Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 20, 1916, Page 1

"VOLUME XIV, NO. 304. ARETERNAL VIEW IOIALREADYSIGN | ‘ore sk o e o ‘ oz g ot Ed. Dowd started off his exhibition Another 'treat is in store for the - games at the Ideal pool parlors last worthy. poor of Bemidji, the man- 0F TEUT()N PAPER | eyening and a large crowd was‘in -~ LR . - = . agement of the Rex theater having 9 ) attendance. Mr. Dowd was in pretty 2 5 4 T arranged. for a free matinee showing | A AL ASS N . good form as he defeated C. L. Heff- . ad p ; 4 of the celebrated seven-reel picture, lF ENTENTE EXPECTS \ (1] ron, the proprietor, very handily. | | o o “The Unborn.” The poor families . ¢ Mr. Dowd had runs of 30, 32, 39 and b 4 # i B % f 4 - D designated by the various churches by i PROJECT Booms 59 to his credit, which was enjoyed v & : : of Bemidji and 39 families designated ’I‘OC \ by the fans. Mr. Dowd will be in y b f 3 3 - L by the Associated Charities will be| * % Bemidji until Christmas eve and no “ 1 . . 3 included in the complimentary list’ s R —_— }ovle‘r fit theh 11');;1‘)11 game _should over- 5 F . of guests of the Rex management. — A s . ook the ex onsg as’ Mr. Dowd"is || . V. . g i ’ “The Unborn” will be shown at. Nfln_les Co@ng In Rapidly for B.‘“"t' the best player to appear in Bemidjj | e ’ . || |the theater December 24 and 25 _and German Papers Express Themselves ing Winter Sports; Only Fair in many years. . v 4 " < 5 : every family that receives a Christ-| Anent Premier George’s Speech; Start Is Mad Mr. Stanton is leading in the haz- cR mas basket from the Associated L % s Made. ard tourney, with a 92 scor Charities will also receive a ticket Comments Canstic. also has 82 for second place} ere to the Christmas matinee. is $76 worth of prizes to be ‘distrib- INTEREST IN MUNICIPAL TREE uted among local players during Mr: GROWS; EVERYBODY TO HELP | Dowd’s stay here. Mr. Heffron, pro|" pyietor, is promoting the hazard tournament and Mr. ‘Dowd is''the’ Splendid Forest- Specimen Is to Be|referece. Everybody welcome. Ex- Colorful; Queen Esther’s Re- hibitions at 2:30 and 8 o’clock. ceive Hearty Support. v - el Maine County Made Bemidji is certainly going to have a' Carnival association that IS a car- Richest in the U S nival association and the membership o o Lloyd G . Denver, Colo., Dec. 20.—Colorado ! onrge Dcans to postpone campaign has already reported over . d ] p o peace until the entente concures, the 100 names as members. To be exact, 0 | L7 T G g women are completing plans today | war will be-eternal, unless the Ger- at 10 o’clocq this morning 101 names y um e 0 a 0 | P R - p to force through the legislature next | man army succeeds in terminating it had been turned in to Secretary Rey- - F month Judge Ben Lindsey's bill pro- |4t an earlier date,” declares the Lokal nolds and only a fairly good start can - :lléiénglflma;:r,ni% tl:t:neitlts ‘v“"d enti- | Angeiger. - ‘ be said to have been made. (By United Press) The bllloihs & (:s fs“ ol:i d ‘:metll:'. _The Berlin Tage Blatt observes Interest in the Municipal Christ-| o 0 "V "5 0 90— Arcostock » the first. of its kind in this | tnat Lloyd George’s speech is “com- mas tree, first broached by the Queen ONELOR, Y., 106..S0i= T 0Rt00 country, provides that a working wo- | poged on ‘orie hand and then on the Esther society, is spreading rapidly | county today is the richest county man expecting to become a mother | other according to prescription,” and and it seems as if everybody is|in the United States. The northern- may receive state ald for a period|that the premier’s assertion that who anxious to in some manner be of as- [ most county -of Maine snatched the i . K 4 2 > bof%’g&z;;::%‘:“;‘;:;??:&y'glfls ever wants: to prolong the war is ENTENTE HAS NOT SLAMMED Judge Lindsey Seeks | 0o ™ ™= race or rmace Law Giving “Horses | ™ et suer; mies st o Rights for Women” Keep Hands Off. (By United Press) (By United Press.) Amsterdam, Dec. 20.—“If Premier sistance in the promotion of the pro- ¥ E " : 2 criminal implies strong condemna- ject. President McDonald of the Car- | STOW™ from Los Angeles county, Cali 4 il . work till within a few days °t_ becom- | tjon, if Eilgland rejects peace nego- Tnival association is authority for the | fornia. A . 1 ” o ing mothers,” Judge Lindsey said to- | tjations. 2 statement that the tree will be a| The humble potato did it. b d kL g;lyl' ::;«}( th%lh :fiu;:atl::hwofl; wtt;lle e id one - o 2 . and often ?}?:tp p;:fi:as%le:\?sid}:lx‘:sc;ge:vgfild be Potatoes that; eold ifor 76 cents that of their children is permanently TDoor Not Closed. 4 to own a barrel a few years ago now bring injured. My bill would simply-pro-|_.London, Dec. 20.—The entente has prl?'ll::yox? Vandersliis and F. S. Lycan, | $4.75 and farmers nere are holding vide that the state give them the ;:; :}fim']“ed tigetfi",m' on. peace but president of the city council, while |much of their crop for $5 a barrel. same periods of rest that any wise| - ":Fty o tlLGermany, ‘here not officially designated as represen-| AS a esult of this unprecedented and humane farmer gives a horse or themoubuta?iz(‘;s"t ake them or leave tatives of the city government, are | Prosperity, Houlton is now the sec- ; ¥ _ a cow at such a time. hep, vlctor'l’l come again in the ending all aid and in the interest of ond richest town in the country, The 8bove ig the selection of po-|will later be planted in the Beltrami “At present we take better care of - Bemidii. ranking next to Brookline, the rich-| tatoes from the exhibits at the win-|county plot at the University. The |our cattle than we do of our mothers. All May Hear est in the world. ‘ter crop’ show 9f Beltrami county | display as shown above 'was arranged | I believe such a bill as ‘Horses’ Next Move Secret . In all probability the tree will be |, Fifty carloads of automobiles, not | " held in Bemidji Hecember 7, 8 and 9, | by Reynolds & Winter and contains | Rights for Women’ would do away| Washington, Dec. 20.—Ultra secret 78 pl:o lib y te int to al- flivvers, are on their way here. that will be on Yexhibition at the|the eight standard varieties of pota- | with this evil. I feel that if we can diplomaey will be employed in the T e oo srowd G0 mass and be| It i estimated that $100,000 is| University o Mipnesota and which | toes grown in Minnesota. get it adopted in Colorado = other |Dext move for peace, officials here enabled to witness and hear the pro- :fi??fiaitztgr;: ilg::.n Y aliy sirom states will soon fall in line and it heillil«;ve- thEltlgLand ;rvlili 1prolmbly be will become a national reform.” willing that her official answer to scopic decoration and, once eretls]ted, NEW STORE LIGHTING blgtionrfiiliilgiest":sfi:ffip::n?;:tia; will be allowed to shine throughout immediate publicity. At present, it the evenings during the entire Christ- COMMERCIAL CLUB TALKS What is known as the luminous|i sadvisable for the Unltetf States to mas week and just prior to the ar- OVER PLANS FOR FUTURE Brascolite system of store lighting|keep its hand off. rival of the New Yeah. has been placed in the store of Sha- PIERRE GRAY HEADS : 73 ® H 99 t Poor; “Pioneer” Reporter It has been too cold to secure the vitch Bros. and the new lighting ;‘ tree but it will be up in time and | . ia) club was held last evening at greatly enhances the interior appear- Pierre Gray was elected captain Alderman Tom Smart will see that| ;o several questions came up for ance of the store as well as adding of the 1917 Bemidji high school foot- ° e L] With Him; What They Saw SN the big forest inhabitant is Johnny discussion, among them the reor- - - 2 greatly to. the facility of conducting ball team at a banquet given for the 7 _oun_the spot for the opening of the| . i ation of the membership. Plansl - fifiyu 13“%!“ ¥ in ildren. nnglngv from{ 2 to 16 | business. The system was installed et A ),_th D! or _the opening O 2 = s = O IRETe Hi-families arad- b we = Wmrhtean o T 4 . P o 2 ¥ T week’s festival. for increasing the roster and more hopingrfor R S i !rme: the This family of eleve lives in | by A. E:"Stott df the Bemidji” Etec- Senior and Junior football boys at § the home of Herbert Warfield last Going to St. Paul. efficient work were discussed and a|Accoaioved Charities this Christmas,| three-rooms 4nd is very much in tric company. evening. 4 3 Approximately 32 have signified | working plan will be decided upon SLICE OF $6,000,000 Superintendent W. P. Dyer, I O. ;, ‘their intention of making the trip to | later, when the rush of the holidays - COMING TO BEMIDJI Juvrud, coach, and Dr. J. W. Died- St. Paul to participate in the big|is over. ! parade as representing Bemidji. Al- The Bell telephone system, of |rich, assistant coach, were the guests which the Northwestern Telegraph)of honor. The other guests ., were f| ready the costumes to be worn are \ being seen on Bemidji’s streets and “Blfi BEM'DG” QUINTET :are attracting much attention. Be- and Telephone company with an of-|Claude Bailey, captain of the 1916 fice in Bemidji is a division, is dis-|football team; Myron Plummer, o reresit at B, Panl A0d RECEIVES NEW SUITS tributing $6,000,000 among its em-|Frank Phibbs, Fred Phibbs, Harold I /-everyone is welcome to join. Secre- ployes throughout the United States| White, Leo Opsahl, Daniel -Gainey, tary Reynolds urges a large attend- » K ~ -ance and an immediate notification of The new suits for the “Big Bee-| .4 food, principally, and the kid-| question that they would be taken as a reward for service, the bonus be- | Pierre Gray, Hovey Lord, Norman ing computed upon the length of time | Kittleson, Carl Tennstrom, Arlo Ach- just how many will make the trip. | midg” basketball team, that is to 5 ;. care of. Shoes, stockings and food gI‘lm suits to be worn to St. Paul is|represent Bemidji this season, have f]i]l?: mz&s;;«;tg:{:rtso play with just are needed. 91?1; fauc,er eg:rng $13.50 the official suit of the local carnival | arrived and the locals will present a The Associated Cha;ities fund with | @ week, must pay rent and the entire association, although for the local or- | nifty appearance when they take the bnlance, is used for food Under b ied 1 as|fl in thei hedul the aid_of .gensrous -contritutors s o ¢ gerved by the employes, which must | enbach, Floyd Mad: H d Pal: ganization may be varied so long oor in their schedule. will feed, clothe and give toys to|Dresent conditions, no matter how b th th, 3 , Floy! adson, Howard Pal- the red and white color scheme is The suits are .of ,P“,‘,"k' trimmed many of them. Just how many, of | caretul the buyer, $13.50 will -mot e I:ve'; ‘1"&3 allon 8. P 1;?&, .{ghlin Simons, Kenneth Ken- ca?}iigeoi“nt 'charge of the tree celebra- :ii;;oxgl:ieéc:r;:i‘fge th'; lll'gn: ov:htil:: course, depends on the amount of |reach very far. sons a:rl:cted, ei‘l.leclaur;l:zonM&nsgeg; Hirl;erta;VaSg:]hdmn' dnd 'the ot money contributed to the fund or the Brave Little Chaps. Cannon, operators and all other em-| Superintendent Dyer, Mr. Juvrud ployes. and Dr. Diedrich, as well as a num- ber of the Senior football boys, re- sponded to toasts. Dr. Diedrich, tion are today active in details and | shirt. Jerseys, with white trimming, | ;.\ ount of food stuffs or clothing. While these thinly garbed young- AC’"ON lN N A’"oN AL former University of Minnesota quar- terback, who donated his services in you can’t buy enough ground to bury a potato to its eye. An informal meeting of the Com- The number of ‘needy families is| need. not any larger than in preyious years “I don’t believe we will even be espite the high cost of ing. his . ?S zccounted gfm.c by flll;“;:,it 'fhat able to have cake or anything this there is employment for all in Be-| Christmas,” said the good mother. midji at good wages. . | “Everything is so high and the The fifty families, whose names | children need clothes.” have been secured by Associated Cage 4.—A family of ten, eight Charity officials, are very much in | children, five girls and three boys. need. They were “brought to their | If any charitable person could see the knees” mostly by sickness. They | way this family exists there is no the affair, the first of its nature for | complete the uniform. Each additional contribution Means | giorg are yearning for toys, just like idji, ises much in man The personnel of the team is 3?;'15.(1 i, prom v “Fuzz” l)Jolmson, Paul Howe and another happy family. other girls and boys; they are not Charles Trafton, forwards; William Every Little Helps. asking for them as much as for food. . Berrigan, center; Fred and George daln' youi} can glgeflto th;lf;lllnfl do{: :‘;:YL t:vrae::ip;:{lt:;:sg;:;;zgxtn:z:]{ ek, %110 & CARTER CUTTER GOES | Crapamytn ot Jaio%e™, K" | Shaved showsa be donsied to- hia| worser o oo oo GUARD AWAITS PROBE| tre-ieam, vas prosensod wich-s v Each of the poor in Bemidji has a ‘| bearing a fraternity coat of arms, by quintet from Carleton college, North- | sptendil .¢harity. If -you- -have UP IN BANK CIRCLES field, three games being scheduled |clothes or food stuffs that you -wish |separate plea, which, if prosperous 5 the football boys as a remembrance. for Bemidji on December 29, 30 and|to contribute, the committee will ar- | citizens could’ hear it, would draw El Paso, Tex., Dec. 20.—Action|The boys were to be presented with January 1 in the Armory. range for the distribution. Send the! forth a contribution to relieve such | upon the cases of the 508 members. of | their letters last evening, but owing R same to the sample rooms of the|dire distress. Many contributions|the Ohio National guard for breacK|to the fact that wrong letters were Markhain hotel where the committee | have been received by the Associated | of military regulations in signing the |received, they will receive them is preparing the Christmas baskets. = | Charities from generous donors, but | “round robin” protest against a long- | later. more are needed to guarantee food|er stay on the border and against Carter A. Cutter, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Cutter of this city, has accepted a position as assistant cash- ier of the Farmers’ bank at Viroqua, ‘Wis., and will commence his new du- ties the first of the year. A new EY bank building is being put up and will be completed in a short time. P ‘fi Mr. Cutter is at present bookkeep- J ‘er in a Viroqua bank. He was for- -merly connected with the Security ;State bank of this city. of the Barker Drug & Jewelry store,| oy of ‘a Christmas. There are tULTURED BflSTON WET and{t ‘cost Mr. Barker = five doHar| g ate Mot C L NP A SC“O(’NER PER'S“ED _—— line, father of the Nation Wide dry BY LARGE MAJORITY [ ¥hom bopening skt | 1250 e v AVAY FOB VINTER, o il s mmesne semage BARKER CAUGHT WITHOUT |- e S 525 |G playthings too, for the depend- | camp conditions, food, etc, is awaited 'I‘“E fiflons. Cfls’rs ss Chief of Police Ripple visited sev-|qn¢q ’ o tll’la pen ot dlsir‘:ct' bl N AT[ 0N WIDE DRY BILL y eral families yesterday. He was ac- To feel that you have given to a| investigating affairs. Pioneer. At each hame he found ¢ Th h b eral instances worn. families and which accom- “person having been rcaught | 1°edof many articles. plishes much good will be the best| The Mirasmore & Mitfernational with the goods” but this story has to » ¥ i do with an individual being caught Fj2p’" 1° asked a ixteen-year old of Bemidji Friday evening, Dec. 22, (By United Press.) companied by a representative of the | ¢unq which aids the ragged, poverty- 'I'0 BE URGED BY WEBB . f havi b o “ Of & Borson Having Beo v ouEht ). “What do you want for Christ-|Christmas gift you have ever had. railway will run an extra sleeper out without the goods and that person- « ’ ¥ : for St. Paul to accommodate the Be- ‘Washington, Dec. 20.—At the com- age is none other than E. A. Baiker .,I havent though"‘. unythh':g about BELIEVE” cREw 0F midji people going to the twin cities | ing session of the Congress, Represen- 1, she answered. “We don't expect for the holidays. tative Edwin Y. Webb of North Caro- Perry Bailey le%t last night f the grounds that no nation can be ) gl or | on tactory. He gets about Liberal, Kan., to spend the rest of the | prepared to resist the attack of a ‘winter. foreign foe until all consumption of ————— intoxicating drinks is stopped. He states that the liquor traffic has season Mz. Barker sent out a Christ- mas catalog and with it went an offer $18.50/ & wimkybis-alterithgyrent 1s ] id, it is hard to feed us all.” “Boston, " Dec. 20.—Despite all ef- | of $5 for any article called for from | P*% L : i “gorts to -oust John Barleycorn from [the catalog not carried in stock. A Few Instances. Halifax, N. 8, Dec. 20.—Captain Boston, he will contiuue his stay. | Things went along swimmingly un-| Case 1.—A family visited yester-| Patterson and crew of six men on-thes With Billy Sunday on the job and |til Mrs. George Fulton of Kelliher|day consists of three, husband, wife|American schooner William® Mason despite ome of the bitterest fights by | entered the store yesterday and asked|aid -a four-year-old dsughter. “The|are helieved to have perished in the A ¢ 4 80 bound up all preparedness that it mAN wno CONFESSED ~ | cannot be pushed aside and that any , ~ the drys, Boston yesterday voted for |for a Sterling pencil which she had |father is working but the daughter| .. . 3 P ? Ticense by 23,051, winning by a large [ seen described in the catalog. Mr. |was sick ‘during the recent measles storm which swept the Atlantic coast IS BELIEVED INSANE|boves” wp it passcns iy re- :(‘ majority. The final returns were|Barker started with alacrity to se-|épidemic bt B R e et TR POR R AN bound up with - physical body pre- given out today. ure the pencil but it didn’t take]|had been paid he managed to Two_bodies with cabin wreckage, Ashland, Wis., Dec. 20.—Joseph, (By United Press.) | paredness. T [l ke b eI e il et prmal o e e e, et FORMER CASS LAKE 24 BELOW ZERO, IS = - faoaront e mo e o was e A e e samas: | . Moiage ofastor 4oy k| b o LUMBERMAN DIES \ Cass Lake, Minn., Dec. 20.—Aaron xoitement here | A. Harper, operator of a sawmill here riff | & number of years ago who moved to : . '] ““¥ou ‘are the"Adtito catch us,” |epardely Rurhished. Th Ixe- 5 } SCHOOL FARM RECORD | exvrvtocd dr. -arker to Mrs. Ful-|quested Shnta Clsua 'to _brihe . : ‘ ton and lnll{:’i‘b with what heeither a dofl.or a’@oll icupbosed:’ .- - nddd over a perfec Case 2.—A ~family of_six,four 11 Rhilten, ages 11, 7 and 5 years and .| advertises, he “Well, whot Was it? Iy good five The schiool farm register safd »Zgi “Gupss the)people read the cata- |8 months. “Two of the children are fiom Crow Wing negdta, | Tacoma, going thence to Minneapolis, below zero @t 6 o'clogk this mo¥ming’| log all right,” fematked “Mr. Barker|at sdhool. All are badly in need of and told Sheriff i gd.| died in the latter city 'Sunday. :The Bile othér thermofnet¥rs indicatel |to a tepreséhtative of the :Ploneef |shoes. The fivé-ywar<old gitt-would V2 i \ e¥ery reason to uneral was held Monday at Still- veral degrees‘lgwer fanginhg arbunr | this morning: " ke to have Santa” Cl#us bring in Butternut, ater where Mr. Harper lived before 0 and 32. A 'Y Tate, no-one was i |.applds. Despite the Taut that the L3 nt to Butternut bming here. He was 68. heard complaining of the heat ¥nd it 3 | Mr. Harper was a member of gfio atk Wroat ,all fhol rmerly well known firm of Gillespie’ was cool briough;to suit most ‘anyg4 J ¥ llesp ordinary individtal. . 4 3 jsonFeturned yes- average _fadh & this afternoon before & Harper, who operated: extensively § e N om Hamiline University and |ily. $ ‘onttiea:-the family to|er Fisk. The accused b n the St. Croix and its tributaries mm . the guest of her parents, Mr. | become very needy. Charles W. Scrutchin to r many years. He was. algo at c Bemidji: 13%; “No. 233, A.F. -&|and Mrs. A. T. Carlson, proprietohs i Family of Eleven. onfiu charge prefe : (W i me interested with other Still A. M. will instell:officers this even- | of the Carlson Variety store, until age 3.—The shoe question is the e pair were beun ! ing in Ma: fo " m':nrenmm i i " - family - -of --eleven; ;