Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, June 2, 1917, Page 1

VOI.UME XV. NO. 136. ~ SENIORS OF 1917 BECOME ALUMNI; PROGRAMISGIVEN ATGRANDTHEATRE House Packed; Many Unable to Gain Admittance; Dr. Bushnell Gives Address. SQUALLING KIDS ADD TO ‘PLEASURE’ OF EVENING Diplomas Are Presented by President Brown of School Board; Nor- mal Diplomas Presented. Grand theater was packed to standing room in the lobby last eve- ning, the occasion being the gradua- tion of ithe Senior class of 1917, Be-| midji high school. The commence- - ment was of unusual interest-owing to the prominence’ of the class in ‘the school’s history and to the accom- paniment of bawling infants those ] whio took part in the program brave- | 1y struggled while the packed house stirred uneasily. Upon the stage was grouped the class mid lavish decorations. Back _of 'the setting was a huge banner ¥ with the class motto “Only a Com- mencement.” The address of the evening was | by Dr. J. H. Bushnell of Minneap- I olis who spoke from the caption g “Poise.” His theme was along the line of equilbrium of the forces of nature as applied to man, the ex- treme and conservative being neces- sary to,produce a balance. Dr. Bush- 3 nell spoke with ease and his delivery i was of exceptional merit. Miss Dorothy Carson gave the valedictory of the class and Miss Milre Achenbach the salutatory. President M. J. Brown of the ¥ board 'of education presented the , % hard earned parchments and Super- <. intendent Dyer presented the certi- g 11 ficates to the normal school gradu- “Tates ~ - Features were the singing ;of the; high school chorus. " BEMIDJI BOY HOME | FROM FRONT; SERVED WITH CANADIAN TROOPS | Thomas Wilson, better known as o “Tommie,” arrived in Bemidji this morning from Canada, having been invalided home from the battle fields of France. He uses a cane, the re- sult of healing wounds from a bul- let in one hip and a fragment of one of the Kkaiser’s shrapnel shells. Wilson wears his full service uni- form and a highly prized button in- dicating service at the front of France. He was hit a year ago, hav- ing gone overseas two and one-half years ago and was sent back to Eng- land. Five times he was reported dead but appears very much alive. He is full of vivid experiences and was at the commencing of the historic = battle of the Marne and other im- portant engagements. He will re- in cash from the Canadian govern- ment as a reward for his services to England. HUGE SHOE ORDER IS AWARDED FOR ARMY ‘Washington, June 2.—Contracts for 3,450,000 pairs of shoes for the army and navy have been awarded through the national defense coun- cil. Delivery is to be completed with- in eight months, and the average price per pair will be $4.85. The contracts, awarded on competitive bids, were distributed among twenty- seven firms. ANOTHER RECRUIT TO NAVY ENLISTS HERE Miss Mabel Kittleson, naval re-. cruiting officer, reports that Owen Carter of this city has joined the navy and has gone to Minneapolis to take final examination before leav- ing for the training station at Great Lakes, Ill. REFUSE GUARD'S ORDER, 1 DEAD, 3 WOUNDED Kilbourn, Wis., June 2.—One per- son killed and three wounded is the result of shots fired by guardsmen on duty at the Wisconsin bridge today when an auto load of men in a touring car refused to halt when commanded. King Henry, a local merchant, was one of those killed. BEMIDJI. MINNESOTA. SATURDAY EVENING. JUNE 2. 1917. Buying a Government Bon DOWN WlTH AUTHORITY CRYA d| RUSS ANARCHISTS Buying a Government Bond. A plan by which Thrifty Citizens can purchase a Bond of the United States on small weekly pay- ments. Our country is the richest of all nations; its wealth and resources are enormous, but it is the duty of every citizen to aid in the successful prose- cution of the war in which we are engaged. The United States government has authorized the largest war loan ever made in the history of the world. The. ... W% SIS SO AN e wese Bank now makes n; possxble for everyone who can save as little as $3.00 per week to purchase one one-hun- dreed dollar United States Government Bond. The contract is as simple as it is possible to make it. This is the way the plan works for those who buy their bond during the week ending June 16, (Signature) (Address) .. 1. Payments must be made at the.. Bank each week during banking hours. RULES 2. In the event of default in making promptly any payment pledged hereunder, the holder of this card shall not be entitled to receive the bond sub- scribed for, but shall be entitled at any time after Dec. 15, 1917, to receive back without interest all money actually paid by him on this subscription. 3. The...... pbe liable for payment or the delivery of the bond hereby subscribed to any person who shall produce this card, unless notice has been previously given by the subscriber that the said card has been lost, mislaid or stolen. ................ Bank shall not 1917: Received of the................ccc0inn Bank First payment........... " weieeee...$ 2.06 one $100 United States Government 3% % bond Twenty-seven payments of 83 60 each. 97.20 NO.:civosesvsssssssamans in fulflllment of above Interest at 3% per annum..... squoess siiese & .75 contract Total (the amount of the bond)..... . .$100.00 Upon application the Bank will isue a num- Date. . oo v o IO T AT No........ ey bered card bearing the name and address of the purchaser. The first payment will be $2.05 and will, be receipted for by the bank. Payments of $3.60 are made each week thereafter 'I‘wenty- seven weeks are required to buy the one-hundred dollar bond. The card must be presented when payments are made, and the bank will have the card initialed by one of its tellers and also make a record of the payment upon its own records. Payments may be made any day during bank- ing hours; but it is desirable to make them as early UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT BOND Contract with (City and State) This card must be presented when money is deposited ceive 320 acres of land and $2,000 || in the week and as early in the day as possible. Week Week i Under this plan interest at the rate of three per ”;dl:_"“‘f ‘A"“‘ Recoived by :’;;{‘[““"'l 'i",‘;':;'?’l‘!‘."““'f“‘ by cent per annum is paid by the bank on the install- payment | 2.05 R ! ments. June 16 | 3.00 | Upon completion of the payments and surrender 1 — of contract the bond becomes the property of the 23 | 3.6. | oot I purchaser. 20 | 3.60 | In the event of default in making promptly any g payment as agreed, the holder of the card shall July 171360 : _not be entltled to receive the bond subscribed for, 14 | 3.60 | X but shall be’ entitled at any time after December 2 3.60‘ o oo, =% 15, 1917, to receive without interest all money ac- tually paid by him on the subscription. 28 | 3.60 I have paid the sum of $2.05, and on or before Avg: 4 ! 3,80 1 i 360 June 16, 1917, I agree to pay the sum of $3.60, and 11 | 3.60 | 24 ’ 3.60 a similar amount each week thereafter until Dec. 18 | 3.60 I Dec. 1 | 2.60 15, 1917, and on or after Dec. 15, 1917, the T T T ..................................... BANK 25/ | 3:60 8.V .60 (City and State) sept. 1 3.60 | 15 ! 3.60 | agrees on surrender of this contract to deliver to % E oil Payments § 99.25 me one $100.00 United States Government 3% % 7 ‘ llnnt:‘rle-u 160, 5‘; Bond, bearing interest from Dec. 15, 1917, provided 15 | 3.60 | all payments are made as herein undertaken. The Banking Hours 9 a. o u;m:c p.om. Saturday 9 a. m. o noon. following rules are made as a part of this contract. WANTED 50 GIRLS There will be another tag day next Tuesday, June 5, Registration Day, for the pur- pose of furthering the Liberty Loan campaign in Bemidji. The tags will be offered for what- ever one may wish to give from one cent up. Fifty girls from 12 years up in age are wanted to assist in selling the tags, and they should call at the Pioneer of- fice as early as possible to reg- ister their names for Tag Day. The first tag day was a suc- cess. Make this one more so. ELEVEN FACE TREASON; LITERATURE TOO FIERY (By United Press) Cincinnati, June 2.—Eleven men faced United States commissioner to- day in connection with distributing treasonable literature. WINONA STUDENT IN FALL BREAKS NECK Winona, Minn., June 2.—Attempt- ing to go from one room to another on the third story of the college building by walking on a narrow ledge of stone, John A. Sullivan, 14 years old, student at St. Mary’s col- lege, lost his balance and fell sixty feet to the ground, breaking his neck. He died almost immediately. He was a son of Mrs. Mary Sullivan, widow, of Glenville, Minn. WHAT BECAME OF CABLE MESSAGE SENT BY U.S.| (By United Press) Washington, Juné 2.—The gov- ernment has asked the cable compa- nies what happened to the govern- ment’s recent message sent to Russia, telling the war aims of America and to quiet the separate peace talk in Russia and solidify the Slavs. WIRES CONGRATULATIONS TO AUSTRIAN EMPEROR KARL (By United Press) Amsterdam, June 2.—Emperor William has wired congratulations to Emperor Karl of Austria for his defense on the Italian front. COUNTY ORGANIZATION FOR PUBLIC SAFETY » Following the movement throughout the state of Minnesota a Public Safe- ty organization is to be effected in Beltrami county, Charles Carter of Hines having been delegated by the state authorities to promote the or- ganization. To this end, a meeting has been called for next Friday evening, June 8, details to be announced later. MINOT SUBSCRIPTION Minot, June 2.—After campaign of a day and a half committees of the Association of Commerce solicit- ing subscription to the Liberty Loan had realized $43,000 in Minot. EighthGradeGraduationls Held OnLawn; MissBarker WinsHighestClass Honors The Eighth grade of the Bemidji public schools held its ‘“‘graduation” exercises yesterday afternoon on the high school lawn. The day was ideal and the outdoor setting was perfect for the occasion. Gypsy drills were the feature of the program, each participant being in costume and a large audience witnessed the evolu- tions. Music for the drills was fur- nished by a piano, and a Victrola also contributed. Superintendent Dyer of the schools presented the diplomas to the ‘“‘graduates” who next year enter the high school. Miss Verna Barker enters the high school with the highest honors of the eighth grade and to Miss Thelma Bowers is awarded second highest honors: The list of those receiving diplo-| mas to enter the high school is as| follows: Edgar Anvall, Martha Anderson, Isabell Bahr, Verna Barker, Gudrun | Schroeder, Brose, Thelma Bowers, Leon Bush- way, Leona Carlton, Bernita Collop- ey, Ruth Conditt, Lucile Coda, Earl Dell, Philip Denu, Stella De- Rushia, Francis Dunwoody, Ruby Ed- wards, Doris Flatley, Bertha Gold- berg, John Henry, Dorothy Jarchow, Julia Keiser, John Koors, Lorraine Kreatz, Oscar Larvick, Agnes Lar- son, Martha Larson, Helen Herman- son, Kenneth Longballa, Claude Mal- zahn, Della Martin, Margaret Mc- Dougal, Clara Miller, Laura Olson, Dorothy Patterson, Amy Peterson, Pearl Phibbs, Charles Raco, Esther Elsie Shannon, Thomas Simons, Agnes Skinvick, Rupert Stechman, Pearl Tanner, Bert Tardy, Grace Thome, Eunice Titus, Helen Torkelson, Roy Webster, Lillie Wil- son, Dorothy Wilson, Avis Guyer, Florence Robideau, Roland Letford, Carl Bardwell, Myrtle Hannah, Julia Simons, Robert Naylor, Ted Sexton, Willard Lind, Grace Mec- Laughlin, Carlton Crothers. PARADE CAPITAL, WAVES OF CRIME ARE SWEEPING CITY REGISTRARS NAMED FOR BEMIDJI AND BELTRAMI COUNTY is Registration Tuesday, June 5, Day, and the selection of registrars in the precincts throughout the county has been completed by Sheriff Johnson. Registration will be held in every voting precinct and all males between the ages of 21 and 30 years must register. If a male has passed 30 years and not reached 31 years he must register just the same. For failure to register a penalty is involved. Polling places and registrars in Bemidji are: First Ward—Miller Grocery store; Registrars—George W. Rhea, Thos. Swinson. Second Ward—Police Headquart- ers; Registrars—George' Smith, W. A. Dehart. Third Ward—Decaire store; Reg- istrars—Chas. Hoyt, P. M. Decaire. Fourth Ward—Charles Dailey Em- ployment office; Registrars—Char- les Dailey and Judge D. H. Fisk. Fifth Ward—Old village hall; Registrars—O0. J. Tagley, F. W. Nye ENGINEERS ORDERED INTO ACTIVE SERVICE; | REGIMENTS TO FRANCE (By United Press) Washington, June 2.—The war department today ordered into ac- tive service nine regiments of engi- ners’ corps to go to France to work on lines of communication. BERLIK REPORTS CAPTURE heavy (By United Prass) Berlin, June 2. — Capture of French positions three-quarterp bf a mile in width northeast of Sois- sons is announced today by the war office. It was a surprise attack. VOTE OF CONFIDENCE IS FORECAST IN ITALY (By United Press) Rome, June 2.—A vote of confi- dence in the government is regarded as certain when the Italian parlia- ment meets June 14. Italian suc- cesses have united all parties. CONDEMNS SOCIALIST PARTY AND RESIGNS Chicago, June 2.—The Very Rev. Bernard Iddings Bell, dean of the Protestant Episcopal cathedral at Fond du Lac, Wis., has tendered his resignation from the Socialist party. His statement, which will appear in the Living Church today, says in part: “My reason for this step is that the party stands today committed to politics in relation to the war which seem to me to be not merely treason- able to the United States, but deadly to the very things which all Social- ists hope may come upon this earth —industrial democracy and interna- tionalism. “None of these can come until the present power of the German-Austri- an-Turkey confederacy is humbled. “In the midst of this war the So- cialist party has made such utter- ances as are intolerable to me and to many others who are Socialists. So- cialism will come, but not through the spread of Hapsburg or Hoben- zollern kultur.” BRITISH AIRPLANES IN RAID ON ENEMY BASES (By United Press) London, June 2.—British airplanes dropped several tons of bombs over German bases on the Belgian coast yesterday, the admiralty announced today. (By United Press) Petrograd, June 2.—A large num- ber of heavily armed anarchists | paraded the Nevsky prospect with | banners inscribed “Down with auth- ority; long live the social revolution’ Speakers urged paraders to loot banks. Many soldiers and sailors, armed, joined the parade. No at- tempt was made to arrest them. The workmen’s and soldiers’ coun- cil has adopted g resolution approv- ing the removal of the former czar from the winter palace at Tsarkoselo to the Fortress of Peter and Paul. The czar may be transferred to the gloomy fortress. A wave of robberies x};ld violent crimes is sweeping the city. GOVERNOR ORDERS ALL SALOONS SHUT JUNE § (By United Press) Madison, Wis., June 2.—Governor Phillip today issued a proclamation calling upon all saloonkeepers to close their places of business on Reg- istration Dny Watch Liberty Mercury Riss The Liberty Loan mercury has raised again and is steadily rising, as indicated today. The lists of names given in the Pioneer as sub- scribers to the loan do not comprise the only ones who have given the amount indicated. They are merely the names turned in by the commit- tees as being among those who have subscribed and there are other lists yet to be published. The campaign will close Tuesday, Registration Day. o