Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 13, 1916, Page 1

——— * VOLUME XIV, NO. 298. * investigate the matter. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, WEDNESD AY EVENING, DECEMBER 13, 1916 FORTY CENTS PER MONTH SUPT. DYER TELLS SCHOOL BOARD OF PLAN T0 EXTEND DISTRICT LIMITS "Would Take in Parts of District 49 West, and District 79, East. ‘COMMITTEE 1S NAMED TO LOCATE NEW WARD SCHOOL Bond of School Bus Driver is Ap- proved; Wood Ordered for Fifth Ward Building. Plans are being made to extend ‘the Bemidji school district and take in parts of District 49, west of Be- midji, and District 79, east of Be- midji. It was pointed out at a meet- ing of the Bemidji school board Tuesday evening that students from Districts 49 and 79 attend the Be- midji schools. W. P. Dyer, superin- tendent of schools, was authorized to Attorney M. J. Brown, president of the school board, and J. P. Lahr, clerk, were appointed to confer a committee from the Fifth ward in regard to the location of the new grade schooi. J. Smith and a dele- gation of Fiftn ward citizens ap- peared before the board and urged that the new school be constructed on the same site as the old school. The bond of Otto Johnson of $300 as driver of the school bus was ap- proved and accepted. Bob sleds were ordered purchased for the school bus. J. P. Lahr was authorized to pur- chase 40 cords of dry wood for the Fifth ward grade school. The offer of Carl Nelson to trans- port children from the north end of the city to the Central sichool for $25 per month was accepted. The board increased the salary of the high school janitor $10 per month during the night school ses- sions. CAMPAIGN FOR NEW “Y” PROGRESSES RAPIDLY Minneapolis, Dec. 13.—The close of the first day of the campaign, which is now in progress on the campus of the state university, show- ed a margin of less than $35,000 of the $175,000 fund for a new univer- sity Y. M. C. A. building yet to be raised. If the St. Anthony Commer- cial club makes good itsl intention to| raise $5,000 among its members, the margin for the rest of the state will be less than $30,000. The citizens’ committee of the million dollar pro- ject successfully culminated in Min- neapolis last Juns has diverted an- other $20,000 to the building fund for the university on condition that this present project be successfully concluded before the first of the year, Keen rivalry is springing up be- tween the Minneapolis and St. Paul alumni teams as well as between the teams of the various colleges on the campus. In the first half day of the subscription chase, the St. Paul group led with $444, the Minneapolis team gecuring $363. AGENTS MAY SEARCH PREMISES FOR BOOZE Judge Page Morris of the United States district court has issued a de- cision in St. Paul in which he has held that Indian agents, sub-agents and commanding officers of military posts may search the premises of those suspected of bringing liquor in- to Indian territory without the for- mality of a formal search warrant. Judge Morrid denied a motion for an order for the United State sdis- trict attorney to return certain pa- pers to Arthur Boppel of Brainerd, which were taken from him by In- .dian Agent Evan G. Boyo last March. Boppel asserted that the agent had no' right to search without a war- rant and asked for an order requir- ing the United States district attor- ney to return the papers. : WILSON PRESIDES i OV%R CIVIC ASSOCIATION (By United Press) ‘Washington, Dec. 13.—With talks by Miss Margaret Wilson, the presi- dent’s daughter; Percy Mackaye, poet and playwright, and Dr. Henry “B. Jackson, of the United States Bu- Teau of Education, the twelfth an- nual convention of the - American Civic association opened here today. Prize Winners in Contests [VILLISTAS TAKE Score High With Entries; Final Results Announced| To John Stilwell goes the highest honors in the Bemidji high school potato contest, the final scores hav- ing been abulated. Out of a possible 100 “ points Mr. Stilwell’s entry scored 95. Dora Willet was second with a mark of 94, one point under the winning score. - There were nineteen prize win- ners in this class and the quality of the entries was excellent, showing unmistakably the value of Beltrami county as a potato producing sec- tion. Trrpung Name— John Stilwell, Green Mt........... Dora Willet, Burbank .. Charles Schmidt, Burbank . Andrew Becker, Green Mt. . ‘Wm. Stilwell, Green Mt. . Ida Sundae, Russet Victor Miller, Green Mt. . Ruth Boobar, Russet Theodore Fenske, R. N. Y. . Arthur Miller, Russet .. Roy Speck, Russet .... Josephine Miller, Burban Frederick Freeze, Russet . Ella Luadtke, Russet .... Laura Haines, Early Ohio Walter Frost, Burbank ... Bessie Knox, Russet P— Gusitaff Burr, Green Mt. ..... Egner Willet, Early Ohio The following people, while mak-@- ing 'a very creditable showing, were not quite good enough this year to be among the nineteen prize winners. However, each of them who brought in a good exhibit of potatoes and at- tended the meeting Saturday will be sent one dollar each as a Christmas ‘present from a fund voluntarily'sub— sicribed for that purpose by residents of Bemidii. They are Leonal Alton, William Dybvig, Gladys Milback, Murdock Traxel, Clayton Coyle, Bert' Brennan, Ruth Stay, Edward Dyb- vig, Donald Knox and Celia Bren- nan. i The corn and potato contest will be conducted again next year. The banks and other supporters in Be- midji are well pleased with the splen- did interest and results shown by the contestants and have expressed their desire to encourage them again next year. Every citizen of Be- midji and the entire countryside was proud of the exhibits of our boys and girls put on. Their potatoes were arranged in a row by them- selves and attracted aftention from everybody because of their superior type. The best ten bushels of Russets were brought in by Ruth Boobar of Nary for which H. M. Clark gave her $25 and said they were more than worth the money. Roy Speck had g = g =22 g ! e =& wE § £ & & 38 e 2 = g8 %= | iy B E €= k=4 = =] 2 5 o< |§, 5 =X g = g~o R a2 2 8 3 a L ®" Fg | a | 3 R S © > T » =] .53. 39. 25 16 15 95. . 40. 25 15 14 94, % 36.5 25 138 13 92.5 £ 37.0 25 15 15 92.0 } 375 25 14 15 91.5 .47, 36.0 25 17 13 91.0 iy 356.6 25 17 13 90.5 o 35.3 25 17 13 90.3 45.46 35.0 25 16 13 89.5 39.85 32.0 25 19 13 89.0 40.65 324 25 20 9 88.5 39.43 31.8 25 17 14 87.8 40.56 32.4 25 16 14 87.4 40.80 33.0 25 15 131% 86.5 43.46 343 25 14 13 86.3 43.05 34.0 25 15 13 86.0 35.14 30.0 25 18 13 86.0 42.13 33.5 25 17 10 85.5 .35.47 30.5 25 15 13 83.5 the second best lot and received §20. Ida Sundae and Bessie Knox 'each re- ceived $15. Mr. Clark also offered sipecial prizes-of $5, $3 and $2 for the best pecks of Russets shown. These prizes were won respectively by Roy Speck, Arthur Miller and Bes- sie Knox. The sweepstakes prize for the besi peck of potatoes shown by the boys and girls was also won by Roy Speck. This was a beautiful $20 writing desk donated by the St. Hilaire Lum- ber company. Corn Contest Finals. Lawrence Knox scored highest in the Bemidji high school corn con- test, in fact making a total of 100, regarded as remarkable. Maleolm, Berg was second with 89.5, and Wal- ter Miller was third with a score of 85. Thirteen entries appear in the | compilation of the results and are ¢2s follows: Bushels —Basis of award v = = 3] %) ] e g z 2 g = = 5 =4 = © & 5 > A Name— ’ Laurence Knox ..... 1 86.6 58.11 60. 20 20 100. Malcoln Berg ... 2 61.6 42.75 626 ' 1 20 89.5 Walter Miller .. .3 69.0 44.00 53.0 14 18 85.0 Robbie Swenson . .4 56.39 36.20 49.0 18 17% 84.5 ‘Warner Speck . 5 45.88 29.30 45.5 16 18 79.5 Selma Burr ..... . 8 54.00 35.0 48.5 141 14 77.0 Magdalen Sadek . 2 A 36.68 22.0 42.0 12 20 74.0 Ruth Boobar ... . 8 24.85 15.0 40.0 15 19 73.0 Clayton Coyle ... .9 32.20 19.0 40.5 12 18 70.5 Bert Brennan 10 30.50 21.39 41.5 10 17 68.5 Egner Willet 11 30.75 14.42 38.0 12 18 68.0 Archie Bowers ...... 12 42.20 25.03 43.5 0 16 59.5 Edmund Ohrberg ....13 37.50 24.12 43.0 12 [ 55.0 GRYGLA SEEKS INCORPORATION : BUSINESS MEN ARE ACTIVE (Special to the Pioneer) Grygla, Minn., Dec. 13.+-At a meeting of the Commercial club here last night a movement was begun to incorporate Grygla as a village. Grygla now has a population of 207. $100,000 IS PROJECTED ON INDIAN RESERVATION A project for a $100,000 road across the Leech Lake Indian reser- vation, to be built next year, was made public Tuesday by J. S. Scrib- ner, an attorney of Walker, in St. Paul. Senator Knute Nelson and Representative C. A. Lindbergh will be urged to have the item included in the next Indian appropriation bill introduced in congress. FINAL HEARING ON DITCH IN COURT HOUSE SATURDAY Final hearing on the construction of Judicial Ditch No. 40 will be held at the court house Saturday. The ditch is to be located in town- c¢hip 156, range 36, in the town of Spruce Grove. The engineer’s esti- mate of the cost of the construction of this ditch is $42,684.22. Stock Judeine Contest. Bemidji team has an average of 2917, Brainerd 276, Deer River 243, ‘Walker 212 and International Falls 185 in the judging of a Holstein class of four cows. In the class of mixed cows the scores were as follows: Brainerd 225, Walker 202, International Falls flg, Bemidji 197 and Deer River The Bemidji team was composed of Freeze, Maddon and Herlocker. Their scores were as follows: Mixed Name— Holstein class Frederick Freeze...... 70 Floyd Madson... 70 Harold Hurlocker 57 Frederick Freeze made the high- est individual score on Holsteins. COMMERCIAL CLUB T0 HEAR CARNIVAL BOOSTER Shall Bemidji be represented at the winter carnival to be held in St. Paul next February? That is the question that will be discussed this evening in the Commercial club rooms by R. W. Branfield of St. Paul. He will arrive this evening at 6 o’clock in an effort to enlist the sup- port of Bemidii in the interests of the ‘carnival, it being the..idea to have this city send a delegation and take part in the big parade. PUEBLO, SOUTH OF CITY OF MEXICO; IMPORTANT POINT Americans and All Other Foreigners Flee From Chihuahua City; Expect Second Attack. CHINESE FLOCK TO JUAREZ: HALTED AT BORDER CITY Unconfirmed Report Tells of Clash in Which Forty-eight of Bandit Band are Killed. (By United Press) Juarez, Dec. 13.—Movements of revolutionists under Jos. Robles, south of Mexico City, were reported here today by foreigners. They de- clared that the city of Puebla, an imporntant city 100 miles south of Mexico City, is in the hands of the revolutionists. Anticipating. another attack on Chihuahua City all Americans and foreigners are planning on leaving for the American border. Chinese from every part of Chihuahua are coming to the border on every iraizn. The city is swarmed with mongols who are not allowed to eross to ihe American side. Unconfirmed reports here say that Mexican soldiers under Ozunas Mur- gias routed the possession of iwo car- loads of food in the Chihuahua rail- way yards. Forty-eight men were killed. GOOD ROADS ADVOCATED FOR CHIPPEWA TRIBE ‘Washington, Dec. 13.—Represen- tative Clarence B. Miller of Duluth is advocating good roads for the Chippewa Indians. In an address before the house yes- terday, he said: ‘“Appropriate $10,000 for building good roads for the Minnesota Chippewas, provide that in employing labor, Indians be given preference over others, and then see to it that good roads are constructed.” . Mr. Miller ardently advocated the expenditure of the money for which he has worked for many sessions. LITTLE FALLS BASKET SHOOTERS AFTER STATE TITLE The Little Falls basket ball team is out for the state high school championship. The team will play Brainerd and St. Cloud but will not play Bemidji unless each has made an equally good showing against the other teams of the district. Little Falls has 45 men trying out for the team. Fourteen men are included in the first siquad. They| are Tanner, formerly of ' Bemidji, Dobbyn, captain; Levine, Grimes, Sims, Elvig, Holmes, Richards, Hen- nen, Bastien, Higbee, Tourtillo, Mal- burn and Blake. - The season will be opened January 13. WHEAT TAKES TUMBLE ON PEACE PROPOSAL Chicago, Dec. 13.—Wheat values plunged madly downward twice yes- terday—first on account of Ger- many’s reported overtures for peace, and secondly owing to traders’ as- sumption of a . likelihood that the character of the terms reported to have been” offered for discussion would bring about an acceptance. Ex- treme breaks in prices reached 1134 cents a bushel and were accompanied by transactions amounting to mil- lions of bushels. GROCERS WOULD ABOLISH TRADING STAMP NUISANCE Chicago, Dec. 13.—Members of the executive committee of the National Retail Grocers’ association, meeting here, invited a number of wholesalers to attend their sessions. It was an- nounced that a number of wholesal- ers opposed the movement, sponsored by Frank B. Connolly of San Fran- cisco, vice president of the retail dealers’ organization, looking toward action to obtain state and. federal legiglation for the abolition of the trading stamp, coupons and prem- jums for pushing the sale of food- stuffs. Mr. Connolly argued that it is the housewife who must pay for such premiums, but added that the committee would discuss the matter from its every angle. BUSINESS DINE About 30 business men attended the luncheon at the Commercial club rooms,this noon. GROCERS PLEAD PEACE T0 LOWER FOOD PRICE Chicago, Dec. 13.—Hoping that there will be lower prices if peace is reached, the National Grocers’ as- sociation here today sent resolutions to President Wilson asking that he take immediate steps to bring about a conference of the belligerent na- tions. The resolutions urged an embargo on wheat, flour, sugar, can- ned meat and canned tomatoes. COL. HOUSE WILL NOT MAKE TRIP T0 EUROPE ‘Washington, Dec. 13.—The admin- istration does not plan to send Colonel House as the president’s per- sonal representative to Europe to do anything about the German peace move. Colonel House was the over- night guest of the president. They conferred this morning jafter which Colonel House hastened to New York. GOVERNMENT PAYS CLERKS LESS THAN YEAR AGO (By United Press) Washington, Dec. 13.—The United States government now pays its em- ployes $100 less a year than it did 62 years ago, Ethelbert Stewart, chief clerk of the bureau of labor statistics of the department of labor, an authority upon the subject, de- clared today. \ This decrease comes at a time when the cost of livimg had soared twofold and threefold from the levels of 1854. ENGLAND CAN'T SECURE FUNDS FROM ARGENTINE REPUBLIC (By United Press) Buenos Aires, Dee. 13.—A London newspaper having suggested that maybe the allies could borrow money in Argentine, English periodicals published here today say there is the ghost of a chance of such a thing. The Buenos Aired Standard in- dorses an estimate that more than 373,685,390 pounds, or about $1,- 868,000,000, in English money, is invested in the republic, adding that the Argentine needs more for devel- opment purposes and would be bor- rowng it if times were not so “tight” that it is not to be had. NAVAL EXPERIMENT LABARATO RECOMMENDED FOR ANNAPOLIS ‘Washington, Dec. 13.—The naval advigory board, with Thomas Edison at the head, today recommended Secretary Daniels’ establishment of the naval experimental labortory at Annapolis. FLOUR TAKES TUMBLE; RESULT OF PEACE TALK Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. 13.—The| price of flour dropped today as a re- sult of yesterday’s sensational decline of wheat. The price of flour dropped off 20 to 60 cents a barrel today. CROOKSTON WILL WELCOME SOLDIERS FROM BORDER Crookston, Minn., Dec. 13.—Plans for the home coming reception of company I, on its return from the Mexican border, where it has been for in service for the past six months, have been completed. that the boys will arrive in Crook- ston on December 18 from Fort Snelling. 4 A banquet in the evening in Hotel Crookston will be. the feature of the entertainment. - Rev. Paul A. Albet will act asi toastmaster. FARMERS BLAMELESS It is expected | BRITAIN GIVES NO HEED TO RUMORS OF TEUTON PEACE; FIGHT TO FINISH Premier Will Address Commons "Next Tuesday; Until Then No Answer. ENGLAND WILLING TO BATTLE UNTIL VICTORY IS DECISIVE Lloyd George Says Only Answer is That Conflict Should Go to a Knockout. (By United Press) London, Dec. 13.—Premier Lloyd George will address the House of Commons next Tuesday. Until then Great Britain will give no answer to Germany’s peace propocals. Un- til then the British are considering continuing the war until a decisive victory is established. A statement made by Lloyd George in a recent United Press interview cited the only answer that England should consider. He said, *“The fight should go {o a finish—to a knockout.” People Onpose Plan. London, Dec. 13.—The British people have already answered Ger- many’s peace proposal. No, not on such a basis, is the answer. The an- swer was perfectly apparent today. It was reflected not only in the news- papers but in public expression on the street. It is hardly expected that the question will be settled with the meeting of the House of Commons Tuesday. Communications from the allies can hardly be secured by that time. The meeting Tuesday will be Lloyd George’s first appearance be- fore the House of Commons and .it is expected that he will outline the plansi of the new cabinet. Germany’s peace proposals as given out are generally regarded as preposterous and nor worthy of ser- ious consideration. F STRONG ENEMY ATTACKS ARE REPULSED BY RUSS Petrograd, Dec. 13. — Strong enemy attacks were repulsed west- ward and southward of Helputna to- day. Fighting continues with the enemy resisting stubbornly. . South of Agulanza attacks by the enemy to regain trenches were repulsed. . West Fronts Quiet. Berlin, Dec. 13.—No fighting was done on the western fronts - last night. " YEAR’S ORE SHIPMENTS BREAKS PREVIOUS RECORDS AT DULUTH Duluth, Minn., Dec. 13.—The hoped-for record of ore shipments from the Lake Superior district this season has been reached and passed. The total shipments of ore during the navigation season of 1916 which ended today, amounted to approxi- mately 65,188,648 tonsg. It is not expected that a revision of figures when the rush is over will show much change from that total. The total shipments of iron ore last season amounted to 43,781,243 ton8: | This season not only beats all for- mer records, but is so far ahead that some declare that it will be years:be- fore it is equalled. ROLE OF UNITED STATES IN , PEACE NOT DETERMINED ‘Washington, Dec. 13.—What part Philadelphia, Dec. 13.——Declaring “the fault does not lie at the farmers’ door,” the Pennsylvania stdte grange, in annual meetirrg here, adopted a resolution providing for an investi- gation into the causes of the present cost of living. Consumers and house- wives’ leagues in all parts of the state will be asked to co-operate in the investigation. RADIO SERVICE San Antonio, Tex., Dec. 13.—Major General Funston sent a radio mes- sage to Brig. Gen. Bell at El Paso, inaugurating wireless service be- tween important border points and southern department headquarters here. . DAVIS-WILSON Amercy B. Davis and Martha Wil- son, both of Tenstrike, were married this morning at 10 o’clock by Rev. Ira D. Alvord, pastor of the Baptist chureh. They were attended by Mrs. Alyse Robideau and Fred B. Davis. They will make their home in Ten- strike. the United States will play in fur- thering Germany’s peace suggestions has not been determined. Officials think this government should only act as a messenger. The situation must be handled carefully. g President Wilson will not drop any hint as to his plans but says that he will wait for further devel- opments. He has not discussed his plan with his cabinet. BULGARS ARE CHECKED BY MACHINE GUN FIRE, REPORT Paris, Dge. 13.—In the official state ment today it said that in spirited fighting north of Monastir the Bulgarians were checked by Ital- ian machine gun firing. HERE FOR VISIT. . Henry Finke of Berthold, N. D., is in Bemidji visiting Earl Geil. Mr. Finke has just returned from Chi- cago where he attended the Interna- tional Live Stock Show. He will be in this city several days. LY PIONEER “FIGHT T0 THE END,” ENGLAND'S SLOGAN