Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 22, 1916, Page 1

VOLUME XIV. NO. 306. SPEAKER OF HOUSE CENTERS INTEREST FOR THE COMING STATE SESSIONS * Seven Candidates Seek Homor of Presiding; “Jury” to Decide Who Will Be “It.” LARGER TAX ON AUTOMOBILES 7" URGED BY SENATOR VIBERT Bill Being Prepared to Place All Highway Funds in Control of State Commission. /P Interest in the coming session of the state legislature centers on the A election of speaker for the House of Representatives. There are seven candidates for speaker. TFive of the seven have agreed to submit their claims to a “jury” of ten fellow members and e abide by their decision, four of them i withdrawing in favor of the man se- ‘ lected by the committee as vost avail- able. The ‘“‘jury” will probably meet in St. Paul night. W. I Nolan of Min- neapolis is the chairman of the “jury” which consists of one mem- ber from each of the ten congres- sional districts. The names of the committee have not been made pub- lic. Candidates agreeing to the elim- ination plan are Theodore Christian- son of Dawson, Claude E. Southwick of Wells, John B. Hompe of Deer reek, W. 1. Nolan of Minneapolis nd Ralph J. Parker of Spring Valley. ‘The agreement provides that seven of the ten committeemen must agree on a speakership choice to make the ac- tion binding. C. H. Warner of Aitkin and Oscar Swenson, candidates for speaker, are not included in the list of ‘“elimina- tion candidates.” A larger tax on automobiles may be the subject of a bill at the next legislature. The proceeds would be 1 used to uwpkeep state roads. Senator i Fred Vibert of Cloquet believes the | small license fee of $1.50 for three ! yeard is a joke and thinks the fig- \”*4‘4 ures should be $10 a year, giving the state a revenue of about $1,300,000 U1 (1or ) frope this source, . It js- pointed out that automobile owners use the roads more than anyone else and should pay toward theig upkeep. — Senator P. H. McGarry of Walker i is preparing a bill to give the high- way commission control of all the road building and repair work in f Minnesota. He contends and Sena- tor Baldwin of Frazee, who has also .investigated the subject, bears him out, that more than $10,000,000 of the money expended on Minnesota roads in the last year was wasted and that similar amounts have been wasted for many years. It is stated by those who favor the highway com- mission control, that village and township authorities just spend the money and that they don’t build roads.” INJUNCTION HEARING BEFORE JUDGE STANTON The hearing to make permanent the temporary injunction in the case of Edward Rydeen of Bagley against the county commissioners, who were 7 i restrained from building a new court sourt in Clearwater county, was up this afternoon before District Judge Stanton. [ Witnessies here on the case are E. H. Raff, C. A. Covey, A. L. Johnson, Elmer Lewis, H. K. Rude, Miss Edna :\ Geer and George Courtney. " BRITISH TAKE TOWN - OCCUPIED BY ENEMY (By United Press) London, Dec. 22.—After a two- year occupation by the enemy, Brit- ish forces have taken the forfified town of Elarish on the Palestine bor- der at the mouth of the river of Egypt on the Mediterranean sea. IS APPRECIATIVE. ‘We take this opportunity of pub- licly thanking Editor C. B. Montgom- _ery of the Echo and Journal, Editor J. A. Osborne, of the Fort Frances Times; Editor J. A. Walker, of the /‘Fort Frances Standard and Editor E. /'H. Denu and staff of the Bemidji Pioneer for generously extending us . 'the hand of helpful sympathy by in- viting us to use their equipment while recuperating from the disas- Itrous fire which completely destroyed our plant. Even editors are human and there always exists a strong bond of fraternal feeling between them even though they differ on pub- dic issues and sometimes indulge in a war of words.—International Falls Press. B COLLEGE ?MBES The Bemidji Business college closed | yestegday for Christmas vacation and | will reopen again January 6, at which time .a number of new students will enroll for the remainder of the term. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, FRIDAY ' EVENING. DECEMBER 22, 1916, FORTY CENTS PER MONTH BAGLEY STORE BURNS; TOTAL LOSS ‘$12,000; HOT STOVE IS ORIGIN ’ (Special to Pioneer) Bagley, Dec. 22.—Fire totally de- ALLBEMIDJI WILL HONOR BIRTIL 10:30 o’clock, entailing a loss of $12,- 000. The insurance is $7,000. An I overheated stove was the origin. The store occupied a one-story frame structure and both the build- ing and its stock are a total loss. The building was erected about five years ago and was_the second largest store building in Bagley. WIFE MURDERER NOT GRANTED NEW TRIAL CHRISTMAS |MONARCH OF FOREST TO AND GOES HONE | DN Gs | SHINE AT THE MASONIC TEMPLE; PLAN CHANGED Queen Esther Society, Sponsor of the Affair Has Left Nothing Undone to Detract in Any Way From The Enjoyment of the Program CHILDREN TO MEET AND MARCH Band Will Play if Weather Not Too Severe; Carols By Children to be Feature; Many Surprises Are Promised Judge Crowell presented William FORTHEHOLIDAYS Bulk of Nation’s Lawmakers Leave|potn giving their place of residence Today; Several Depart Be. . |as Bemidji, with a Christmas present, £ i late yesterday afternoon in the shape ore Adjournment. of a marriage certificate, the cere- s ; . ‘| mony being performed at the judge’s (By United Press) office in the Bacon block. The newly- St. Paul, Dec. 22.—Frederick T.|PRESIDENT NOT IN FAVOR weds are recent comers to Bemidji. Price was today denied a new trial BUT DID NOT “DISAPPROVE” | The magistrate was at the court by the state supreme court for the {;u}:ise at the time the prospective murder of his wife Nov. 28, 1914. tide and . groom presented them- To Make Up Lost Time Congtess selves at the judicial office and the groom-to-be sent a jitney after the Will Work Overtime to Pass judge, John Ward being the pilot of MASON[C HOME ls Program Bills. th?\aci(s):v;[i?;zc%ell, attendant in Dr. BURNED: ONE PERISHES L CAliaton be & e and Mt WAt Washington, Dec. 22.—Congress performed a si!nilar service. = Judge . Crowell gave his hair an extra touch BULLETIN. quit work today and-went home for | and proceeded to tie the knot in such Wichita, Kan., Dec. 99— The Christmas. a satisfactory manner that the happy In anticipation of the adjourn-|8room peeled off a five spot from a ment many solons departed several comfortable roll and handed it over Tomorrow night all Bemidji will | Saturday night, Sunday night and gather as one big family to do honor | Monday night. to the birth of Christ, and around the Saturday “Big” Night. traditional Christmas tree they will| Saturday night will be the big gather to participate in the program | 2i8ht, and a splendid program has that will be presented by the Queen | D€ arranged for the occasion. Esther society, instigator of the in- | SOWe Drominment man will open the novation for this eity. It will be a |Pro8ram with a short talk, which community Christmas tree, and the will be followed by four carols by missing are Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Brown, an aged couple; Mr. and N to the judge. The latter in turn Mrs, Frahk Ferris and Gertrude days ago. But the big crowd leaves handed back the change, $2, but the today. groom was so pleased with the man- Wegle. The charred bodies of The " i A - € A president was not much in fa- | ner in which the judge officiated that | Queen Esthers ha: - |the grade children. The boys an two, believed to be a man an'd vor of the idea, nor was Speaker | he refused the change. c%me to detract i:ea;?tm';‘;tflfg;,‘f,; girls of the seventh and yelghtg woman, were taken out this |Clark, because there is so much leg-| “No, I didnt’ kiss the bride,” quoth | the purpose of the affair, Miss Elsie | 8r2des Will give two Christmas car- i islation for the thoroughly Democrat-|the judge in response to a query b 11.001’1, b{‘l]meg b.eyomé recogt;ul ic present congress to finish before it|a Pioneer repregentative. ?‘Gezfiing tm.n. -The fire 1s under contro dies March 4 and is replaced by one|a little too gray,” he added in a sort this afternoon. not quite so Democratic. of an abstract manner, as a smile However, President Wilson did not | o’erspread, his countenance. (By United Press) “disapprove” of this adjournment, Wichita, Kan., Dee. 22.—The|according ' to Democratic Leader Kansas Masonic home, the finest west | Kitchin. To make up the time thus Jens cffi‘sféfi',’,‘:oé“;’.ffi”fiiss Gert- of the Mississippi river, was damaged | lost both houses will convenene be-|rude Strand, both of Puposky, Du- to the extent of $300,000 early this|tween 10 and 11 o’clock for the re-|rand township, were married on morning, and all but one of the 92| mainder of the session. Kitchin said | Wednesday, December 20, by Judge inmates have been accounted for. | all appropriation bills would be pass-| A. M. Crowell, in his office. The missing person is an aged N{as’on ed and there will be no special ses- named Deck, who came recently to|sion. elli the home. Miss xE}llilgggtl?ol‘;P&enngggfi of the Schmitt, president-of the Society, and | 013 and the first and second graders her able assistants having devoted | Vil sing the old familiar song, o both time and enmergy to the pro-| J°l¥ St. Nicholas.” { motion of the success of the festival. | MaDY surprises are in store for i Support of the entertainment was | {he spectators Saturday night and a enlisted from the Carnival associa- | |2r8e crowd is expected to attend the tion and also the city authorities and | festivities. they have entered heartily into the o raion ** ™ |VILLA ATTACKS TORREON -At Masonic Corner. Again has the location of the tree[ AN]) FIERCE B ATTLE ; bie;ndcthangedt, iitt l;eitzfig 1‘(ldefinitely de- cided to erec at the Masonic tem- g i, i e won o) RAGES, REPORT TODAY for lighting and erected is being e —— pushed with all rapidity. BULLETIN. Program Tomorrow. Li Facs, Tez, Dec. 22.--Villa's The Christmas program will be( forc cilacked Torreon at 4 given. tomorrow night and all .Be-{ giglogk this morning and:a fierce. B o midji is urged: to participate., All . children who are able to take\pagt battle for the possession cf the in the Christmas program are| city is in progress, according to requested by Miss Schmitt to be pres- i i i ent at the Central school building womuon by We f l:om Mel.‘- and ready to leave for the scene of | 181 $°Vemment “officials this the festival promptly at 7:30 o’clock morning. / i in the evening. The children will march down Beltrami avenue to Thied. stroet BIRCHMONT HOTEL . Band May Play. i If the weather permits, the band y will be out in full force. If it id lS INCORPORATED too cold for the band the drummer will furnish the cadence for the march. Articles of incorporation of the The tree will shine for three nights | Birchmont Beach company have been _—-— Eirawn, its purpose being set forth in the articles and embodying the BEM]DJI SCHOOLS clause “to own, carry on, operate, handle and manage, either directly or CLOSE FOR HOLIDAYS by _lease, a hotel business, more es- pecially a summer hotel business.” The time for the commencement of the corporation shall be December The Bemidji public schools closed | 26, 1916, and the period shall be for this afternoon for the Christmas va- | tWenty-five years. H i < 2 The incorporators are G. W. Coch- cation period and will reopen Janu: ran, Lida Cochran and W. A. Chi- ary 8. chester, all of Bemidji. In every room there was an observ- The officers .are: President, G. ance of Christmas with trees and|W. Cochran; vice president; Lida presents in which the teacher was a Cochran; secretary and treasurer, W. favored personage. The instructors 4z Cbiehester: g The ital i i- will leave this evening and tomorrow capiti, stocke 1s $60,000; ab vided into 600 sh: for their homes to spend their vaca-|of $100 each. gliszes at 4 par. valug tions. L The highest amount of indebted- < ness to which the corporation shall O’LEARY-BOWSER STORE IS at any time be subject is $40,000. AGAIN OPEN FOR BUSINESS M. J. Brown appears as attorney f9r the incorporators. (By United Press) New York,Dec. 22.—If the United States should ever engage in a war, the munitions plant of the Bethle- hem Steel company would be placed at the disposal of the government. The Bethlehem plant is even greater than the giant Krupp works at Es- sen, Germany. Thi9 statement was made today by Charles M. Schwab, president of the Bethlehem plant, in an address at the Lotus club. With a capacity of 1,000,000 rounds of heavy ammunition per month, it exceeds the Krupp works by 50 per cent. “THE STRAIGHT WAY” Tomorrow at the Rex will be pre- sented Valeska Suratt in the Fox film, “The Straight Way.” There will be a matinee at 2:30 o’clock. Miss Suratt, it may be recalled by many, leaped into fame when she starred in “The Red Rose” on the legitimate stage throughout the country, her natural figure and cos- tumes creating a furor. The O’Leary-Bowser department store ,adioining the burned Dalton building, reopened for business this TRAINS RUNNING LATE ON : ACCOUNT SEVERE WEATHER The Minnesota & International train was two and a half hours late last evening, and the morning train today was late four and a half hours. Await Next Move, ‘Washington, Dec. 22.—Recovering slowly from the dizzy whirl of yes- terday’s history making develop- ments, government officiald and for- SCHEDULE FOR GAMES. The home contained 35 children, REQUEST MISUNDERSTO0D. Fifth ward and Leo A. Wolf of Kel- orphans of deceased Masons. = liher were united in marriage yes- Because of a misunderstood re-|terday afternoon at 4:30 o’clock, Rev. SCHWAB OFFERS U S planation wishes to apologize to Doc-| byterian church, officiating. The s Ve tord Gilmore and McCann §Ol‘ the | ceremony took place at the parson- " form. of announcement- used in stat- i 5 olf will mak PLANT IN CASE W ‘the’ return of Dr. 1 CAImOFe to' tcis i e active practice and his partnership T S sues of the Pioneer. It should have appeared but once as a reading no- INSURANCE ADJUSTERS tice ,and not as an advertisement. wishing to act in a strictly ethical manner, did not make this announce- ment as an advertisement and repu- In all probability the insurance ad- justers for the fire which destroyed the Dalton building will not arrive GWENT WELSH M ALE Such is the belief of E. B. Berman, of the Berman Insurance agency, SINGERS ARE COMING which carried the iinsurance on the Although Mr. Dalton has not any o immediate plans for the future as re- Bemidji is to have the rare oppor-| gards the now vacant corner, in all Royal Gwent Welsh Male Singers in | building upon the site. the near future. The “Win One” adult Bible class fortunate enough to secure this fa- MANY LAND SALES mous male chorus for the evening of 2 ¥ January 4... This chorus consists of INDIC ATE PROSPERITY is the finest chorus from the great- est land of singers. They will ap- pear in solos, duets, trios, quarets,|into its own and indications of near s 1 1art future prosperity are seen in the and will give a/mixed program of|sales of farm lands despite the fact . clasisic, humorous and popular sel.eg: BELIEVE BRITAIN WILL tions. Every music lover in Bemidji{ garded as not the best for showing should not fail to hear the high class| Jands, Thé firm of Reynolds & Winter re- concert. e of their most recent was the sale of 5 HAINES ON VISIT. a 40-acre tract south of Bemidji to (By United Press) - Miss N. G. Ober, a school teacher who London, Dec. 22.—For the same H. W. Haines, formerly local man- reasons Great Britain and her allies|ager of the St. Hilaire Lumber com-| chase was as an investment. She t e paid $3 an acre down, her first total posals of the Teutonic allies, they|the Libby Lumber company at Con- | payment being $140, and the bal- will not flatly turn down the sugges- | rad, Mont., arrived in the city today tions made by President Wilson in|and will join his wife and son, Har-| per year with six per cent interest|afternoon and will quote special N for a period of five years. It is|prices on stock, pending the arrival belief of entente diplomats here. Hnlnes:ignr:nts, Senator and Mrs. E. | argued that by that time the land[of the insurance adjusters. The store J. Swedback. and the purchase will also be a sav-|or water, only smoke, and the sale . ings account as well as an invest-|presents an opportunity for low C AN’T PUT ANYTI‘“NG ment. ] prices for usual high quality of goods. Other recent sales to show the ac- eign diplomats here looked to lthe E. M. Sandvig, coach of the Cass foreign offices of belligerent nations the sale of 240 acres to C. R. Glick to make the mext pease move. of Columbus, Ind,, the land lying six follpwingsBehedule ‘af igames' o the Berhlal, was ‘presented wihe . lmilen southygtaomidjl. Ituds the CLOSES; OPEN JAN. 3|™%i. 1o—Basier at cass Lake Christmas package last night in the|intention of Mr: Glick to locate upon Jan, 27—Walker at Walker. Mrs. W. Z. Robinson will have as | shipped to Bemidji from Duluth, the|jts improvement, ‘ g her guests during Chrlstimas Mger stranger having a bt:]dly froz:n lefg B. H. Rouser of Rhielander, Wis., necmn(miailc]:mdnefre;?—u a g:g' 121;:%:&1:?:: Etagei‘;gv“' father, John Grest, and sister, 88 | hand and having just been didcharged | {s another who purchased a 140-acre means of relieving the railway sit- March 2—Deer River at Cass Lake. rive in the city tomorrow. The unfortunate t‘ellow applied to| near the farm of August Jarchow. O T e :he po;llce %ehpia;tx;:‘?ntltmi shelt:rtl;ll;(: Mr. Rouser will also become a resi- g:"; :‘:fll;?efi:i:%‘;:::g"‘::t‘;f?&l&t:g FIRE DEP ARTMENT BOYS el SANTA CLAUS VISITS ' _[i¥hadies wn bl 8 B i BBt m B - [T ey’ een BAZE T“E ClTY EMPLOYES And Chifit Rd’ptl:li "'°"?"{, e from North Dakota and will move (STRONG ARTILLERY FIRE IS i cured a railroad ticket and shipped|in the spring. REPORTED ON SOMME FRONT Mr. Bo right back to Duluth again. Samuel Saathoff of Lamberton, ) 0 SO WOUNDED GIRL IMPROVES. 12 miles south of Bemidji and will ment certainly were a busy bunch the city hall thid afternoon and made move in the spring, also. ment teday says strong artillery lfl“ last night after the fire which de- glad the hearts of the city employes| Aslaug Helgedon, daughter of A.| Abner Stome of Newvllle, N. D.,|and patrol activities at isolated points| gtroyed the Dalton building. Hose for they were given their monthly | Helgeson of Pinewood, who was ac-|has taken a 40-acre tract south of |on the Somme front of the Aisne and| wag|jce coated and wet and all the salaries for services during Decem- | cidentally shot in the legs by her|Bemidji and will move and improve . G sector are reported. The repulse of|and the men aiso wore shimmering near the end of the month, the city | valescing. She is confined at 8t. An-| From the above indications of nu- several Russian attacks on' the east| coats of ice. The boys were wet and- .employes. were paid. to enable: them | thony’s hospital. Although she was| merous land sales are not hard to dis-| bank of the Colden Bitrizsa river and| cold and to enjoy their Christmas in the|badly injured, she will have the use|cern'and Mr. Reynolds says the out- |lessening. artillery fire on the Mace- ho: quest, the Pioneer, by way of ex-) Lester P. Warford, pastor of the Pres- with Dr. McCann in the last two is- Doctors Gilmore and McCann, “ERE AFTER XMAS diate it as such. in“"Bemidji until after Christmas day. building. tunity of hearing the celebrated | probability there will rise a modern of the Methodist Sunday school was fourteen male voices, all soloists, and Beltrami county is surely coming sextets, double quartets and choruses that this time of year is usually re- music which will be given at this LISTEN TO WILS port activity in land deals and one resides in North Dakota. Her pur- did not flatly reject the peace pro-|pany of this city, now auditor for ance will be paid at the rate of $96 his peace message, is the expressed|old, here, who are guests of Mrs. will have doubled or more in value|was not-damaged in the least by fire tivity of farm lands in Beltrami 0VER 0N BEM“)JI county by this firm may be mentioned FoRD MOTOR Co. Lake basket ball team, reports the CHRISTMAS GUESTS. a A5 € : personage of a ‘“hobo” who had beeii | his land nert spring and commence Feb. 9—Bagley at Bagley. Grest, of Fargo, N. D. They will ar- | from a hospital in Duluth. tract four. miles south of Bemidji, uation, the Ford Motor company to- s he had been sent by a Duluth official S. E. Brower has bought an 80 Minn., has purchased & 160-acre farm i The members ‘of the fire depart- Santa Claus went the rounds of Berlin,.Dec. 22.—An official state- east of the Meuse in the Champagne|apparatus used to_combat the blaze ber. Monday being Christmas, and | brother about ten days ago, i8 con-|his new holdings. proper manner. of both of her limbs, . | look is very. fiat!