Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 6, 1916, Page 1

. THE BEMIDJ1 DAILY PIONEER MINNESOTA HISTORICAL 'SOCIETY “'VOLUME XIV, NO. 292. BEMIDJI. MINNESOTA, WEDNESDA Y EVENING, DECEMBER 6, 1916, fiuwflu\ 80! e\et? 7 _”"';{1 CENTS PER MONTH DEVELOPMENT MEN INVADE BEMIDJI . TEN BUSINESS FIRMS IN CITY ON HONOR ROLL OF SEAL SALE Northern Grocery Company Heads List With a Contribution of Ten Dollars. * SIX HUNDRED LETTERS SENT BEMIDJI PEOPLE |\ Everyone is Urged to Buy Red Cross Seals; Sunday is Tuberculosis Sunday. Ten Bemidji business firms are on the honor roll of the Red Cross seal campaign in Bemidji. They are: Northern Grocery Co.....$10.00 Security State Bank.... 5.00 I Northern National Bznk. 5.00 Bazaar Store .......... 5.00 Crookston Lumber Co. 5.00 Beltrami Elevator Co. 5.00 Netzer's Pharmacy ..... 5.00 Barker's Drug Store.... 5.00 [ City Drug Store. 5.00 ~N O’Leary-Bowser Cu 5.00 To be placed on the honor roll at —— léast five dollars worth of seals must | be purchased. The Red Cross seal campaign in i Bemidji is advancing very satisfac- Ly torily. Six hundred letters have been sent out to Bemidji citizens, each letter containing 100 stamps and the request that one dollar be sent in ‘ return to W. P. Dyer, superintendent of scheols, who is in charge of the seal campaign. The letters were sent out Monday and on Tuesday 38 favorable replies were received. Thirty-nine dollars had previously been received from citizens. Today is tional Physical Ex- { aminati and everyone is urged .10 be examined by a physician. Friday will be Children’s Welfare day. Sunday will be Tuberculosis Sun- day. At several of the churches ap- propriate sermons will be given. Miss Bessie Burns, school nurse, is devoting her time to give talks to each school class on “Health” this week. A lealth organization is be- ing formed in each class. A captain | is being appointed in each class room { too supervise health conditions. iss Burns has examined all the —.cldren in the third, fourth, fifth and ,«Xth grades during the past six , weeks. Governor J. A. A. Burnquist today igsued the following statement in re- ‘ gard to the seal campaign: I “My experience, as governor of the state, has strengthened my realiza- tion of the responsibility which the | state bearsi to the health of its citi- zens. It is the duty of the state to teach is citizens to care for them- selves, insofar as possible, and fur- ther, to care for those who cannot ‘\ care for themselves. We are trying to do the latter of these things by means of such institutions as our state and county tuberculosis hospi- tals. “We have, however, fallen short of our full duty in that we have not made provision for teaching our citi- «zens how to keep their health. In short, although we have given much thought to matters of care, we have given too little thought to the pre- vention of disease. “I believe that the Minnesota Pub- \uc Health association is fulfilling in __-ge measure the public health .‘(mkr\on I have just mentioned. As a voluntar$ organization, supported entirely by private contributions, its | future usefulness must necessarily | depend upon public interest in and appreciation of its accomplishments and its aims. coming Red Cross Christmas seal campaign the health association may have the assistance of all our citizens in every community of this state and that this year’s sale may be the most successful in the history of the or- ganization.” X THEATER BUYS “NEW 'MOVIE MACHINE The Rex theater, Grimoldby & | Hill, managers, has purchased a new Motiongraph moving picture ma- i It will be installed in a few ys. o The theater was ‘“‘dark” last eve- ;nlng because of the failure of pie- It,m'es to arrive. Tonight at the theater will be shown “The Fourth Estate,” a Wil- Fox production. The play is 2t high character and comes to fiidji well recommended. > - The funeral of Kenneth, the 10 jmonths’ old child of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Bakkum, was held Tuesday ernoon. Rev. L. P. Warford offi- plated. " Interment was made at reenwood cemetery. I trust that during the | NOON LUNCHES AT FO0D EMBARGO CONMERCIAL CLUB) 1 EGISLATION To A lunch will be served at the Com- mercial club every Wednesday noon for Commercial club members. The first lunch was served today and a large number of club members were present. The price of the lunch is 35 cents. Lunch will be served so that va- rious committees can meet during the noon hour and so that the mem- bers will have an opportunity to dis- cuss questions of the day. At a meeting of the Commercial club Tuesday evening the house com- mittee was authorized to prepare a strict set of house rules in regard to school boys. The hours that the club will be open to the boy mem- bers will be limited and charges will be made for the billiard and pool tables. Plans were discussed for the col- lection of past dues and it was de- cided that after the first of the year any member who falls behind in his dues will be suspended from the club. John Neumann and Julius Miller were granted social memberships to the club. WADOO IN REPORT URGES EXTENSION OF BUREAU OF WAR RISK INSURANCE Bureau Expires by Limitation Sep- tember 2, 1917, and Aids ' Commerce. U. 8. HAS LARGEST STOCK OF GOLD EVER HELD Congress Requested for Additional Revenues in Annual Report of Treasury Department. Washington, Deec. 6.—An earnest recommendation for the extension of another year of the bureau of war risk insurance, which expires by limitation, Sept. 2, 1917, is made in the annual report of Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo, submitted to con- gress today. Gold coin and bullion to the amount of $2,700,136,976 was held in the United States Nov. 1, 1916, the report shows; ‘“the largest stock of gold ever held in this country or any other country of the world.” The bureau of war rick insurance up to Nov. 17 had 1,684 policies, cov- ering a total insurance of $163,395,- 687, says the report, and the sur- plus of premiums paid over losses amount to $2,367,657,23. The losses to date have amounted to $233,924.60, from which salvage of $59,055.87 has been recovered. The net amount at risk Nov. 17 was $14,610,345. While $100,000 was appropriated for the bureau under the original act, the operating expensies have amounted to but $39,113.70. Unless the bureau is continued, says the report, and the war in Eur- ope continues after the date of ex- piration the inability to grant war risk insurance on American vessels and cargoes in American vessels will seriously injure the business and commerce of the country. High tribute is paid in the report to the federal reserve system which says our great prosperity could not exist without it. Under the new system created by the federal farm loan act, says the report, farm credits, the farm indus- try and the farmer will receive ines- timable benefits. Referring to the Pan-American finarkial congress in 1917 which meets in Washington, the secretary says: “I cannot overestimate the value of these congresses in bringing about a better understanding and promoting in this practical manner, friendly re- lations and enlarging trade and com- merce with our southern neighbors.” Exports for the year ending June 30 amounted to $3,333,658,665, an increase of $2,688,859,380 over the previous year, says the report. Imports amounted to $2,197,833,- 510, an increase of $484,000,000. Customs receipts totalled $213, 185,845.62, showing a healthy in- crease, The estimate of receipts and dis- bursements for the fiscal year 1916 says the secretary, shows that the ex- isting laws will not provide sufficient revenues to take care of the unusual expenses of the government, due for the most part to the large expendi- turs by the army and navy for pre- paredness, estimated for the year at $367,194,000. Attention of congress is called to the necessity of passing such meas- ures as will provide additional rev- enues to meet the situation. AWAIT ADVICE PREMIER ASQUITH RESIGNS; LLOYD GEORGE MAY AGAIN OF PRESIDENT| FORM NEW CABINET Executive Recommendations Based Upon Reports From Various Departments. SUFFRAGETTES ASK RETURN OF BANNER Hecklers Go to National Capitol to Demand Return of Captured Flag. (By United Press) ‘Washington, Dec. 6.—Congression- al action upon food price legislation will await the recommendation of President Wilson and his cabinet, it is stated today: Such executive recommendations will be based upon reports from va- rious government departments, some of which the president has already secured. It is stated authoritatively that this plan will get every ounce of sup- port from the Democratic house and senate leaders. ‘Washington, D. C., Dec. 6.—Miss Hazel Hunkins of Billings, Mont., and Mrs. Bessie Papandre of San Francisco, two women hecklers who waved a banner during Wilson’s mes- sage to congress yesterday, went to the capitol today to demand the re- turn of the captured flag. BEMIDJI HAS BEST ORGANIZED S. S. CLASS Bemidji has one of the best or- ganized Sunday school classes in the state. It is the class at the Presby- terian church composed of members of the Hi Shy Ni club. Debates on the Sunday school subjects are held each Sunday and the boys are taking much interest in the class work. Charles W. Warfield is instructor of the class. Theye are about 20 boys in the class. At a meeting of the Hi Shy Ni club Tuesday evening at the home of Rev. L. P. Warford, plans were discussed for a banquet which will be held Dec. 19. An elaborate pro- gram is being prepared. STAM NOT OLGA DAHL ASSAILANT Arthur Stam, held in Minneapolis on suspicion as the assailant of Olga Dahl. the Round Lake school teacher, who was assaulted and shot, has es-} tablished an alibi and id believed that he is not connected with the case. He said that he had been employed in a Minneapolis factory for the past three years. He is however, being held until Miss Dahl sees him on a charge of assault performed in Minneapolis and for which he was given an indeterminate sentence in the state prison. SANBORN NAMED STATE INSURANCE OFFICIAL (By United Press) St. Paul, Minn., Dec. 6.—Governor J. A. A. Burnquist today appointed John Sanborn of St. Paul as state insurance commissioner to succeed Commissioner S. D. Works. The governor appointed A. M. Op- sahl of Brainerd, state oil inspector to succeed Andrew Rush of Mankato. ANTI-PORK BARREL CAMPAIGN PLANNED BY RIVERS CONGRESS (By United Press) Washington, Dec. 6.—With an open challenge for a complete expose of any “pork” schemes engineered un- der the guise of rivers and harbors legislation, the thirteenth annual convention of the National Rivers and Harbors Congress convened here to- day. The congress is to be addressed by Secretary of War Newton D. Baker, under whose jurisdiction waterway projects are administered. Speakers are expected to empha- size the present coal shortage as in- dicative of inadequate transporta- tion, and urge development of inland rivers of coal mining districts. English Government Crisis Reached When Asquith Hands in His Resignation. UNIONIST LEADER LAW DECLINES OFFICE Dewnfall of Premier is Due to Public Opinion and Not Political Intrigue. Bucharest Taken. Berlin, Dec. 6.—It was offii- cially stated this afternoon that Bucharest Ploesti has been con- quered. London, Dec. 6.—Herbert H. As- quith has resigned the premiership which he has held through eight stormy years of domestic and foreign history. The announcement for the appoint- ment and acceptance by Llloyd George to form the new British ministry is expected momentarily. " When Asquith resigned the king offered the prime minister’s commis- sion to the Unionist leader, Andrew Bonar Law. It is authoritatively stated that Law definitely declined the king’s offer. It is apparent that Lloyd George will be called upon again to form the new cabinet and it is believed that he will accept. The king summoned George to the valace after he had a conference with Law. qguith downfall is due to public on and not to political intrigue. Lloyd Geotge’s attitude is simply the concrete attitude of popular resent- ment at the inaptitude of Asquith’s coalition regime. With the Germany Army at Pit- essci, Dec. 6.—Bucharest’s fate is only a matter of a few days. Des- perate Rumanian resistance can only delay the capitol’s occupation. The Germans’ goal is apparently not alone Bucharest, instead the object is to destroy the Rumnanian army pre- paratory to the march toward Russia, with perhaps Odessa as the goal. Petrograd, Dec. 6.—Continued Ger- man attacks on Bucharest from the north, made in the direction of Ter- govistea in the'Plishti region and around Dokaneihti have been sue- cessful. The Rumanians have been forced to retire. BELTRAMI COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION HAS ANNUAL MEET The Beltrami County Agricultural | © association held its annual meeting Tuesday afternoon and re-elected A. P. White, president of the Northern National bank, as president of the asisociation. A. P. Ritchie was re- elected vice president and County Commissioners-elect Sam Ellis and Hans B. Imsdahl were elected vice presidents. C. F. Schroeder was named secretary and R. H. Schuma- ker, cashier of the First - National bank, was named treasurer. Bueford M. Gile, schpol agriculturist, was named as a member-at-large of the board. The tentative dates of the fair next year are September 12, 13 and 14. A committee was appointed to pre- pare the premium list. Plans were discussed for the im- proving of the county fair grounds and for the construction of more con- veniences at the fair grounds. On account of the bad weather dur- inf the fair this year, the debt of the fair association was increased. UNCLAIMED LETTERS AT BEMIDJI POSTOFFICE List of advertised letters “Un- claimed” at Bemidji, Minn., postoffice for week ending Dec. 4, 1916: Men—Henry Allens, J. A. Bergland, H. D. Brownell, Mr. L. J. Dean, Mr. Elmer Dunn, Mr. Nils Garnes, Mr. H. A. Hanson, Mr. Robert Harkin, W. H. Kelly, Mr. G. A. Knapp, Mr. Ira Merritt, Mr. A. McMillian. Wo- men—Mrs. Nena Belding, Mrs. Addie Hartman, Mrs. Lillie Hastings, Miss Tracy Hirch, Mrs. Johanna Johnson, Emma Kantz, Mrs. Adolph Londo, Miss Alma Nelson, Mrs. Alice Nel- son, Mrs. Lizzie Novack, Mrs. T. Parker, Mrs. Fannie Stafford, Mrs. Selma Tolman. NO BILL AGAINST BECIDA HUNTER The grand jury of Hubbard county at Park Rapids returned no bill against Richard Martin of Becida who wasg accused of mistaking Eu- gene Preston, also of Becida, for a leer and shooting him. Preston died shortly after shooting. Attorney Charles W. Scrutchln of Bemidji represented Martin at Park Rapids. I0WA MEN BUY 16,000 ACRES OF LAND HERE S. A. Wilson of Independence, Ia., and H. H. Nehls of Cedar Rapids, Ia., are in Bemidji closing a deal with W. E. Dean of the Dean Land com- pany, involving 16,000 acres of land in Beltrami county near Long Lake. The new owners plan to improve the land and secure settlers. Mr. Dean, who was a former resi- dent of Iowa ,is a close friend of Mr. Wilson and Mr. Nehls. THOUSANDS OF FARMERS ATTEND DEDICATION OF EQUITY ELEVATOR Two Hundred Thousand Dollar Ele- vator is Opened in St. Paul, the LAST WORD IN MODERN GRAIN STORAGE FACILITIES Third Annual Equity Exchange Con- vention is Being Held in the Saintly City. (By United@ Press) St. Paul, Minn., Dec. 6.—Dedica- tion of a $200,000 Equity exchange elevator, 2 movement to open un- speculative marketing of grain, was the principal feature of the sessions of the third annual Equity exchange convention in St. Paul today. The Non-Partisan Farmers’ League, an outgrowth of the Equity movement, ig the organization that recently swept North Dakota in two elections. Robert Brigges, Seattle, Wash., leader of the terminal elevator move- ment and one of the originators of co-operative marketing enterprises, gave the principal address this af- ternoon that dedicated the structure. Promptly at 3 o’clock this after- noon several thousand farmers met at the St. Paul municipal auditor- ium, marched to the high bridge, over the Mississippi river. There, 200 feet in the air, the thousands of farmers looked down upon the dedi- catory scene below. The elevator, as constructed, is the last word in modern grain storage and cleaning facilities. Its capacity is 500,000 bushels of grain and its cosit, exclusive of its site, is $200,- 000. It is of reinforced concrete con- struction, fireproof and eduipped with the most modern elevating ma- chinery. There are eighteen round concrete tanks for cleaning wheat, oats, bar- ley and flax, a total of 68 bins in the elevator. Payment for the eleva- tor was made entirely by popular subscription by farmers. The St. Paul Milling Co., with a capacity of twelve hundred barrels of flour daily, adjoins the elevator. The milling company plant, thor- oughly equipped with modern ma- chinery for making flour, cost $100,- 000. PLUMMER IS CAPTAIN OF BASKETBALL QUINT At a meeting of the high school basket ball team Tuesday afternoon Myron Plummer was elected captain. The high school quint has been practicing during the past week un- der the direction of Coach Juvrud and Dr. J. W. Diedrich and indica- tions are that Bemidji will have a very fast team. The schedule for games is being completed. The “Big Bemidg” team has been practicing and games will be secured inside of the next few weeks. CHIMNEY FIRE A’ K K. ROE HOME The fire _department was called" to the home of K. K. Roe, Third street and Mississippi avenue, this morning on account of a chimney fire. No damage was done. = ISEVENTH ANNUAL MEETING OF N. M. D, A. T0 OPEN IN CITY THURSDAY Three Hundred Delegates From 18 Counties in Northern Part of State Expected. GO0OD ROADS AND AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE TO BE DISCUSSED Organization May Be Merged With All-Minnesote Development Association, With development as their theme, more than 250 delegates to the Northern Minnesota Development as- sociation will open the seventh an- nual meeting of the association in Bemidji Thursday morning at ten o’clock. The delegates will be from 19 counties in Northern Minnesota. A number of state developers and others interested in the association’s work will also attend. The principal subjects to be taken up at the meeting will be “Good Roads” and ‘“Legislation for Amend- ment No. 1” and the meeting bids fair to be the most momentous since the forming of the association. The association meetings will be adjourned Friday. On Saturday will be held a farmers’ institute and a meeting of farm clubs at which a county federation of farm clubs will be formed. In connection with the association meeting will be held the Northern Minnesota Potato show, for which Bemidji business men have offered valuable premiums. The annual Bel- trami County Poultry and Crop show will also be held. The crop and potato show exhibits are being re- ceived today at the rooms above the Battles Hardware store where the ex- hibits will be held. C. R. Middleton of Baudette, presi- dent of the development association, and George D. McCarthy of Duluth, secretary of the association, arrived in Bemidji this morning and com- pleted plans for the meeting. “Indications are that we will have a very large meeting,” said Mr. Mec- Carthy. “I believe that the assocla- tion ‘will accomplish much good at the meeting here.” Among the other developers who arrived today are Otto I. Bergh of Grand Rapids, chairman of the agri- cultural committee, A. B. Hostetter of Duluth, E. A. Colquhoun of Brain- erd and T. A. Erickson of St. Paul. A meeting of the executive com- mittee of the association will be held tonight. Rumors were circulated today that the association would be disorganized. Secretary McCarthy stated that there had been talk of such action and that the matter would probably be taken up by the executive committee to- night. He stated that he did not be- lieve the association would be disor- ganized at this time. Several delegates favor the merg- ing of the Northern Minnesota De- velopment association and the All- Minnesota Development association. One of the most important mat- ters to be taken up by tne association today is the report of Senator P. H. McGarry of the Amendment No. 1 campaign committee. This amend- ment was one of two which was adopted at the last election. The amendment provides that the legislature may set aside a quarter of a million dollarsi out of the state school fund for the purpose of im- proving the state lands. Under the amendment the state might improve three, four or five acres on each forty, 80 or 160-acre tract, making it pos- sible for the home-maker to get re- turns from his lands forthwith. The development association must see that the next legislature makes the appropriation necessary and that the plan is placed in operation at earliest possible date. Another matter of great import- ance to be taken up by the delegates is the question of good roads. The part the federal government has assumed in the development of goaod roads will be taken up by E. 0. Harthaway of the office of public roads at Washington. Mr., Hathaway is the engineer who is in charge of the federal district in which Minne- siota is located. The relation of the Shackleford-Bankhead bill appropria- tion federal funds for aid in build- ing highways as to road development in Minnesota is a matter of current interest and Mr. Hathaway is ex- pected to go into that subject. Senator R. C. Dunn of Princeton and Senator J. H. Baldwin of Frazee will also discuss the question of good roads. Other important questions will be taken up at the meetings. The program for tomorrow is as follows: g 10 a. m.—Call to order, President ;(Continued on Page Eight)