daughter of Mrs. Rose Koors of this city, was married at eleven o’'clock this morning to El- govern- is A'police officer will be named soon to patrol that district. The village of Nymore was organ- ized in about 1903 by a Mr. Nye and Mr. Moore, who formed the townsite They gave the village the mer G. Swanson of Minneapolis, the wedding taking place at the dence of Rev. Lester P. Warford. ing suit and carried bride’s roses. brother. Miss Koors is well and favorably The bride was dressed in a travel- Miss Dolly Koors, a sister of the bride, was bridesmaid, and the groom was attended by Frank Koors, her resi- known in this city, having lived here for the past four years.. She is a graduate of the Central high school of Minneapolis. Mr. Swanson, who is head salesman for the Holstead Coffee House of Min- neapolis, is a graduate of the Minne- sota Agricultural college. Mr. and Mrs. Swanson left on the noon train for Duluth and from there will take the Great Lakes trip. They will be at home after. Nov. 15, at 23 Central avenue; Minneap- olis. FARM PAYS FOR SELF WITH ITS FIRST CROP George- M:-Miller of Grant Valley purchased a farm: adjoining his last spring for $1,800. Twelve acres of the new farm produced 2,200 bushels of potatoes this year. At one dollar a bushel, the potato crop in one year paid for the cost of the entire farm. There’s five hundred different kinds of pen points soid here and the Pioneer office. has. over 400 of them. Come ‘and see them. it * ****fi‘*‘****** we’ll get it quickly. iiiiii#***‘kii EOB 'ornier Washingtun cor- raspondent of the Minneapolis Tribune,” will ‘ write-a' series of articles on the presidential political situation for the Be- midji Pioneer. The first of these articles appears in this issue. KK KKK KKK KKK KK If we haven’t D.f;rfiv. Pasoa x * * ¥ *x % x|t * * x x x ESTATE IN COUNTY REDUCED TEN PER CENTBY COMMISSION State Tax Commission Reduces Valu- uation of Beltrami County $720,883. VALUATION ON COWS AND HORSES REDUCED Real Estate Valuation in Bemidji is Reduced $136,752; Protests Were Made. The Minnesota State Tax commis- sion has reduced valuations in Bel- trami county $720,883, according to a report made by the commission to| ‘the county auditor today. All real estate in the county has been reduced ten per cent or $679,- 503. This will make a reduction of real estate valuations in Bemidji of $136,762. The county board of re- view recently increased the valua- tlo: of real estate in Bemidji $183,- 556. The state board reduced class three, Item 11-A, horses under one year, ten per cent or $218; class 3, ftem 11-B, horses between one and two years, ten per cent or $294; class 3, Item 11-C, horses between two and three years, 10 per cent or $576; class 3, Item 11-D, horses three years or over, 20 per cent or $32,428; class 3, Item 12-D, cows, $7,864. The total reduction is $720,883. The county board of review when making its report increased the valu- ations of several articles besides some real estate. Protests were made by several districts and the matter was brought to the attention of the state tax commission, which resulted in the above changes. MISS JACOBSON WEDS EVERETT A. WYNNE in marriage to Everett A. Wynne this afternoon at two o’clock by Judge M. A. Clark at the court house. WILSON CONSISTENT ONLY IN HIS VACILLATION. As it i8 with “war,” so it is with “intervention.” * President \Wilson has again and again saild he would not “intervene” .in Mexico. As a matter of fact he has intervened continuously * * * but as he never fol- lowed any policy of either inter- vention or nonintervention with any resolution—always yielding at the critical moment to some bandit chief of whom he became fearful—both his spasms of in- tervention and his spasms of nonintervention have alike been entirely futile—From the speech of Col. Theodore Roosevelt, de- livezed at Lewiston, Maine, in behalf of Charles E. Hughes. MISS HART WEDS FRED E. DEXTER Fred E. Dexter of Mizpah and Miss Rebecca Hart of Turtle River were married this morning by Judge M. A. Clark. Edwin Erskine of Grand Rapids was in the city yesterday enroute to International Falls. Dr. and Mrs. J. B. Gilbrath of Cass Lake motored to Bemidji yesterday and spent the day. Rev. J. H. Randahl, pastor of the Swedish Lutheran church, will preach in Ferris tomorrow. Mrs. James Taylor of Tenstrike spent yesterday in Bemidji, the guest of friends. Mrs. E. Bonisteel of Toronto, Ont., is visiting Bemidji friends for a short time. Mrs. H. C. Aldrich of Wilton was a business visitor in the city Friday. apolis yesterday on business. Pin tickets, 1abels, string tags and red and gold seals are things sold by the, Pioneer store. They have them there in all sizes and colors.” A tele- | phone' call, number 922, will bring what you want while yog walit. FY uld not complain when % g forgets that he is & in businees. It is-just acase ¥ [ of “forget” All around. EXER K XXX XXX KEEE BEMIDJI. MINNESOTA, SA’.I.'URDAY EVENING. OCTOBER 14, 1916, VALUE OF SHEVLINESTATE VALUATIONOFREAL |[SUBMARINE U-53 IS PLACED AT $1,189,674 Exclusive of all the expenses of administration -of the estate of Thos. L. Shevlin was valued at $2,189,674, according to the report of the execu- tors who acted as appraisers of the Miss Marie Jacobson was united| Mrs. Mable Young went to Minne-| REPORTED SIGHTED OFF EAST-COAST PURSUINGSTEAMER | White Star I.mer Boyic Reportl Sub- maring Chasing Dutch Steamer ’ Heligolav. AMERICANS STILL PATROL SEAS FOR FLOATING BASE Ragdio Station Contradicts the Report That Submarine Had Been Sighted. (By United Press) Boston, Oct, 14.—The Gérman sub- mai®\e U-53 was reported sighted off the Massachusetts coast this morning in full pursuit of an unidentified Dutch steamer. The Charleston radio station flatly contradicted this report. The Americans are still patroling the seas for the floating base. New York, Oct. 14.—The White star liner Bovic arrived here today and reported that the U-563 was sight- ed yesterday chasing the Dutch steamer Heligolav. Boston, Oct. 14.—The Charleston radio station issued a statement to- day saying that absolutely nothing had been heard of the submarine U- 53 since the Bovic reported yesterday. MILK STRIKE OVER; PRICE ONE CENT MORE (By United Press) New York, Oct. 14.—The strike has been ended. Nineteen distributors have agreed to pay a cent more per quart of milk. STANDARD OIL STRIKE AT]BAYONNE BROKEN (By United Press) Bayonne, N. J.,:0ct. 14.--Conyinced that they have broken the strike of the Standard Oil' company workers which resulted in the killing of three and injuring of ten workers, officials today held mass meetings to lure the workers back to work. EAU CLAIRE MEN BUILD REVIVAL HALL (By United Press) Eau Claire, Wis., Oct. 14.—FEau Claire woke this morning and pre- pared to get revived. Rev. James Reyburn, evangelist, will open a six-week revival in a huge specially constructed tabernacle tomorrow. One hundred business men volunteered the work that erect- ed the tabernacle, seating 2,500. BOOKS, NOT BULLETS, NEEDEI) IN MEXICO (By United Presa) Minneapolis, Minn., Oct. 14.— Books, not bullets; education, not in- teryention, are the needs of Mexico, David Starr Jordan, president of Le- land Stanford univermty. said here today. DEARTHOF YOUNG MEN FOR MINISTRY (By United Press) St. Paul, ‘Minn., Oct. 14.—It has been necessary to fill 66 Presbyterian pulpits in Minnesota with pastors from other denominations because of dearth of young men for the ministry in the Presbyterian church, Rev. E. T. Ferry, chairman of the educational committee, reported to the Minnesota Presbyterian synod, in session here today. A campaign to interest young men in the Presbyterian ministerial work will be launched today. LEADING ENGINEER DIES IN PITTSBURGH (By United Press) Pittsburgh Oct. 14. — Robert Swann, municipal director of public works, is dead. He was one of the leading engineers of the country. milk i lll ol soo\ot BRIDGE WoR¥ Ovnl‘«]lll“l ]’00" Attorney M. J. Brown, commission- er, who is holding hearings in the in- vestigation of Koochiching county af- fairs, returned to Bemldjl last night. Hearings were adjourned last eve- ning and will be continued Monday. John Mullin,- engineer- for-the. state highway commission, occupied the stand Friday. ' His testimony will be used as the basis of actions to'r ¢over ' from . road contructors bonding companles money ' for road work 'which was 'not .complete and acceptnhle. "Accord g to Mullin’s testimony, all of th bridges on highway No. 24, leading’ west 'to the Beltrami county line, ‘had but four piles, where speci- fications called for five; two by four many other wn.ys skiniped ol AUSTRIANS LOSE 28,000 MEN IN- a Report Issued at London War Office. RUMANIANS HALT TEUTON handrails were used instead of four by four, and the structures were in TWODAYS BATTLE FOR CARSOPLATE Battle Continues Undiminished, Says RED TOWER PASS INVASION = NSFERENCE OF SUBMARINE WAR T0U.S. GIVES NEW ANGLE 10 POLICY “Keeping Us Out of War” Resilts in Situation Thit Threatens Complications. A.DHINISTRATION Now = BETWEEN TWO m America’s Hands: are Tied; Pressure Tncreased Against Neutral Rights. By George F. Anflner ; Chicago, 11, Oct. 14.—Transter- ence of the German submarine acty- States has given a new and startling angle to President Wilson’s foreign. poliey. succesafully continied, amounts. - to o! America: ity to the coast waters of the United. This submarine activity, it nothing more or- less- than a bloendo the'artificial prosperity i ich' erica is now reveling, ‘an more thfin threatens to involve this country in complications either with Germany :rurrlth the allled powers, or with oth. Germans Succeed in Recapturing Part of Ablac Court Village in the Somme District. (By United Press) for Carsoplate. undiminished. have halted the Teutonic south of Red Tower pass. erable distance from the border. London, Oct. 14.—The Rumanians inyasion They-have driven back the Teutons a consid- London, Oct. 14.—The war office today reported that a dispatch from Rome-stated that the Austrians have lost 28,000 men in two days’ fighting The battle continues A Bucharest .report says that General Falkenhayn’s-troops have been check- ed everywhere along the Transylva- nia front. Paris, Oct. 14.—The Germans have succeeded in recapturing part of Ab- the Somme last night. lac Court village in a violent attack preceded by a screen of fire, south of The Germans also took the trenches northwest of the town. tacks regained some positions. The French in counter at- New York, Oct. 14.—The Americ- an’s return to France for aid in the ~Vays ot *¢6”’ is the way French firms will appeal for subscriptions to $123,- 000 subscribed fund for the relief of the war orphans of France. Berlin, Oct. 14.—Semi-official re- ports today show that the fresh ‘al- lies’ division of about 1,620,000 men have been annihilated in the past three and half months’ battle in the Somzr~region. never have peace,” United Press today. in answer to Lloyd George. Berlin, Oct. 14.—A perishing. LAST HALF TAXES DUE; be paid before Oct. 31 to avoid penalty of ten per cent. PIPING FOR NEW the gas mains. Cologne, Oct. 14.—“If these fel- lows will make peace only when Ger- many is knocked out then we will Earnest Posze, editor of the Cologne Gazette told the He is perhaps the unofficial spokesman of Germany submarine sank the French cruiser Riegel in the Mediterranean, October 2 and tor- pedoed the French cruiser Gallia, Oct. 4, 1,000 French and Serbian soldiers PENALTY AFTER FIRST Last half taxes are due at the of- fice of the county treasurer and must a GAS PLANT ARRIVES Twelve thousand feet of piping for the installation of gas in Bemidji ar- rived this morning and a crew of men will begin work next week laying D. A. Frerichs, head of the Public Improvement company, which will in- stall the plant, arrived in Bemidji to- day, to supervise the work. FIRST LADY OF LAND DONATES T0 SOCIETY .. (By United Press) Mandan, N. D., Oct. 14.—'irs. Woodrow Wilson, first lady of the land, has donated a handkerchief to | the Presbyterian Ladies’ Aid society, to be offered to the highest bidder at the aid fair t_hls fall. Peter Nostinger of Solway was mmwhn-muony Sodorride A site will be selected for the main plant next week and the constructién of the plant will begin immediately. Efforts will be: made to have the service begin about Christmas time, according to Mr. Frerichs. KEKERE XK K KKK CLOSING HOURS—Want. “Ads to be classified prop- erly in the Pioneer want col- umn ‘must be in before 11 o'clock. Ads received Ilater wflllppnrdnnnthorm . that day. KEREKEKKEKK KK KKK * * * « * « * * x There can be no question but fI o( revival of this submarine activity ca ried out'under the very nose of the président, is a result of a well un- derstood decision to remain at peace, at any price, and not to resent any aggression upon American rights. Invited Comvlications. . The announced decision of the ad- ministration, made early.in'its his- tory, not to resent any aggression up- Mr. Bryan's cooling-off treaties, and the practical application of this - theory in the abandonment of Amer- icans to their fate in Mexico, invited the first complications. -Great Brit- ain and the allied powers were the first offenders. They been most easily brought to terms, be- :cause they were depending upon Am- erican shipments for the successful .progecution of the war, but the econ-- omic faflure of the Underwood tariff ‘law-made an artificial war prosperity absolutely essential, and it was not done. There could have been no other reason, for the president had declared for a policy of neutrality in thought, as in deed. Acknowledging that there is no comparison betweemn the sacrifice of lives and the destruc- tion of property, it must be admitted. that Germany had greater excuse than the allied powers for violating neutrality, because the precedent had already been established by England. Was Not Prepared. Both situations were the direct ré- sult of a policy which announced in advance that, no matter what was done this country was not prepared to defend its rights. The American government was saved from _being forced into complications only be- cause wisdom took counsel with re- sentment, and the German govern- ment withdrew temporarily from its position. In this withdrawal was coupled a condition; namely, that the American government compel Great Britain to observe neutral rights. On April 19 the president had sent to Germany an ultimatum setting forth that—*‘“un- less the imperial German government should now immediately declare and effect an abandonment of its present methods of warfare against passenger and freight carrying vessels, this country could have no choice butto sever diplomatic relations with the government of the German empire al- together.” One of the conditions in- sisted upon by this government was, that no liner should be. torpedoed, and that the lives should be safeguarded; yet. in the torpedo attack the other day the “Ste- phano,” a liner, was torpedoed, and passengers and crew were compelled to entrust their lives in small boats on the open sea. American destroy- ers were on hand to rescue them, but their presence was a matter of luck, and the entire situation shows upon what a narrow margin rests the ele- ment of safety for this country. The administration has held that, en- trusting passengers to the safety of small boats hardly comes under the head of protection of life. Given the absence of -destroyers, or the presence of a rough sea there would undoubt- edly have been loss of life. Liable to Error. This is not the only danger in- volved in the situation. Submarine commanders, brave and intelligent as they undoubtedly are, are only human and liable to error. Given such a mistake the safety of the country is involved, or else the administration will again be compelled to eat its own words. Still another complication is in- volved. The campaign against sub- marines cannot be carried on with the utmost nicety of regard for in- ternational situations. All submar- ines look alike, and the rule in hunt- ing the submarine is to shoot first and investigate afterwards. Either ‘American submarines will have to abandon American waters, or the al- lied warships .will be compelled to abandon the German submarine, This (fiunn-a on Page () on neutral rights, as exemplified in_ could have- of passengers - i i