Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 31, 1917, Page 1

“VOLUME XV, NO. 30. BEMIDJI NORMAL GOES GLIMMERING; BURNQUIST CUTS T ITEM OFF BUDGET Says Slashing Was Done to Keep Down Taxes; School is Halted for Next Two Years. ONLY SITE REMAINS TO SHOW PROGRESS OF PROJECT "No New Buildings to Be Erected at Other Normals; Increased Cost is Potent Factor. ')Giving as his reason the reduction i in taxes for the state of Minnesota, Governor Burnquist swung his offi- cial axe into the state appropriation ‘budget and chopped out the item of $350,000 for the proposed Normal school for Bemidji. All there is to show for the propo- :gition now is the site. Items for all other buildings at normal schools in the state were also -cut out. The governor didn’t stop in his pruning operations until he had lopped off $7,500,000. Building Plans Cut Out. “Because of the high cost of ma- terial and the scarcity of labor,” the governor says, he deems it advisable -not to undertake any large new build- ing programs of the University of Minnesota and other state imstitu- tions, therefore, are wiped out by his message recommendations. * GRAND RAPIDS QUINT ~ HERETOMORROW NIGHT Tomorrow evening there will be a big crowd at the Armory when the Grand Rapids basketball five comes to play the Big Bemidg team. The ' visitors are known as the Invincibles Dy d will attempt to live up to their 5 \ Manager Jacobson of the Big Be- midg team says his men are all in first class trim and will give the vis- itors the hottest time they ever had in all departments of the game. There is great rivalry between these two cities in athletics and both teams will play for all there is in them. RAFFLES YOUNG GIRLS: LOSES SALOON LICENSE Chicago, Jan. 31.—Under orders /“trom Mayor Thompson, Nick de Vito, saloonkeeper, is without a license to- day because he was charged with conducting a raffle in which young women were prizes. De Vito pre- viously had been forbidden to raffle turkeys or chickens. MINERS' CASE GOES. oA TO SUPREME COURT Washington, Jan. 30.—The Su- preme court has been asked to review the case of the Coronado and other mine companies against the United ‘Mine Workers’ union for triple dam- ages under the Clayton anti-trust act, totalling $1,283,462.31 for alleged interference with the output of non- union coal companies. The Mine Workers claimed their organization cannot be made defendant in the case because it is not a corporation. PLOT IS DISCOVERED WRNENRW R WwW X 3 x x J K x K X (By United Press) London, Jan. 31.—That there ex- isted a plan to poison Premier David ‘Lloyd George, became known today with the arraignment of four per- sons at Derby. The epiSode has cre- ased unusual attention. MOTHER IS DEAD Miss Bessie Froirak, who teaches school at Neving, Minn., was in the <ity today enroute to her home in the town of Frohn, having been call- ed there by the death of her mother, Mrs. G. G. Froirak, who died very suddenly yesterday. ‘She leaves four daughters, Bessie, Gunda, Annie and & Valborg, and one son, Gunsten, to mourn her death. She was 56 years old at the time of her death. The funeral will be held at the home Fri- day, Rev. Grambo of the Fifth ward, officiating. Interment will be made in Aardahl cemetery. *BEMIDJI NURSE IS CALLED TO ACCIDENT ¥ Dispatches tell of a terrible trag- / edy in International Falls yesterday when an auto was run down by a train, one of the auto party being killed and eight others injured. Miss Mildred McGriff, trained nurse, was summoned from Bemidji late last night by wire and she left today. NHEARRAT AR AANRAWNRNY W WRWNRRWW " Ww T0 POISON PREMIER | THE BEMIDJ1 DAILY P10 KELLIHER JUSTIuz" Photo by American Press Association. Police rookies of New York city taking it easy between meals in the diet test of the Life Extension institute, which seeks to convince the public that it eats too much. The cops have gained weight in the test; IF APPENDIX 0. K. MIGHT TAG PATIENT “OPENED BY MISTAKE” Pierre, S. D., Jan. 31.—To protect the public from unscrupulous prac- tioners who indiscriminately diag- nose minor ailments as appendicitis, perform operations and collect fees, all appendices removed in South Da- kota in future would be sent to the state laboratory for examination, un- der a bill just prepared for intro- duction in the state legislature. These appendices, after being ex- amineéd by state experts, ,would be returned to owners with a certificate showing their condition. In the event an appendix proved not diseased, the owner would be re- lieved of all responsibility for pay- ment for the operation. AMERICANS T0O BE WARNED NOT TO GO ON ARMED SHIPS ‘Washington, Jan. 31.—A warning to Americans not to take passage on ships armed by the enemies of the Central powers is expected here soon. Whether the warning will be conveyed to the state department through the American embassy in Berlin or through the German em- bassy in Washington is not indi- cated. PRICES OF STAMPED ENVELOPES RAISED Postmaster A. P. Ritchie today an- nounced an increase in the cost of stamped envelopes. The smaller gizes have gone up 32 cents 1,000, and the larger sizes 56 cents because of the high cost of paper. The raise is general throughout the country. ENLISTMENT CAMPAIGN AT THE BAPTIST CHURCH Tonight at 7:30 o’clock Mr. Fagen- strom will address older boys and girls on “What I Learned at the Menagerie.”” Following the prelim- inary service Mr. Fagenstrom will demonstrate a group of physical ex- ercises. The address =ill be on “Person- ality and Discipleship.” The service closes at 8:55 o’clock and the public is most cordially invited. This af- ternoon there was a meeting for boys and on Friday afternoon there will be a meeting for older girls. Mr. Fagenstrom will talk about “Dolls” and girls are requested to bring their dolls with them. Mr. Fagenstrom is conducting his meetings in a novel way but the truth is woven into his talks in such a way that it is very impressive. - AX CUTS ANKLE Rex Ingersol o: the town of Eckles injured his ankle this week. While he was cutting wood the ax slipped and cut his leg. BROKER IS SUMMONED IN NOTE LEAK PROBE (By United Press) New York, Jan. 31.—George Ellis, a member of the New York brokerage firm, has been summoned to return from Georgia and throw light on the note leak probe. The accounts of the Conolly firm, in which the presi- dent’s brother-in-law is™ interestgd, show a net loss of $40,000 between December 19 and 23. This indicates that even if Conolly did get inside tips neither he nor his clients bene- fitted. RIPPLE IN ACTION Ed Ripple of Kinney, Minn., will come to Bemidji tomorrow and will play with the Grand Rapids basket- ball team. Mr. Ripple, who is a former Bemidji boy and a brother of Chief of Police Frank Ripple, is employed in the mines at Kinney. ON BUSINESS 10N L. Jensen and L. P. Peavy of Clearbrook transacted business in the city today. s Je Kk ok ok ok kA ok ket ok ok ok ok Rk Ak ok EXTRA 3P M (BULLETIN) (By United Press) St. Paul, Jan. 31.—By a vote of 86 to 44 the bill to make Minnesota dry by a constitution- al amendment passed the House . of the legislature this afternoon. KK EE KK KKK KKK KKK TIMELY NOTICE There are only a few of the clothesline reels left for -dis- tribution to subscribers of the Pioneer and when these are gone no more will be of- fered. These premiums have gone like the proverbial hot cakes and the big supply the Pio- neer secured is practically exhausted. How to secure one of these reels is told in this issue of the Pioneer and it is advis- able that all who would like to have one avail themselves immediately of the remark- able offer the Pioneer is mak- ing for its friends in Bemidji. KA AA AR Ak kAR A kA kAR R ARk ko KKK KKK KKK KK HIGH SCHOOL GAME FRIDAY IS CANCELLED The basketball game scheduled for Friday evening between the high school basketball quintet and the Wadena high school five has been cancelled owing to the illness on the part of the local players which would spoil their chances of winning, the game being the first of the' district championship matches. The game will be played later and all tickets will be good for the next game. INFANT CHOKES TO DEATH ON PEANUT Iron River, Mich.,, Jan. 31.— Choked to death on a peanut was the peculiar death of John, the 4-year- old son- of .Michzel Donick of Gibbs City. A piece of peanut became lodged in the little fellow’s throat, and he died within five minutes. MANY HEAR HANLY AT METHODIST CHURCH The Methodist church held a large and interested audience last evening when Former Governor J. Frank Hanly spoke under the auspices of the Woman'’s Study club, his topic be- ing ‘“American Citizenship.” Mr. Hanly was introduced by Pas- tor Warford of the Presbyterian church. The speaker proved himself a mas- ter of his broad topic and he was fol- lowed closely, his talk proving high- ly instructive. UNITED STATES WILL MAKE OWNPROJECTILES (By United States) Washington, Jan. 31.—Secretary of the Navy Daniels has decided that the United States will make its own navy projectiles if the munitions makers cannot supply them at a reasonable figure. Although not officiail, it is said the deal with Hadfields of England to supply $3,000,000 or more worth of projectiles is off. GRAND FORKS TIRED OF ITS “BLUE LAWS”, CHANGE IS WANTED Grand Forks, N. D.,, Jan. 31.— “Blue Sunday” in Grand Forks—the first in many years—was experienced here. In accordance with Attorney Gen- eral William Sanger’s ruling and or- ders ifrom State's Attorney T. B. El- ton, everything was closed except two or three confectionery stores, which regularly serve lunches, but in these no candies, fruits or cigars could be purchased. All cigar stores, pool rooms and all other busfness houses, with the ex- ception of hotels, restaurants and drug stores, were bolted throughout the day. News dealers cancelled or- ders for all Sunday papers. The real hardship fell on the ba- bies. The laws prohibit the sale of milk after 9 o’clock, and, with one or two exceptions, dealers did not de- liver after that hour. _Condensed milk was purchased in large quantities, local grocers report. During the week many women ap- pealed to State’s Attorney Elton in the hope that he would lift the ban on the sale of milk, but he could not do so. 1t is expected the women and busi- ness men will unite in petitioning the legislature to abolish the present laws. MANY TAKE LUNCH AT CLUB QUARTERS There was an unusually large at- tendance at the weekly luncheon of the Commercial club this noon and the menu was the best yet, being a regular boiled dinner of ham and cabbage, corn bread and coffee. BEMIDJI I. W. W. T0 GOBEFORELEGISLATORS St. Paul, Jan. 31.—Assistant Ser- geant-at-Arms Nelson of the Minne- sota House of Representatives has left for Bemidji to issue summons to thirty members ot the I. W. W,, de- manding their appearance before a committee of that body and tell what they know concerning the activities of that organization in Northern Minnesota, causing a strike in vari- ous lumber camps, it was said unoffi- cially last night. 44 PER_CENT SHORTAGE IN POTATOES ANNOUNCED Washington, Jan. 31.—The De- partment of Agriculture announces a shortage in potatoes of 44 per cent compared with last year. Minnesota's 1916 production is placed at 16,800,- 000 bushels, of which there were on hand January 1, 3,864,000 bushels in growers’ hands, and in dealers’ hands 2,352,000 bushels. ast year’s Minnesota potato crop, the depart- ment says, was 30,210,000 bushels. Fletcher to Post. Washington, Jan. 30.— United States Ambassador Fletcher will be sent to his post at Mexico City soon, it is officially announced today. BRITISH LOSE 12,314 | MEN IN DECEMBER (By United Press) London, Jan. 31.—An official an- nouncement today says that England lost 12,314 officers and men killed during the month of December. REAL WILD WEST Chicago, Jan. 30.—Charles War- nick, 17 years old, of Columbus City, Ind., and Fred Dearhoff, 15, of Fort Wayne, are waiting for their parents to come for them. A cop found them, each with a big six-shooter, headed for ‘““Arizona.” HAD N0 RIGHT 10 INTERFERE WITH FEDERAL OFFICER Special Agent W. J. Johnson Ordered Freed From Beltrami Jail by U. S. Court. HEARING ON HABEAS CORPUS HELD IN DULUTH TRIBUNAL \ Officer Enters Hotel in Search for Liquor; Arrested and Fined on Employe’s Charge. W. W. Johnson, special officer of the United States Indian service, was ordered liberated from the Beltrami county jail by Judge Wilbur F. Booth at Duluth. Judge Booth granted the write of habeas corpus taken out by United States District Attorney Al- fred Jasques at Minneapolis and the effect of the decision is that the state courts have no right to inter- fere with federal officers in the per- formance of their duties. On December 24 Johnson forced an entrance into a room in the Harris hotel at Kelliher for the purpose of looking for liquor. Jacob Stone, an employe of the hotel, charged John- son pointed a revolver at him. John- son was tried on the charge before a Kelliher justice of the peace and was convicted and sentenced to 30 days in jail in default of $50 fine which he refused to pay. NEW MINE BLOCKADE CAUSES NO UNREST (By United Press) Rotterdam, Jan. 31.—Newspapers and shippers, generally, are unper- turbed by the new British mine blockade. Some even consider it an advantage as likely to render more difficult the patrol of the Dutch coast by German submarines. Editor’s Note—The above dispatch, passed through the British censors, is the first definite reference to the “danger” specified in the recent British official announcement as to a new “danger zone” in the North sea as a mine blockade. AWAITS HIS SHOES Des Moines, Jan. 30.—Bernard K. Koyne is waiting for his new shoes. They are size 21 and have just been completed in a Massachusetts fac- tory. Koyne is 19, stands 7 feet 9 inches and weighs 276 pounds. TIP FOR HOUSEWIVES Ashtabula, Ohio, Jan. 30.--Remind- ed by his wife, Squire Porter recessed court, cranked his flivver and raced home, where he hoisted the rear end of his car, attached a belt and start- ed the butter churn—gone from court seven minutes. 12 AMERICANS TO JOIN FRENCH AMBULANCE CORPS Chicago, Jan. 31.—Twelve young Americans, nine of whom are resi- dents of this city and threé of out- lying towns, have applied for pass- ports and will leave on Saturday for France to serve in the ambulance corps under the direction of the American ambulance corps. They will pay their own expenses and in several instances have con- tributed their own automobiles to the corps. A second group of volunteers will leave early in March. DRYS HAVE MAJORITY IN TRIAL VOTE TODAY (By United Press) St. Paul, Jan. 31.—The House, voting on the state-wide constitu- tional prohibition amendment today, the trial vote taken showed the drys had eighty, fourteen more than enough to make a constiutional amendment. COMMERCIAL CLUB IS INTERESTED IN NORMAL After the luncheon of the Commer- cial club members this noon, a meet- ing was called to discuss the ¢utting’| off of the appropriation item for the normal school at Bemidji. President Denu was instructed to appoint a committee of five as a “Normal committee” and a commit- tee of three to prepare data showing the dire need of a normal at this point of the state. UNFIT COST $2.000.000 New York, Jan. 31.—Acceptance of physically unfit national guards- men made necessary by last sum- mer’s mobilization, cost the Federal government at least $2,000,000, ac- cording to a report by the executive committee of Mayor Mitchell’s com- mittee on national defense. 40 f‘»“‘;s PER MONTH. LD IS SCREWED DOWN; ALL “NEAR BEER” UNDER BAN: ORDER IS ISSUED Head of Indian Agents Comes to Bemidji; Dealers are Notified to Dispose of Stock. TIME LIMIT OF 24 HOURS GIVEN; EXPIRES TOMORROW Several Places of Business Feel the Effects of Mandate; Must Obey Order at Once. 'he booze “1id” was screwed down tight in Bemidji last evening and this morning when Henry A. Larson, chief of the Indian agents, headquarters e in Denver, arrived in Bemidji last / evening and issued orders to all dealers in so-called ‘“near beer” to cease the sale of the beverage. A time limit of 24 hours was given i for the disposal of all such liquid concoctions and failure to do so means destruction of the stuff. Time Limit Tomorrow. Tomorrow is the expiration of the ; order and if any of the near beer is 2 found the receptacles are to be smashed and the contents poured : out, it is said. 5 The mandate effects all such bev- { erages as ‘“‘near beer,” not calculated to make a person intoxicated, yet which are said to contain alcohol. Dope of a similar nature is sold un- der various names and there are many dealers in Bemidji who will feel the effects of the new order of things. Dealers Get Order. “Yes, we got the order,’”” said one dealer this morning to a representa- tive of the Pioneer. “We were told last night and again this morning. The only thing left for me to sell is pop and lemonade. A man couldn’t drink enough of the malt beverage such as we sold to make him drunk. But I guess we'll have to do as we've j been ordered.” 4 CARNIVAL DELEGATION ¥ LEAVES THIS EVENING Tonight at 11 o'clock the Bemidji delegation to the St. Paul carnival will leave on a special sleeper on the M. & I. for the Twin Cities and will make the return Saturday eve- ning. . . With the delegation will be Chief Morrison of the Chippewa Indians and Mrs. Morrison. The chief will be attired in full regulation Indian costume and should prove a magnet for the palefaces from distant points. MEXICANS SET DATE T0 ELECT CONGRESS Queretaro, Jan. 31.—The constitu- tional assembly has adopted an arti- cle whereby General Carranza is au- thorized to issue a call and provide regulations for the election of mem- bers of Congress in the last Sunday in February. Congress will meet in extraordinary session April 15. Con- gress also. will act as an electoral college, passing on the presidential - election and officially declaring the president elected. HOLD NIGHT SESSIONS { Washington, Jan. 31.—With less than thirty working days remaining in the life of the Sixty-fourth Con- gress, the Democratic steering com- mittee of the Senate has decided to hold daily sessions of the Senate from 11 a.m . until 10 p. m, beginning Thursday, February 1. DEPORT PRELATE Mexico City, Jan. 31.—Advices re- ceived here from Queretaro state that Archbishop Orozco Jiminez of Guadalapara, who was arrested re- cently in Zacatecas on a charge of conspiracy against the government, has been ordered deported. YACHT TO BE WARSHIP San Francisco, Jan. 31.—Colonel D. C. Jackling, the copper magnate, has sold his yacht Cyprus to the Russian government for $650,000 and a contract has been awarded to the Fore River Shipbuilding company to convert the yacht before delivery into a scout cruiser at an expense of $90,000. GERMANY IS READY : TO GIVE PEACE TERMS (By United Press) London, Jar 31.—Germany is about ready to tell America she is ready to formulate her peace terms if the entente requests them. This is contained in a communication now enroute or shortly to be sent to Ambassador Bernstorff at Wash- ington, it was announced today.