Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, November 11, 1916, Page 1

VOLUME XIV, NO. 272, BEMIDJI. MINNESOTA, SATURDAY EVENING. NOVEMBER 11, 1916. ANNUAL MEETING OF JEFFERSON HIGHWAY ASS'N. * IN OKLAHOMA National Convention of Highway Di- / rectors to Be Heid at Muskogee Nov. 28-29. HIGHWAY ONE YEAR OLD NOVEMBER 15 | Southern Sociability Run is Planned From Muskogee After the Meeting. By E. T. MEREDITH {President Jefferson Highway Ass'n.) The state and national officials of the Jefferson Highway assoclation have set the date of their next na- tional meeting for Nov. 28 and 29. The meeting will pe held in Musko- gee, Okla. The newest state is plan- - ning a monster reception to the offi- clals of the great North and South ! ‘hlghway which connects them with the big cities of Kansas City, St. Jo- seph, Des Moines, St. Paul, Minne- apoliv and Winnipeg north of them with Shreveport and New Orieans south of them. This month is the first annlversqry of the Jefferson Highway associa- tiop. It was organized in New Or- | leans on Nov. 15 and 16, 1915. | Hard Surfaced by 1919. { In a year's time, the Jefferson highway has become second to the Lincoln highway in prominence and organization. Because of the nat- | ural advantages of the route, wealth of the territory served and compara- E tively simple construction problems, yhe Jefferson highway promises to be the first hard surfaced highway of such great length in the United States. The slogan of the associa- tion is ‘“Hard Surfaced in 1919.” By hard surfacing any material is meant that will make a road which is usable 365 days in the year. A large part of the road will be grav- eled, some of it will be rock road and some of it may be temporarily surfaced with heavy asphaltum oil. A few wears ago it would have been thought extremely difficult, if * not impossible, to make an automo- ® " bile trip from any point in Minne- sota and Iowa to New Orleans, west of the Mississippi river. Since the establishment of a definite route in the Jefferson highway, nearly all well marked, and with a vast amount of improvement between Winnipeg and New Orleans, this wonderful trip from anywhere is the extreme north to the Crescent City at the mouth of the Mississippl is now a practical trip for pleasure or business. Observing travelers will hear farm- ers and business men in towns and cities along the Jefferson highway ! discussing future trips to New Or- leans. Eight zones of climate are traversed between Winnipeg and New Orleans. Over four thousand miles of farm land frontage will he seen by the tourist between the two terminals of the ‘Great Vacation Route.” Passes 87 Counties. Eighty-seven countles, in the prov- ince of Manitoba, and the states of Minnesota, lowa, Missouri, Kansas, . Oklahoma, Texas and Loulsiana, are \rossed by the Jefferson highway. very one of These counties now has an individual Jefferson Highway com- mittee, in most Instances consisting of seven officers. Every state has three state director; and a state vice president. The national officers are a president, vice president, secretary, treasmrer and general manager. This gives an idea of how complete is the organization of the Jefferson High- way association. A Southern soclability run from ! Muskogee is planned to immediately follow the directors’ meeting on Nov. 28 and 29. Probabiy several thou- sand automobiles will join this pro- i cession at different points along the route and follow it part way on the ) Ereat southern trip. It would be a big event for the locallities traversed in Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana. Any one {8 welcome to join this so- ciability tour and participate in the southern hospitality which is await- ing the Jefferson highway builders, REXALL STRAW VOTE PROVES T0 BE CORRECT President Wilson's victory at the polls I8 a striking verification of the prediction made by the Rexall drug- gisty through Barker's Drug & Jewelry store. Three weeks ago, the 8,000 members of the Rexall Drug- gists’' assoclation began taking a straw vote. There were 961,396 votes cast. The final vote gave Wil- wson 554,600 popular. votes against 396,896 for Hughes. KR E KKK RN KKK * * BELL GIRLS NOW . NOT BELL BOYS * * * * * * R — ® * (By United Press) * * Cleveland, 0., Nov. 11.- * * “Front,” says the clerk at the * % hotel desk and insiead of the * % customary be-buttoned boy % ® there comes a “‘knockmedead” % # blonde or a dashing brunette % X to take your luggage and pilot ¥ you to your room. « “Bell girls” are more at- * tentive than bell boys, says % the originator of the idea. * That is the reason they have been installed in the Hotel * Statler here. * * Women guests find the “bell % girls” almost as useful as a % mald, the management states. % The *“‘hook-me-up’ problem is now easily solved. * None of the * have complained. * *x * drummers Kk K gk kK ke de KON g ok ok ok Kk ToHHKH K H KKK KKK JAPAN'S FOREIGN TRADEGAINSWITH EVERY COUNTRY By RALPH H. TURNER (United Press Staff Correspondent) Toklo, Nov. 11.—Some idea of the wonderful progress Japan has made in her foreign trade since the war 19 gained from figures just announced here. In every part of the world this nation has been establishing her vroducts, new markets have been 'pened and steamship lines, subsi- dized by the government, extended to every big port of call on the face of the globe. Greatest prosperity is being en- joyed, perhaps, in the trade with Russia, Japan's ally, who is buying everything from munitions to boots and shoes. In one month—Ilast Au- gust—Japan exported goods to Rus- sia valued at $5,343,600. This fig- ure becomes all the more significant when it is stated that the imports this country received from Russia reached only $32,125, leaving a bal- ance of $5,311,475 in favor of the exports. South America is another part of the world where Japan has found markets which she hardly knew ex- isted before. Exports to the South American countries for the first eight months of this year amounted to $1,- 036,660, not a large figure when put alongside records in American trade, but worth considerable attention when it is recalled that during the same period last year Japan's ex- ports to South America were valued at only $603,574. Thuse her trade in that direction has been nearly doubled in a year. The South American republics to which the principal amounts were exported are: Argentine, $444,275; Chile, $352,335; Peru, Japan has found a new and very profitable market in South America— and she intends to hold it. Then comes China, a market which Japan declares really belongs to her, {a market in which she promises to outrival all other foreign powers, During the last ten days of Septem- ber-—just one-third of a month— Japan’s exports to her neighbor amounted to $2.446,209. For the firet nine months of the year the total amount of exports to China was $60,751,721, an Increase of $16,156,- 448 over the corresponding periqd a year ago. As an illustration of the way trade with Australia has been growing in the proverbial “leaps and bounds,"” Japan's largest steamship company, the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, a firm in which the imperial family owns a great part of the stock, has just ad- ded two more vessels to its line to the Antipodes, making a total of ten Japanese vessels which are now ply- ing between this nation and Austra- lian ports. WILSON GLAD THAT ELECTION IS OVER Willlamstown, Mass., Nov. 11.— Glad that the election is over, Presi- dent Wilson took his first complete day’s rest today. He expected to leave late this afternoon to see part of the football game between Wil- liams and the state agricultural schfml. HUGHES MAY OPPOSE CONTESTS AND RECOUNTS New York, Nov. 11.—Charles B. Hughes will let his telegram of con- gratulations to Wilson wait until the official count of the votes in Califor- nia, North Dakota, New Hampshire and possibly other states is made, It the official counts confirm Wil- son's victory, Hughes will oppose the contests and recounts, Outwardly, at least, Hughes 18 not showing signs of disappointment over indications that he has just lost out on-the biggest job in America. $157.017. RUSSIAN FLEET HARRIS ELECTED BOMBARDS PORT | PROBATE JUDGE; OF CONSTANZA; | PROHIBITION VOTE TEUTONSRETREAT| IN COUNTY SMALL Great Damage is Done in Dobrudja Port by the Russian Fleet. CERNOVODA FIRED BY GERMAN TROOPS Great Battle Between Russo-Ruma- nians and Mackenson's Troops Continues. (By United Press) Petrograd, Nov. 11.—The Russlan fleet came to the aid of the Slavic armies fighting in Dobrudja and heavily bombarded the Rumanian port of Constanza, inflicting great damage. Rome, Nov. 11.—Mackenson’s re- treat in Dobrudja from positions about Cernovoda continues. Indica- tions are that the German troops fired Cernovoda before retiring. London, Nov. 11.—The great bat- tle between Russo-Rumanian forces and Mackenson’s troops in Do- brudja continues. Dispatches from Bucharest, Petrograd and Berlin em- phasized that the fighting was im- portant and not decided. Paris, Nov. 11.—The Germans sus- tained serious losses when repulsed in attacking French positions south of the Somme in the vicinity of Denie-~ court last night. DEUTSCHLAND READY FOR RETURN JOURNEY (By United Press) New London, Conn., Nov. 11.— With a cargo reported to be worth $500,000 stowed snugly away, the Deutschland isi expected to start sbon on its return trip. The craft ar- rived here Nov. 1. The return cargo consists largely of crude rubber, nickel, zinc and sil- ver bars. MECCA ANNOUNCES INDEPENDENT KINGDOM (By United Press) Washington, Nov. 11.—The state department received a cable this morning from Mecca purporting to officially announce the establishment of an independent kingdom of Arabia. GIBBONS OUTPOINTS DILLON IN TEN ROUNDS St. Paul, Minn.,, Nov. 11.—Mike Gibbons of St. Paul outpointed Jack Dillon of Indianapolis in a 10- round, no-decision contest here last night. Gibbons led in six rounds, three sessions went to Dillon and the other was even. Newspaper men at the ringside uniformly gave the bout to Gibbons, some giving him every round. Gibbons' wonderful footwork and his left jab were the chief factors in his victory, Dillon’s rounds were the fifth, sixth and tenth, and he battled like a tiger in those. In the final he had Gibbons in a neutral corner and Mike was forced to cover up clogely to save himself from punishment. NORTH DAKOTA VOTE N ¥a¥PF?)9§I?§§EDNOV. 11, —It 19 becoming apparent that North Da- kota will occupy the center of the stage in the demands that are to be made for recounts. Chairman Lem- ke says that he has been informed of alleged f{rregularities in the votes from Burleigh and other counties. Fully 116,000 votes were cast in the presidential contest. For governor the total vote will not exceed 100,- 000. ON BEGINS INQUIRY KAN RATES (By United Press) Cordova, Alaska, Nov. 11.—The first of three hearings the United States Interstate Commerce commis- sion will hold in its investigation in- to intra and inter-Alaskan rail and rall-and-water freight and passenger rates, was opened here today, A sec- ond will be held at Juneau ov. 23 and the third at Seattle Dec. 4. z Judge M. A. Clark Defeated for Judge of Probate by Over 120 Votes. FORTY-THREE VOTES CAST FOR HANLEY Socialist Vote is 654 ; Three Precinots of County are Still Missing. Joseph E. Harris defeated Judge M. A. Clark for judge of probate at the election Tuesday. With three precincts still misging, Harris leads by 121 votes. The vote is as fol- lows: Clark 1,703, Harris 1,824. The race between Harris and Clark was very close up to Friday when outstanding precincts began to re- port. Up to Friday Harris was lead- ing Clark by a small margin. Three Precincts Missing, The missing precincts are Pioneer, Meadowland and Birch Island. Features of the clection are the small vote cast for the Prohibition candidate. Hanley received only 43 votes in the county. The Socialist vote is also much smaller than at former elections. The Socialist vote in the county was 654 for Benson. Wilson leads Hughes in the county by 587 votes. The vote for presi- dent is as follows: Hughes 1,319, Wilson, 1,906, Benson 6564 and Han- ley 43. Republican Ticket Wins: - Governor Burnquist leads Dwyer in the county for re-election by 1,399 votes. The vote for governor in the county is as follows: Burnquist 2,- 168, Dwyer 769, Bentall 712, Ander- son 173 and Johnson 76. The vote in the county on other state officers follows: U. S. Senator—Kellogg 1,741, Law- ler 1,133, Calderwood 693. Lieutenant Governor — Frankson 1,853, Thorson 917, Hanson 850, Si- monson 207. Secretary of State—Schmahl 2,- 345, Johnson 803. Attorney General—Smith, 2,489. Railroad and Warehouse Commis- sioner—Mills 1,772, Heden 900, Lind 726. Far in the Lead. For congress, Harold Knutson ran far in the lead of his Democratic and- Prohibition opponents. The vote is Knutson 2,242, Donohue 1,031, Knut- sen 402. Judge C. W. Stanton, for re-elec- tion as judge of the 15th judicial dis- trict, received 2,820 votes, receiving the most votes cast for any other sin- gle candidate in the county. Representative L. G. Pendergast was re-clected representative over Charles 8. Carter of Hines by 219 votes. The vote is Pendergast 1,- 908, Carter 1,689. Incomplete returns in the county for associate justice of the supreme court give Quinn 876 and Anderson 796. TWO0 KILLED IN FREIGHT WRECK (By United Press) Solon, 0., Nov. 11.—Two persons were killed and several were injured this morning when a freight and Erie line passenger train collided. Mrs. Mary Brown made a business trip to Walker today. J. 8. Monks of Wahpeton, N. D., who has been to the Red Lake agency is in Bemidji today enroute to his home. Mr. Monks is in the employ of the Federal service. William Krause, James Canfield and Dan O'Conner returned Friday morning from Leech Lake where they I||nve been on a hunting trip for some time. The Willing Workers Ladies’ Afd soclety met at the home of Mrs. Bre- ton of Mill Park yesterday afternoon. Mrs. L. H. Kinney and daughter, Dorothed, left this morning for their home at Superior, Wis., after visiting here as guests of her mother, Mrs. M. McCulloch, and family for the past three months. Miss Lella of Rosby is visiting a9 a guest of ‘Misses Myrtle and Leona Schmidt for a few days. Card indexes, letter files, simple count files, shannon files, wire bas- kets and every kind of legal enve- lope file may pe seen at the Ploneer office, The prices are less than what Twin City storos ask. : LA R R R R E R R R R RS CONGRESSWOMAN I8 GOOD DANCER * * * * * * Nov, 11.— * best stump ¥ s#peaker in Montana and can ¥« dance like a boarding school % girl. It is believed that she * * * * * « * * *x * Washington, Jeanette's the will lead the men’s section of congress with a merry two- step,” said Jessie Stubbs, suf- fragist, characterizing Jean- ette Rankin, Montana’s wo- man congressman, Miss Ran- kin graduated from the Uni- versity of Minnesota. Ak hkhhr kb kk k& I EEE R R R R R R R R R R LARGE CROWD IS EXPECTED AT BIG FOOTBALLCONTEST Everything is in readiness for the big gridiron battle which will be staged between the Bemidji and Grand Rapids football elevens tomor- row afternoon at the new athletic park The game will be called at 8:15 o'clock. The Bemidji team has put in & strenuous week of practice and is in good condition. According to the advance sale of tickets, one of the largest crowds that ever witnessed a football game in this city will be present. Grand Kapids will be represented by a large crowd. This will probably be the only game staged by the Bemidji city team this year and should prove to be a close and hard fought battle. Among the Bemidji players who will participate are Earl Riley, Fred and George Graham, ‘‘Pease” Bailey, “Bill” Olson, “Fuzz" Johnson, for- mer high school stars, Charles Traf- ton, former Drake college player, Ted Getchell, John O'Connor, Tom New- ton and others. The probable lineup of Bemidji will be as follows: Left End—Remson-Bell. Left Tackle—Ted Getchell. Left Guard—Ralph Lycan and Tom Newton. Center—James Sullivan. Right Guard—Lionel Foote. Rifht Tackle—John O'Connor. Right End—Earl Bailey and Geo. Graham. Quarter—Earl Riley. Left Half—Fred Graham. Right Half—‘“Fuzz' Johnson. Fullback—,>harles Trafton. Substitutes—John Rogers, Dempsey and John Halseth. BAUDETTE COUPLE LICENSED TO WED A wedding license was issued at the office of the clerk of court this morning to Charles Howard Moore and Olive Mildred Porter, both of Baudette. * . HEARING ON DITCH NO. 40 IS POSTPONED The hearing on Ditch No. 40 to be constructed in the town of Spruce Grove, was postponed this morning. “POTATO KING” BUYS JOHN GIBBONS FARM George Miller, who was recently ascribed the title of “‘Potato King" of Beltrami county, has purchased the John Gibbons farm which ad- joins his homestead on the south, comprisiug one hundred and twenty- one acres. With this addition Mr. Miller now owns 511 acres ot land, seven miles from Bemidji. Mr. Miller came to Bemidji six- teen years ago and settled on his homestead. Last year he purchased another piece of land north of the homestead 6h which he rafsed 2,200 buthels of potatoes, the price of which will be more than he paid for the land. “I have bought most ot my land very reasonable. This last piece of 121 acres cost me $3,600,” said Mr. Miller, “but if I were to sell today I wouldn't let any of it go for $100 an acre.” Mr. Miller's land lies along the Jefferson highway between Be- midji and Itasca park. Mr. and Mrs. Miller have nine chil- dren, who are all at home. John NATIONAL EORSE SHOW : PENS IN N. Y. TODAY g nlioont (By United Press) New York, Nov. 11.—More than $30,000 in prizes will be awarded to winners in the thirty-first annual show of the National Horse Show as- soclation which will open tonight in Madison Bquare Garden, .continui until next Fridsy night. 5 Lok MINNESOTA MWSTORICA ‘THE BEMIDJI DAILY PI1QN NETY i ) FORTY CENTS PER MONTR ‘Soclety. - GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATES ELECTION RAILWAY HEADS ANDCORPORATIONS SUMMONEDBEFORE GRAND JURIES Ordered to Show Books of Campaign Donations in Several Cities Monday. WILSON LEADING IN CALIFORNIA BY 4,000 Commissioners Return From Border With Vote of Minnesota Na- tional Guard. Vote for Wilson. St. Paul, Minn., Nov. 11.— The first soldier vote counted, the first ward of St. Paul, gave Wilson 10, Hughes 2. Wilson’s Lead 1,113, Bismarck, N. D., Nov. 11.— With 15 precincts missing, Wil- son has 54,297, Hughes 583,- 164. California Vote. S'n Francisco, Nov. 11.— Witi 13 precincts missing Wil- son 1as 465,887, Hughes 462,- 266. Wilson's lead is 3,621. Just for Luck. St. Paui, Minn., Nov. 11.—It became known today that last May the Democrats were so pes- simistic that only ten electors were named in the state, instead of twelve. Joe Hennessy, a newspaper reporter, and State Fire Marshal Hargadine ran just for luck and now they might be elected. Hughes in Lead. St. Paul, Minn.,, Nov. 11.— Latest indications are that the Minnesota soldier vote will not be available before tonight or Monday. With 31 precinects. missing Hughes is leading the state by 647 votes. Concedes Nothing. New York, Nov. 11.—Repub- lican Chairman Willcox stood pat today and would concede nothing to the Democratd, Quinn in Lead. St. Paul, Minn.,, Nov. 11.— Quinn is leading for associate Jjustice of the supreme court by 7,800. It is believed that the lead will not be reduced. Dwer to Run Again. St. Paul, Minn.,, Nov. 11.— Tom Dwyer, defeated for gover- nor on the Democratic ticket, today announced that he would run again in 1918. (By Chicago, heads, 1L, Nov. leading bankers and officials of many corporations believed to have 11.—Railway contributed illegally to campaign funds have been summoned to pre- sent their books to grand juries con- vening in several of the big cities Monday. This starts the govern- ment's biggest election investigation. BORDER VOTE IS RUSHED TO COUNTIES St. Paui, Minn,, Nov. 11.—Minne- sota’s voting commissioners bearing 2,150 militia men ballots arrived here at 10:15 o’clock this morning. They were immediately rushed to the siate capitol and then to the county auditors in which the militia men lived. WILSON LEADING BY 4.000 IN CALIFORNIA San Francisco, Cal, Nov. With Wilson leading in California by 4,000, Chester Rowell, head of the Republican state committee, said that he did not doubt the accuracy of the unofficial figures, but that un- til the official count was received, it was a point of wisdom to reserve comment. Rowell said that Hughes was defeated because he failed to con- vince & large majority of the Pro- gressives that he was the man who should lead them. EDITORIAL COMMENT IN NEW YORK PAPERS New York, Nov. 11.—Editorial comment in the New York papers in regard to the election, today is as follows: S Herald—"What's past is past. Let's rub it all off the slaie and begin over again. But write on that slate words of single presidential term of six or seven years.” Sun—"The president was elected not only for those who supported him . but every patriotic and devoted Am- Good luck to | (e Ferican. 11—