Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 11, 1917, Page 1

(7 ‘ ° Near Toboggan; Plans Perfected ~ Skating Will Also Be Inapgurated . -ing of the Carnival association held > 'hope for her recovery. e THE BEMIDJI DAILY P10 'VOLUME XV, NO. 13. 3 | BEMIDJT, MINNESOTA, THURSDAY Emmfi. JANUARY 11, 1917. INVESTIGATORS DISCUSS HIGH COST OF LIVING [TAXLIST ABSTRACT - |MAN CUTS THROAT : oy |~ SHOWS MANY THINGS s sossr - ‘ | | vuntR JAIL, THAT ARE INTERES NG| ™' °F CARNIVAL ASSN. ~ BUILDS SKI RUN| ‘Work on Latter Commences Today for Formal Opening. “COFFEE AND BUNS SERVED: - MEMBERS ORLY INCLUDED' '"The abstract of the tax lists for WAS F 0RMERLY 1916 have been completed and con- J R tains'many things of interest. BEMIDJI ClTllEN . In Bemidji, it is shown that there are 4,932.09 acres of 1and, exclusive of ‘town ‘lots. 3 .The value of the land, other than . town ‘ lots, ' including ‘the structures Ira mmh" U,'e' Broken: Blade. of thereon, -is -$166,720. ‘Pocketknife in Rash Act; Had . The value of the taxable personal ' property is $528,218. ¢ A‘“ed Quee!'ly. * The total value is'$1,749,307. . The, average rate of taxation, ex- clusive of " special assessments, is 77 .mills., . . The- total tax levied is $456,- | 681.12. & PLACED' IN' JAIL AFTER UTTERING DEATH THREAT SEIZE' HIM -SCOUTS AND “HOLD FOR INVESTIGATION| - ™72 sgI, Paul, Jan. 11.—Secruples of pocketknife, Ira Thatcher, a former conscience | prompteéd ' Senator H. H.|resident of' Bemidji, cut his throat Bonniwell of Hutchinson to turn |While he was in the Spooner jail Sat- back into the state treasury $20 al- |urday night and his body was not lowed him for mileage and attend- discovered until next morning when ance at the extra session of the leg-|Marshal Rod went to the cell with: islature late in October to enfran-|the prisomer’s. breakfast. The cor- oner's inquest in the case is-being Divorced Several Months Ago; Ex- by Club Night of Jan, 19 ;-lle‘xt) Wife Lives Near Bemidji; Two Meeting Important. Daughters Also Survive. " Enthusiasm was rife at the meet- last evening in ‘the Commercial-club 2 roomsgndipx;sidenfi Eir E. M«;Donalid Photo by American Press Association. i was surprised at the, interest mani- Federal attorney: . B ¢ i livi 4 3 3 v+ meeting in New-York to find tuc causes of the high cost of living. George W. Anderson of fest in the’organization and its pro Boston, in charge of the investigation, is seated third from:the.right. & Bivras : jected activities in the brief span of #P— “the club’s life. thus far. It was.decided:to erect a.ski run, KKK KKK *xk kK RKR] Y 1y ; hise Mi ta guardsmen on th ‘next ‘to: the - toboggam, at the foot CLI NIC TO STAY *x i et * JURY W AVERING Mexican Tporder, o en on the | aken care of by Deputy Coroner V. gt Tenth street, fl:kd.l Chairman C. M. x THE PEOPLE'S PAPER x “It cost me $2.40 to travel from |E. Lindholm, and Coroner Garfleld acobson of the - cm}ammtisfd vtvga . *x L x - | Hutchinson to St, Paul and back and | Akerberg of Bemidji is awaiting the ihspnctad. ot ately build the TUBERCUL()SIS IS X Every day indicates more X IN fl ARRIS. o one day’s time to give the soldiers |report of his assistant. . oMy, ork™ was starte A ¥ than ever that the Piomeer 4 N ’ their vote,” he said. didn't feel ‘Resided in Bemidii. morn! 5*0 Dedication.” . ¥ is the PEOPLE'S PAPER. It "% right in taking the §2 That:hter was ulbout 50 years l;t boggan 3 ¥ is growing in strength and % age and for several years was & resis The formal opening of the tobog- PROJECTED HERE' + influence daily, not only in IS GIVEN MORE dent of Bemidji where he was well gan slide and ski run will take place 9 | Bemidji, but throughout Bel- | ° ‘ TANNER RETURNS To known to many. A cloud obscured the evening of January 17 ahd it is X trami county. This is made * . the sunshine of domestic happiness urged that all who can possibly do ST ATE INTERESTED ¥ possible because the Pioneer * TIME To DEC“)E B ASKE’I‘B ALL ‘I‘E AM and divorce proceedings resulted in 2 c;v:r“mfi;va}wfl;u:&dgr a;b ’ * reyresent: the mopwl and : Thatcher being legally aeplratroud : ¢ = , % no individual nor corterie. : . from his wife. That was seve. ter sports—the brighter and more < : * On Monday of this week, ) months ago and he went to Spooner mc'gl:u:;e (’tfh:he t:;‘l“lll and eki mwntfon to, Frovide M. Whees : g‘fNED:ég sull:is?::le::u :gd:t: : Kelliher Hotel Keeper Before Fed- ha;rh:hohv%h g:-f::"lin:’;:xggnflt t:;l',: :oea;eg:;ldjllfl:n:rstmhg:u;l:::r:l;: ':un t!:r thntbe::nh;gt;fll ng:el':tlflz Applicants May Be Examined % already large list. * eral Court on Charge of last w;:k adnd will put up a good|gide in North Dakota. ) or the members o a o i i *x On Tuesday of this week i game Saturday evening. The team tters ' ;hl;n :l:'lll‘r‘.’ trl;emnT;d a.::eel;;:ert :‘vihet: and Advice Given. % the Daily Pioneer/ added ¥ Selling Booze. has beentstaang‘:hened greatly by the Durlng the pl:::gmthmm; ers ol - 4 SEVEN new subscribers. * e return of oyd Tanner. take ion of the slides will be had been acting queerly the Van : JRS—— nd for the first three days -opportunity to warm up ~ whenever | Physicians Heartily Endorse; No|x Pioneer has added THIRTY- -&|Judge Further Imstructs Jury in With the return of Plummer and|y ") o threat of self destruction they may take s notion. Cost to Afflicted; Prevention of |¥ TWO new subscribers to its | yiohility of Defendant Wheth was carrled into effect in spite of Skating Live Topic. totec'; E X 1list throughout Beltrami ARES the precautions taken. The subject of skating also came Great White Plague Object.. X county and counties adjacent. ¥ Party to Introduction. o - up and it was decided to open the x Street sales of the Daily » j _rink on-the lake the might of Jan-|-- .- .|% Pioneer HAVE DOUBLED. & 2 ’"-"m) CAND“) ATE IN r i}’.«ul(ll all mcinltnu_of ;ho‘u& fit“i;‘i‘?:";‘g‘;:z't :}::‘:‘;"%‘;g‘é‘l‘.‘gfl X The Pioneer is pleased to ¥ " (Special to the Pioneer) - ation who are skaters are urge ¥ present these facts for the | Duluth, Jan. 11.—The j in thé ’ “to be present. There will be coffee |ing the attention of. the doctors of i 4 ST ury in . -:;d %“l:,. seelxl'ved .meaem ‘lm;..’xon, .12. the city, in which the Commercial : E::‘{ifl;,;" ts readers and,ud : cage of J. O. Harris, Kelliher hotel FoURT“ WARD SEAT $0. Some work will be done on the | club has become interested :to the |y i x| keeper, on a charge of operating & extent of assisting. the phyalclgnlv in [y & % & % % % & & & & & ¥ &|bar in his place of business, reported .Looks as.if the Fourth wdrd was #ink before the date of opening. To Select Royalty. also going to have & merry time elec- furthering “their work. - tion' day, for a third candidate fof By clinic is not meant_a hospital | === a non-agreement at 11:30 o’clock this The -association will meet again Fi > $omm. & % xt Monday night and a full ‘mem- | 20F sanitarium_for consulptives totmyy 4. g ¥ 0on.-but:as mfl'}'fl-‘“» sonsid- |} B3 1] the aldermanic seat.duithe city couns “Bership; attendance is urged. :The flock into Bemidji from “all poinfs o . ‘ler the case further;jafter additional N ’ ofl has made his appearancé, Wil- g of the compass, but simpy a‘move- ' Y instruction on the 'defendant’s lia- ¥ 9 liam E. Hazen being the latest to toss his fedora into the circle. His petition was out today and is being circulated for signatures. The entry of Mr. Hazen makes the list Paul Foucault, candidate for re- election; Matthew Larson and Mr. Hazen. The Fourth now includes a portion of what was Nymore, re- cently taken into the corporate lim- its of Bemidji. selection of a carnival queen and 0 “king will come up for decision, also :‘:fi:;o:ntdh‘h:?;‘:m;n’;Jf"l;tgeme:)djll‘ g bility for the sale of liquor in the the selectiong of the queen’s attend- d poopie: CUTS “IS TflRoAT absence of direct evidence that he ‘to attend the St. Paul winter sports| The movement is not purely local. : carnival with; the ‘Bemidji delega~ It has the backing of Dr. M. Levy, liquor into dry territory. Up to 1:40 tion. ' ~ a member of ‘the advifory commis- o’clock this afternoon no verdict had 7 . |sion’ of the Minnesota state sani- licen returned by ‘the jury. YOUNG SoLDIER “OME toc;kall): uaon himsf;t.d detvot{:tg hl.: (By United Press) g : valuable time unaided, to interest| Philadelphia, Jan. 11.—Harry|qa charge of tin terest found a ready response from!ynited States as the slayer of Stan-|on ig before Federal Judge Page Mor- Hal Huffman, a well known law- the physicians of Bemidji who in-|ford White on a New York roof gar-|ris and a federal jury in Duluth. The : yer, has made a suggestion that it , n is the opinion of many of the legal - Ta ants, the king and queen and retinue Backing of Stake. was a party to the introduction of tarium, and it was Dr. Levy who Mr. Harris was tried last July on stantly realized its import and bene-|den, and the resultant sensational|jyry in the trial last summer dis- Chris Neumann has returned to|fit to the community. trials involvin . . g the chorus girl wife|aoreed and Harris i LLOYD TANNER fraternity, that the candidates for %e;mfi{:l,n eastt:te: gh‘:avriélgo :e{l::dboflg:‘ The idea is in its self simple. It|of Thaw, slashed his throat and :ird fl;; tm:r fiam: tpout&ngcl;#e: _ __|tne office held by Judge Crowel,lio‘f wrists today in a West Philadelphia . the municipal court get together wit the past six months. He was in sta- (Continued on last page) apartment. He was rushed to a hos- Erom; the c_h_arge.—__—_ :llllllbll)li\l::x: ::::5;‘:; l(t.'l;levl;lllglhn::l?go;: the lawyers and hold an elidmli‘nath:n meeting, selecting one candidate to tion in Llano Grande, in the Browns- ville military patrol district, com- manded by General Parker. Mr. ‘Neumann is a son of Mr. and Mrs. John Neumann. The young soldier has been ab- sent from Bemidji a year, six months of which were spent in Mex- 4co. He joined the Princeton, Minn., company when the call was issued by President Wilson for the guard for ‘border duty.. He also signed the fed- eral reserve muster and is liable for duty call at any time within a period .of three years. . When he started for Bemidji a few days ago the mercury registered 90 in the shade. DITTY COMES OUT - FOR TAX ASSESSOR pital in a serious condition but the G(mD GAMES SECURED attendants will not admit that he is SC“OOL C ASE DECISION BY BEMIDG QUINTET NOT FILED AS YET Thaw had been accused of having kidnapped a boy and abused him and also of having whipped girls and was enroute to New York to answer an The Big Bemidg basketball team indictment. The decision of District Judge has secured several good dates on For several years he was kept in|Stanton in the Baudette school case its schedule and there's going to be | Matteawan asylum after his acquit- | has not been filed in th office of the some interesting games played in Be- tal of the murder of White and his|county clerk. Judge Stanton is away midji during the season. sensational escape and subsequent|on court business at International Manager C. M. Jacobson has issued release became notorious in bribery | Falls, as is also his clerk. a call for every member of the squad | Charges. It is expected the decision will to be. at the armory at 5 o’clock to- It is believed his mind has become |pe filed and ready to be given out morrow .night for practice. deranged. when the judge returns to Bemidji. The schedule thus far secured is . No one was at the office today and as follows, all games to be played in Mrs. Thaw _Silent. no information could be secured as Bemidji: Pittsburgh, Jan. 11.—When Mrs. to when the decision would be ready Bemidji-Grand Rapids, Jan. 19-20, | Evelyn Nesbitt Thaw was today in-|to make public. Bemidji-St. Paul Cubs, Jan. 26-27. | formed of that ner h“;:;n: '::?n?n:l' S ——— m suicide, she of 0 5 I;fnllig?l—stlllwater Bachelors,: Feb. gay. ATTENDS MEETING. Bemidji-Duluth Rotary club, Feb. good showing for the state champion- ship. Tickets will be on sale today and all the local basketball fans should give their best support to the high school boys in their first game. Give the boys a good start Saturday night. International Falls will be the visit- ing team. make the race against Judge Crow- ell. There are now seven in the race for the office. ATTENDING COURT. Attorney A. A. Andrews, of the law firm of Andrews, Gibbons & Huff- man, is attending federal court in Duluth. Nation’s Capital Goes “Dry’ By Majority of the Senate; House Expected Favorable TEUTONS CAPTURE 800. Forest G. Halgren, local manager Washington, Jan. 11.—By a vote|lowa, Gronna ann McCumber of The third to come out for the of-|22, 23, 24. fice of city assessor is. Archie C. (By Unaited Press) of Gnmbllel-nobtnson Bemidji com-|of 55 to 32 the Senate passed the goith anto;a (snd Sterllng of South y Uni ress pany, will return the latter part of akota voted for the measure. Sheppard bill to abolish saloons in All common carriers bringing into Ditty, who made known his inten- tion this afternoon. His petition will be circulated tomorrow. Dr. Ditty is the proprietor of a confectiontry store in the Kaplan dblock and has a wide acquaintance -among the people of Bemidji. Those already is the running for assessor are T. E. Lloyd, incumbent, and H. “E. Palmer. PATIENT IMPROVES. Mrs. E. R. Jahr left yesterday for Gnndhl-‘oru, N. D., where she vidll meet her husband who is returning from Portland, N. D., where he was wm&p <called Monday by the serions fliness| o~ (B Unite ) of his ‘sister, ‘Miss Josephine Jahr. . Jaul, Jan. 11.—Railway com- Miss Jahr, who recently underwent g‘mf must deliver stock shipments ‘an operation in a Fargo hospital, has t' S TS after arrival is the term been in very critical condition, but (3% % lstl‘:d:ntrodueed by Senator Gan- the last message received by Mrs.| "¢ "o ¥ Jahr yesterday stated that she was dflhge_ council may collect jit- Jimproving, and that there was now ney ivers’ -license of $30 to $59 per year if a bill introduced by Sen- ator Gardner of Brainerd carries. He|er in the Bemidji Business college, introduced it today. returned this morning from Nassena, Duluth, Jan. 11.—The jury in the Hunting from an automobile pro-|Ia., where she has been the guest of | case of E. G. Strand, mayor of Two hibited, is another bill introduced.|her parents, and other points in|Harbors and state legislator, return- It carries a fine as a penalty. Iowa, where she has visited friends |ed a verdict of mot guilty on the Another bill by Senator McGarry |and relatives during vacation. Miss |charge of having accepted a bribe. would set aside the sum of $250,000 | Harris was delayed a couple of days|The county attorney is'not ready to for improving state lands in northern | on account of not being able to make | say whether he will try the second Minnesota. 2 train connections. indictment. the week from Minneapolis where he went to attend the annual meet- ing of the company. RESTORE BELGIUM AND REPLY OF ENTENTE REACHES Washingroy| LACE FIRST EDICT (By United, Press) (By United Press) Washington, Jan. 11.—The reply Paris, Jan. 11.—The first two of the entente reached the state de-|things on the entente program for partment today. In sending the note | peace is the delivery of Belgium and Ambassador Sharp at Paris sent in- the restitution of Alsace Lorraine, structions about publication. It will | the only compensation for their dead be given out in the morning. No and the dead of France and the guar- line on the contents would be given | antee of future peace, according to out today. an address made in the French chamber of deputies today by Presi- dent Deschaneil. Berlin, Jan. 11.—Six ofticers and more than 800 men were captured and six machine guns taken in the further advance of the Germans in Roumania, is a report today. EIGHT HOUR DAY IS LEGISLATIVE MEASURE (By United Press) St. Paul, Jan. 11.—A state con- stitutional amendment providing for a general eight-hour day for work- ers in Minnesota is to be proposed for the legislature, it was announced today. the national capital after November |the district are required to keep a 1, 1917. The measure now goes to|record of the shipper and consigne, the House and its friends say it is|Who must make affidavit that they assured of passage. are for personal use. The locker The measure permits the importa- | System is speqlflcally forbidden. tion of liquor for personal use. Just Penalties Are Heavy. before passage an amendment which The bill declares that no property woud have submitted the proposal to|right shall exist in alcoholic liquors a referendum of citizens of the dis-|illegally manufactured or brought trict was defeated by a tie vote, 43 |into the district, makes every place to 43. that violates the law a ‘‘common nui- Party Lines Disregarded. sance,” and gives the right of any Neither the vote on the referen-|cCitizen to sue to enjoin such nui- dum amendment nor that on the pas- | 8ance. sage of the bill was on party lines. Heavy penalties are provided for There were 26 Democrats and 17 |Violation, including a provision aimed Republicans voting for the referen-|at physicians who prescribe liquor dum and 22 Democrats and 21 Re-|for patients without cause. publicans voting against it. Most Many Explain Vote. of the Republicans of the progressive The vote was preceded by little de- group voted, against it. bate, but many explanations were For the bill itself there were 28|given by senators of their reasons Democratic and 27 Republican votes, | for voting for and against the Under- with 22 Democrats and 10 Republi-| wood referendum amendment. cans against it. All the Progressives There was evident a spirit of bit- voted for passage. terness on the part of many senators Northwest Votes Aye. and a feeling of tension. Only one senator from the North-| The crowd which thronged the west voted against the bill, Husting | galléries was particularly pleased of Wisconsin. Senators Johnson of | With an amendment proposed by Sen- South Dakota, Myers and Walsh of ator Martine to forbid the use or Montana, Clapp and Nelson of Min-|manufacture of tobacco in any form nesota, Cummins and Kenyon of|in the district. RETURN IS DELAYED. " Miss Vora Harris, shorthand teach- STRAND ACQUITTED. LICENSED TO WED. Harry Higbee of Island Lake and Miss Maud Long have been issued a ‘marriage license by the county clerk and it is suspected that Miss Long -will ‘not ‘be Long long. ¢