Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 29, 1917, Page 1

vqr.m XV. NO. 132. BRAZIL REVOKES ITS N ELECTED AS LARSON - MILLER'S SUCCESSOR IN FOURTH WARD b d Matthew Larson of the Fourth ward was named by the city council last night to succeed Alderman Mil- ler who has moved to the First ward and who ‘tendered his resignation. The selection of Mr. Larson held an amusing phase, in that Mr. Mil- ler recommended John Cline as his successor. Alderman Smart placed ‘the name of Mr. Cline in nomina- tion. Alderman Moberg seconded thé nomination of Mr. Cline, saying he should be elected out of courtesy to the retiring alderman. Alderman Lahr placed Mr. Larson’s name be- fore the council for the vacancy. ‘Smart made a motion that Cline be elected. Lahr wanted to know what about the name of Mr. Larson being voted upon also. ; “The council shouldn’t appoint & man-who can’t be elected by the people,” ejaculated Alderman Smart. At the last election Mr. Larson was a cendidate for alderman of the Fourth vut was beaten by Alderman Hazen. It is also recalled that the former council last spring appointed three aldermen to Ml vacancies, every one of whom was badly licked in the election. Larson Wins 8 to 2. The names of Cline and Larson were then voted upon by ballot, Mr. Larson receiving 8 votes and Cline 2, Miller not voting as he had re- signed, and Mr. Larson was declared -the new successor of’Alderman Mil- ler. £t “ Two exceedingly bad roads in-the ‘Fifth ward were given attention last night and both- will be repaired. One -is the stretch between the Crookston mill and the box factory and-the other a stretch leading south from the city which is & part of a pro- ‘posed rural mail route. For a long time these pieces of roaa have been discussed but nothing was done. “They are practically impassable and it will cost in the meighborhood of $1,600 to give them the proper at- tention, according to estimate. The street superintendent and city engi- neer and a crew of men and teams was ordered on the work and the roads fixed. At the meeting, B. W. Lakin and A. L. Molander appeared as representatives of the Commercial club urging the repair of the roads. At the former meeting of the coun- ¢il Mr. Rako for the Bemidji Town- ship Farmers’ club appeared on & similar mission and he also appeared before the Commercial club anent the proposition. The roads are of vital interest to the farmers south of Be- midji in relation to their coming to ‘Bemidji and the putting the stretches in passable condition is a necessity. Concerning the payment for the ‘bridge a petition was signed by the members of the council to the board of county commissioners asking that ‘money believed due the eity for the bridge be allowed for the city. Wright Gets Contract. Wes Wright was awarded the con- tract for sprinkling and cleaning the streets for the season. He bid $174.756 per month for sweeping and cleaning t.ae streets and $149.75 per month for sprinkling. Joe McTaggert bid $185 per month for sweeping and cleaning the streets and $175 for sprinkling. Wright's bid was the lowest and he was given the contract, he to furnish a bond of $500. M. E. Ibertson was granted per- mission to use part of the street for material, etc., during the erection of his new business building. The residents of Bixby avenue pe- titioned for an extension of the wa- ter works system from Twelfth to Fourteenth street. Referred to the water superintendent. Report of Inspection. President Clark of the council re- ported that he and Dr. Shannon, city health officer, had made an inspec- tion of the city.and found the yards and alleys in good condition gener- ally but recommended several spots be taken care of. As a result, the street superintendent was ordered to clean up the lake shore of sea weed and rubbish which, it is asserted, i8 the cause of offensive odors along the lake shore. . Four ornamental lamps were or- dered placed on the new bridge. They will cost $50 each. J. J. Jenkinson, who was awarded the contract for the fills to the ap- proaches to the bridge,. will be in- structed to commence the work, the fills being asked for by the con- tractors of the bridge. Council in Parade. The council decided to participate in the Memorial day parade in a body, the invitation having been ex- tended the city fathers. Upon invitation of the Commer- cial club to have the council appoint a committee to co-operate with a committee of the Commercial club and Patriotic league in any matters to claim their attention, President Clark named “Mayor Vandersluis, City Attorney Brown and Alderman Backus. Driver Gaines of the fire truck was allowed a yaoation of five weeks and «Byd”. Melver will take his place on the 'truck. : WARNING BY NAYOR | T0 WATER USERS; CITY WELLS ARELOW Unless the water consumers of the city of Bemidji cease the wanton waste of city water during the day the city authorities will be compelled to’ take drastic steps to compel them to. Reference here is made to sprinkling promiscuously and allow- ing water to flow all over the prem- ises and even outside. The wells at the water plant are exceedingly low, owing to the lack of rain and work is being done on the wells to increase the flow. It is practically impossible to maintain a sufficient supply in the tank for ordinary consumption much less al- low it to go to waste throughout the city. Time after time people have been notified but it seems to do mo good and if Bemidji should be visited by a fire at the present dry period there is no telling what would be the out- come. ¢ . Mayor Vandersluis urges every user of city water to desist for the present from using city water for outside purposes. He is making this appeal for the safety of the city and its people. He is asking co-opera- tion in this, and if his common sense request is not given attention an order will be issued and enforced to the letter no matter who it is that fails to heed the condition which ex- ists. People are urged not to use city water for sprinkling of lawns and gardens until conditions are reme- died, nor waste the city water. CHIEF POLICE CHOSEN MARSHAL OF PROGRAM Chief of Police Ripple has been designated as marshal of the day to- morrow and will have charge of the parade and the outside program in general. A~ PatrioticLads Help Secretary GeierDistributeLiberty Tags You can’t lose Young America in Bemidji. That was strongly demon- strated by an experience Secretary Geier of the Commercial club had last evening in the distribution of Liberty Loan tags throughout the city. Secretary Geier needed a squad of bhoys who were patriotic and willing to assist in distributing the tags to houses, stores and everywhere in general. All he could find was three voungsters and these he took to the Commercial club rooms and explained what he dtsired and asked their help in securing aid in distributing the tags. Would they? They shot out the door and in less time than it takes to tell it returned with a bunch and they just naturally swarmed over the city. Before leaving, Secretary Geier impressed upon the lads the idea of fastening the tags to any comspicu- ous point and to fasten the tags se- curely. It was quite awhile after the lads had left that the secretary happened to go to the postoffice and he spied a group of lads bent low over the sidewalk, and out of curi- osity Secretary Geier leaned over to see what it was about. There on the sidewalk was a bullpup with a stubby tail and a juvenile patriot industri- ously fastening a tag by its-string to the pup’s caudal appendage. BEMIDJI. MINNESOTA. TUESDAY EVERING. MAY 29, 1917. City Council Had No Right To Vote Refund of Licenses; Saloon Keepers Knew Court DecisionWasBeingAwaited Authorities Did Nothing Whatever to Prohibit nor Even Restrict Licensed Booze Business in Bemidji, Asserts Judge Stanton; Council Violated Law Trying to Please Whiskey Gang. The city council of the city of Bemidji had no right to vote to refund saloon licenses to saloonkeepers, the specific amount involved being $3,- 711.15, although approximately $5,000 was involved, not all affected be- ing ‘defendants in the action brought by Edgar C. McGregor on April 7, 1916, to restrain the council from paying back the saloon license money out of the city treasury. This was briefly stated last evening in the Pioneer as the result of a decision of Judge C. W. Stanton in the District court, handed down late yesterday afternoon, which made permanent a temporary injunction ob- tained by Mr. McGregor through M. J. Brown as his attorney. In fact, the decision states that the authorization of the issuance of the warrants by the city council in refundment of payments made for liquor Ilg:enm was without authority of law, and Judge Stanton also holds that the defendants knew at the time the council allowed their licenses there was an action pending in the United States court. R Judge Stanton asserts the city authorities did nothing whatever to prohibit or even restrict the licensed booze business and that those who were given licenses knew what they were taking a chance with, and hence their ‘““squeal” afterward didn’t get them anything. The decision is most interesting and is herewith given in full by the Pioneer for the benefit of everybody interested: State of Minnesota, County of Bel- trami. In District Court, Fifth- eenth Judicial District. Edgar C. McGregor, Plaintiff, V. 2 City of Bemidji, Charles Vanders- luis as Mayor of the City of Be- midji, George Stein as City Clerk of the City of Bemidji, and George W. Rhea as City Treasurer of the # City” of Bemidji, and Thos. Me- Carthy, Geo.. A. Tanner, Ma ~ Thome, E. K. Anderson, Andrew Dahl, F. E. Brinkman, J. E. Ma- loy, John Bye, Harry Gunsalus, -and J. E. Croon, Defendants. The above entitled action having been submitted to the court for de- termination upon the pleadings and stipulations of the parties filed here- in; and the arguments of counsel bhaving been heard, Mr. M. J. Brown appearing as attorney for the plain- tiff, Mr. M. A. Spooner appearing as attorney for defendants E. K. Ander- son, F. E. Brinkman, J. E. Maloy, John Bye, and Harry Gunsalus, and Mr. P. J. Russell appearing as at- torney for defendants J. E. Croon, Mat Thome, Andrew Dahl and Thos. McCarthy; and no appearance hav- ing been made by defendant George A. Tanner. upon whom personal ser- vice of ‘the summons and complaint was made on the 7th day of April, 1916; the court finds as FACTS 1 That all of the allegations of the complaint, except as contained and set forth in paragraph 10 thereof, are true. 2. That at the times the applications for liguor license were made as al- leged in the complaint herein, there was pending before the supreme court of the United States an appeal in the action of Geralds et al v. Johnson et al from the decision there- in of the United States district court in and for the district of Minnesota, the decision of the Unfted States supreme court being reported in 234 U, S. on page 422. and that the ap- plicants for said liquor licenses, de- fendants herein, knew at the time their applications aforesaid were made and had knowledge of the pend- ency of said action in the federal courts and of said aobpeal to the su- preme court of the United States. From the facts as hereinbefore re- cited, the court finds as CONCI.USIOXNS OF LAW That plaintiff is entitled to judg- ment and decree herein that the de- fendants Charles Vandersluis, as May, and George Stein, as City Clerk of said City of Bemidji, be forever restrained and enjoined from issu- ing the warrants of said city in pay- ment of the claims allowed by -said city council of said City of Bemidji as refundments of liquor license pay- ments, and from delivering any such warrants to the said aoplicants for refundment of liquor license fees made defendants herein; and that defendant George W. Rhea, as City Treasurer of said City of Bemidji. be forever restrained and enfoined from paying any warrants of said city issued by said clerk in payment of such claims out of any money in the treasury of =aid city. 11 That plaintiff recover his costs and disbursements herein. Dated May 28, 1917. By the Court. C. W. STANTON. . District Judge. MEMORANDA In this action the plaintiff seeks to enjoin the issuance and payment by the City of Bemidji of warrants (Continued on Page Four) AUXILIARY URGED TO PARTICIPATEINPARADE “ Mayor Vandersluis is asking that (the Civilian auxiliary turn out to- morrow and participate in the Mem- orial day parade. There is to be drill this evening.and every member .of the auxiliary is urged to be at the - huilding at_7:30.0'clock .when drill will* be -in order and arrange- ments made for. taking part in the Memorial day program. SPECULATORS TURN " ATTENTION TO PRODUCE (By United Press) Chicago, May 29.—Grain gamb- lers, having been forced out, are turning to other channels, taking in the produce lines. Today butter jumped two cents, to 43 cents per pound; eggs shot up a half cent, to 33 1-3 cents per dozen. Dealers blame speculators for the rise. BUSINESS MEN ON LIBERTY LOAN CANVASS Committees, representing the vari- ous wards of the city, today com- menced the canvass for the sale of Liberty Bonds in Bemidji and the first day’s effort on the part of the business men who have consented to|Y' make the canvass of the city report encouraging success. The work will be continued and close on Registration Day, June 5. Last evening W. L. Brooks spoke on Liberty Loan Bonds at the motion picture theaters. PEG 0" MY HEART IS ‘NOT MOTION PICTURE There promises to be an appreci- ative audience at the Grand this eve- ning when Peg O’ My Heart makes her bow in Bemidji. This is not a motion picture but a legitimate at- traction which has just completed a week’s engagement in Duluth’s lead- ing theater. In Duluth it did a large business and the newspapers devoted considerable space to flattering write- ups of the cast and the play in its entirety. The attraction is one of the most successful before the pub- lic today and has played long en- gagements in the leading theaters of the principal cities throughout the country. % LR R E B SRR R T PIONEER WILL BE ISSUED EARLY MEM DAY Tomorrow being Memorial day, the day when a grateful nation pays tribute to its honored dead who fought to uphold the Stars and Stripes in the Civil war and made good, the Pioneer will be pub- lished late in the forénoon and the rest of the day de- voted by its employes as they may 8o elect. All matters intended for the issue should be in the of- fice at an early hour to in- sure being taken care of. IEEE R R R EEEE S 2223222223228 ddssR28 2 Ak khkhhhkhhhhhhkdhhhkhhhh EUTRALITY COUNTRY NOW FREE (e T i g T0 DECLARE WAR ON' ENEMIES; URUGUAY STRIKEISDUETODAY “TERROR OF ALL” IS CLAIMED BY INVENTOR (By United Press) New York, May 29.—De Davy B. DeWoltoff today announced what he claims to be the “terror of all” in a new discovery of a powerful ex- plosive. He claims five grains of the stuff {s sufficient to demolish the huge Woolworth building. BEMIDJI BAND OFFERS SERVICES FOR VETERANS The Bemidji band, which has join- ed the American Federation of Musi- cians, is now an independent orga- nization and plans are being made to place the organization upon a high plane. Tomorrow the band will take part in the Memorial day exercises, the band boys offering their services to the Grand Army veterans gratis. COALITION CABINET FAILS (By United Press) Berlin, May 29.—Efforts to form a ‘coalition cabinet in Hungary has failed, it i reported today. HERE'S REAL PATRIOT; TENSTRIKE WOM AN HARKENS TO APPEAL Last week the editor of the Pio- neer received a request from Chicago to publish an article captioned “An Army of Girls Wanted” and making a plea for the knitting of wristlets for the soldiers who will see service at the front. The article was sent prepared with the co-operation of Colonel Daniel E. McCarthy of the United States army, quartermaster of the Central department, and the Pioneer gladly gave space to the re-| P8 quest. Theé first notification of willing- ness to comply with the request comes to the editor of the Pioneer from Mrs. Effie Geroy of Tenstrike, who even goes further than the re- quest in that she offers to do the work for several hundred pairs of wristlets if some other person or per- sons will assist in supplying the arn. If there is a patriot in Beltrami county it certainly is Mrs. Geroy, whose letter follows: Tenstrike, Minn.,, May 28, 1917. To the Editor: I have volunteered to buy the yarn and knit several pair of wristlets to send to the soldiers that have gone to the front, and have vol- unteered to knit several hun- dred if some one will help buy the yarn. Sincerely, MRS. EFFIE GEROY, Tenstrike, Minn. (By United Press) Rio de Janeiro, May 29.—After four days of filibustering, the Brasil- ian congress today authorized Presi- dent Braza to announce Brazil's re- vocation of declaration of neutrality betwetn Brazil and Germany. This leaves the republic in a position to declare war. Brazil officially stands friendly to the United States but apparently is without desire to declare war. Strike Starts Todav. Buenos Ayres, May 29.—A general strike throughout Uruguay was scheduled to start today. Pressure Turns Austrians. Rome, May 29.--The southern wing of the Austrian forces is being slow- ly turned under tremendous pressure of the Italians. PEASANTS' CONGRESS LOYAL TO RUSSIA (By United Press) Petrograd, May 29.—The Peas- ants’ congress rejected a resolution demanding immediate publication of the old regime’s peace treaties with the entente and also voiced disap- proval of the fraternizing which ex- ists between the Russian and Ger- man soldiers.on the. border. The new army discipline goes ‘into effect today. ANOTHER GERMAN PLOT MADE PUBLIC TODAY (By United Press) Washington, May 29.—A startling German plot was revealed to the congressional interstate commerce committee today when Secretary Lan- sing disclosed the fact that the Ger- man government attempted shortly before America's entry into the war to involve the United States with France and England through the or- ganization of a big steamship com- ny to deliberately violate the “trading with enemy” acts. The de- partment of justice is investigating. NO MAIL DELIVERY BY P. 0. TOMORROW The postoffice hours for Memorial day, tomorrow: General delivery will be open from 10 to 11 o'clock in the forenoon. Carriers’ window will be open from 10 to 11 o’clock in the forenoon. There will be no delivery either by city or rural carriers. SHOULD BE IMPROVED (By United Press) St. Paul, May 29.--Governor Burn- quist today told the board of trus- tees that conditions at the state sol- diers’ home should be improved. MEMORIAL DAY PROGRAM TOMORROW G. A. R. Circle meets at the City Hall at 9:30 A. M. Parade forms at City Hall, headed south. Line of march south to Second street, east to Beltrami avenue, north to Court House. midji Soldier Boys. Parade will halt for flag raising, dedicated by the Be- Address by G. M. Torrance, county attorney. Singing. Parade re-forms and marches to cemetery. Exercises at cemetery at 11 A. M. 12 M. Afternoon exercises at 2 P. W. P. Dyer, chairman. Dinner at Odd Fellows hall for G. A. R. Circle. M. at the Grand Theater. Invocation—Rev. L. P. Warford. Song by Glee Club. Remarks by Mr. Dyer. Scarf and Flag Drill by Central school children. Lincoln’s Gettysburg address by Daniel Gainey. Flag Drill by Nymore school children. Song by Glee Club. Address by Hon. E. M. Stanton, Thief River Falls. Song—America. Benediction. 4