Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 16, 1917, Page 1

BEMIDJ1, MINNESOTA, TUESDAY EVENING. JANUARY 16, 1917. COMMITTEE READY TO REPOR UTURE OF COMMERCIAL CLUB OUTLINED BEMIDJI CARNIVAL BOOSTERS T0 LEAVE JANUARY 31 FOR ST. PAUL; ABOUT 40 WILL MAKE PILGRIMAGE Local Delegation of Carnival Association Will Gall Upen Governor; Chief Morrison and Wife Of Ghippewa Indians at Red Lake Will Also Make Trip éflEDIGATE TOBOGGAN SLIDE TOMORROW NIGHT All Carnival Members Are Instrueted To Meet At Markham Hotel and March to the Scens of Festivities; Bo There at 7:30 o'Clock grownups, but for the children as well and the little people may be- come members of the association for half price—50 cents. There are al- o At an enthusiastic meeting of the Carnival association, last evening in the Commercial club rooms, it was decided that the delegation that in- IRISHMAN DIRECTS BRITISH NAVY PROMINENT BUSINESS MEN DRAFT OPINION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF BEMIDJIS BEST INTERESTS Judgment Used In Diagnosing Conditions That Gonfront Organization; Soundness Is Keynote of the Committes’s Findings MEETING TONIGHT IS OF MUCH IMPORTANGE Every Member In Good Standing Is Urged To Be Present; Dacisive Action] To >Be Taken; Hour Is 8:45 0o'Clock---Be There tends making the trip to the St. Paul carnival, leave Bemidji the evening of Wednesday, January 31, giving the members three days in St. Paul. About 40 will represent Bemidji and will be a credit to this city. There will be no king and queen of the deelgation, owing to the party not taking active part in the parade. However, there will be much’ of in- ~terest for the local aggregation which ~will include a call upon Governor Burnquist. . ) . . Chief Will Attend. With the Bemidji contingent will be Chief John Morrison 'of ‘the Chip- ~péwa Indians and he will be -accom- panied by Mrs. Morrison. Both will ‘be attired «n. tribal costume,; suited .to. the. color scheme of the adopted the#lrwm ‘also do some stulits ™ snow shoes for the edification of the one dollar membership and this of maintenance of the toboggan is to T s so about 70 who have signed as mem- bers who have not as yet paid their is urged as the construction of the ski slide is yet in progress and the cost be taken into consideration. There will be buttons for the members to wear, which will be sold later at 25 cents .each, and when the insignia of membership arrive the cost of mem- bership will be $1.25, including the emblematic button. There will also be colored lights strung. down. the. slide, giving it a colorful setting. Over 200 Members. Over 200 members have joined the associati nd.a hundred more are expected toyijoin. The associaion pber_ a trivial sum and uture entertainment for the people of Bemidji are wide Tonight’s meeting of the Commer- cial club will be one of vital import to the Commercial club. It will be a meeting in which every member should take the deepest interest, as it means the future of the organiza- tion which has charged its self with aiding the advancement of Bemidji and all that therein is. It will be the meeting at which the special committee, designated to render an opinion on what the club needs, that it may continue uninterruptedly and to the best advantage, will present its findings. The committee designated to do this is composed of five prominent and successful business men of the city, men who have'tle interesf of Bemidji at heart and who were will- Sir Edward Carson, first lord of the admiralty of Great Britain in the new Lloyd George cabinet. walking up to his office with his wife. Sir Edward is a leader of the Ulsterites in the Irish home rule controversy. LOST STEAMER NOT in scope and will include summer out- ings as well as winter. BOOZE QUESTION UP Duluth, Jan. 16.—Petitions taining more than four times palefaces who will be present at the “'big doings” in St. Paul. Chief Mor- rison and wife will also be presented to the governor. All who intend to make the pil- grimage to St. Paul are requested to meet at the city hall next Tuesday evening and take instruction in mmarching. Nothing fancy will be attempted, only the formation when the club members are together on their rounds. Toboggan Opening. Tomorrow night the formal open- ing of the toboggan slide will take place and every member of the as- sociation is urged to “get in the game.” All members are requested to meet at the Markham hotel at 7:30 o’clock, wearing their Carnival associaticn costume or other winter outing regalia and march to the to- boggan for an evening’s sport. There will be coffe doughnuts and buns sold at the toboggan for a -nominal sum, that all may keep re- freshed and warm. The organization of the Carnival association is not alome for the MORE ROOM FOR SITE OF NEW SCHOOL HOUSE President M. J. Brown of the board of education and J. P. Lahr, 4 a member, met a committee from the Fifth ward last evening, consisting of J. W. Smith, I. Joanis and Mat- -thew Larson, to decide upon the site for the mew school to be erected in the Fifth ward, formerly Nymore. The present site will be the one. The educational authorities have five Jots upon which,the present school is located, but the rest of the block, nine lots, will be secured, giving the school the full block. out its decision reversing the lower The local board representatives|courts, and held that three land com- will on Friday night meet with theiptmies of Minneapolis were subject owners of the property desired. to the income tax. Mr. Wilson Oldest President U. S. Has Had In 60 Years 1ated in 1797, Jackson also was 61 when first inaugurated in 1829. Ben- jamin Harrison was the oldest man con- the number of signatures required to put the question before the voters of Du- luth in April have been turned into wet headquarters. It was asserted that when all the petitions are in the signatures will total between 5,000 and 6,000. M'ADOO IS DRAGGED INTO THE LIMELIGHT (By United Press) Washington, Jan. 16.—The name of McAdoo, the president’s son-in- law, has been dragged into the Wall street leak probe. New York, Jan. 16.—“I hope brother will punch Lawson’s face for him,” is a statement made by Mal- colm McAdoo, when he heard his brother had been mentioned in the leak investigation. ‘Washington, Jan. 16.—The House leak probe committee met at 10 o’clock this morning. Lawson was the first to take the stand. LAND COMPANIES HELD LIABLE INCOME TAX (By United Press) Washington, Jan. 16.—The gov- ernment today won a sweeping vic- tory when the Supreme court gave (By United Press) Washington, Jan. 16.—President BEMIDJI LAWYER NAMED BY GOVERNOR TO TAKE INVESTIGATION EVIDENCE (By United Press) St. Paul, Jan. 16.—Governor Burn- quist, conducting the hearing on the proposed reinstatement of some of the county commissioners of Koochich- ing county, temporarily ousted in September, appointed M. J. Brown of Bemidji as attorney to take evidence. L. H. Slocum, former county au- ditor, included in the complaint against tne commissioners and who resigned shortly after Wilson of Vir- ginia was placed in charge of the office, said the evidence against some of the accused was not conclusive and they may be reinstated. NATIONAL NEWSPAPER EDITORS COMING JULY 20 The National Press association of the United States will visit Baudette, Spooner and the Lake of Woods about July 20, on its annual outing. They will come by way bf Duluth, and will go across the lake to Kenora on their way to Winnipeg. Some of the country’s greatest newspaper men will be in the party, and their visit should result in some splendid adver- tising for this district. The members of the Minnesota Press association will also be in the party. It will be a much larger gathering than the Northern Minne- sota Editorial association, whose visit a couple of years ago was a no- table event. BROTHERHOOD DISPUTE WILL BE INVESTIGATED (By United Press) Washington, Jan. 16.—Compul- sory investigation of the dispute be- tween the railways and their men by government bodies is assured, it was announced today. The right of em- ployes to strike pending investigation was not discussed. ing to devote time to the perfection of the Commercial club and give it the advantage of their experience and sound business judgment. The com- mittee consists of E. A. Barker, chairman; J. L. George, G. W. Harn- well, A. W. Johnson and R. L. Given. Report is Ready. This committee is ready to report. It will do so this evening and every member of the Commercial club in good standing is urged specifically to be present at the meeting. The hour will be 8:45 o’clock, after the pic- ture shows are out for the first run, and the business to be transacted will be done with dispatch to pre- clude lateness. Revort in Full. The report of the committee is herewith given in full, that all who will be present may have the oppor- tunity of digesting it before the call to order of the meeting this evening: Your committee appointed in the matter of the reorganization of the Bemidji Commercial club, wish to submit the following report and re- commendations: We find the actual overhead ex- pense of the club at the present time consists of the following items: OWNED BY THE G. N. (By United Press) London, Jan. 16.—The steamship Minnesota, sunk in a headon lock collision, is not the property of the Great Northern railway. EDUCATION IN INDIA, TOPIC OF STUDY CLASS The Presbyterian Mission Study class met Monday evening at the par- sonage at 8 o’clock, twelve members being present. They discussed ‘“Edu- cation in India.” The following papers were given: “Education in Government and Mis- sion Schools,” Miss Ida Virginia Brown; “Evangelistic Awakening,” Miss Mary Bell; “Spirit of the Con- verts,” John Harris. The class adjourned to meet next Monday night, when it will take up the subject, “Womanhood in India.” Rev. Lester P. Warford is leader. Rent . cccvcecercanes 75.00 Secretary ... 60.00 HERO OF MANILLA BAY | pishee .- 1600 IS NEARING THE END| SFis ionii: s (By Gatted Prese g i g 1 Washington, Jan. 16.—Admiral|gquctions: George Dewey’s death is expected Rent ....$ 60.00 momentarily. He is 79 years old Secretary £0.00 and has been suffering from a severe Lights 10.00 cold and a general breakdown. Periodicals 10.00 _ Sundries 2000 MORGAN'S OFFICE WILL | ... . ... .. e We find that we can care for this expense on a basis of 88 members with monthly dues of $2.50. We use 88 as a base number from the fact that we have carefully canvassed the list of present members, and selected ATTEND “LEAK PROBE” (By United Press) New York, Jan. 16.—It is said that Morgan’s office will go to ‘Washing- ton to attend the leak probe if asked. Morgan was not in his office today. ATTENTION. LIEUT. BARKER Washington, Jan. 16.—Adjutant General Fred B. Wood of Minnesota has asked the secretary of the navy to submit a special estimate of $75,- 000 to equip the gunboat Topeka for service as a training ship for the } “Wilson is the oldest executive to pre- ! side over the destinies of the United States for the last 60 years. When he is inaugurated for the second time March 5 he will be sixty years old, a span of years that no presi- dent has crossed since the inaugura- tion of Buchanan in 1857. Incidentally the president is one of the six executives ever in the ‘White House. Previous to 1861 the men chosen to hold the reins of gov- ernment generally reached a late period in life before their election. ever chosen for the presidency, being 68 at the time of his inauguration in 1841. Taylor was 64 and'Buch- anan 65, respectively, when they were inaugurated respectively. Aside from these all presidents have been younger than Woodrow Wilson when entering the White House. This has been particularly noticeable in the last fifty years when all executives have been Compara- tively young. Theodore Roosevelt was the youngest president ever in- augurated in this country, being but Minneosta naval reserve. RUSS SUBMARINE GETS TWO ENEMY VESSELS (By United Press) Petrograd, Jan. 16.—The sinking of two enemy ships in the Bosphorous is reported here today. A Russian (By United Press) New York, Jan. 16.—Peace and preparedness is writ large in the spirit of the design on both sides of the new twenty-five cent pieces is- sued from the sub-treasury here to- day. The new quarters are issued today from the other sub-treasuries in the country also. On the obverse side of the quarter, Liberty is shown, a full length figure from the upper to the lower rim of the coin. Her head is turned to the left and she is shown stepping to- 150 ESTIMATED DEAD; TOLL OF EXPLOSION (By United Press) Tokio, Jan. 16.—Three hundred killed and wounded, is the estimate today of the casualties which result- ed when the battleship Tsukuba was wrecked by an explosion. About Peace and;Preparedn Stamped lln New Quarters the names of those whom we feel sure will join in the support of this organization. That there are many others who will gladly come in on the reorganization, when fully sat- isfied as to the future success of the club, we are also very sure. Sources of Income. The following are sources of in- come from which we expect the ex- penses to be paid: Monthly dues, 88 members at $2.50 Income for real estate Luncheons served weekly, approximately ..... - Confectionery, cigars, pool and bitliards. . .. .24 Making an approximate }otnl of $280, or $80 in excess of the expen- ses. This excess would be placed in the proper funds for disbursement for certain purposes. We therefore recommend that the monthly dues be increased to $2.50. C Election Method. We further recommend the fol- lowing procedure in the election of directors and officers: One week prior to the regular an- nual meeting of the organization, members of the Commercial club will be sent card ballots, upon which will be spaces for the names of fif- teen directors. These will be filled in by the members and returned to the secretary not later thap the eve- ning of the election. The card will be accompanied by a complete list of the members from which choice shall be made. The fifteen members receiving the largest number of 10tes shall be declared directors for the ensuing year. A popular vote is then to be taken by the members of the club present at the meeting, des- igating those directors desired as president, first and second vice presi- dent and treasurer. Those dircctors (Continued on Page Four) T MRS. HENRIONNET AGAIN IN MILLINERY BUSINESS Mrs. A. P. Henrionnet has repur- chased the millinery store she sold to Mrs. J. J. McDowell about six months ago, the deal being closed yesterday. Mrs. Henrionaet has spent the past several months in the West, visiting her daughter, Miss Ruby Henrionnet, in Los Angeles, Calif., and her sonm, Rolland Henrionnet, who is in the jewelry business at Bend, Ore. She having twelve is well known in Bemidji, been in business here for years. Mrs. McDowell, who has conducted the millinery store since she pur- chased same from Mrs. Henrionnet, will return to her home in Aberdeen, 8. D 8ss Are ward the gateway of the country. On the gateway wall is the familiar “In God We Trust.” Miss Liberty is also in the act of tearing the cover from her trusty shield, typifying her attitude toward protection. In her right hand she holds forth an olive branch. These two symbolize peace and protection. On the reverse is an eagle in full flight, wings spread across the coin. The designer is Herman A. MacNeill and his initial, “M,” is visible on the coin omnly with a misroscope. submarine did the work. John Adams was 61 when inaugur-|42 when he took office. half the number are dead. r