Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, June 28, 1917, Page 1

.. State Control Would Practically Cut 7 May Employ Indians at Red Lakes -same time add greatly to the value VAnnd bonds set at $2,000. E, FOR PUBLIC USE, IS PLAN OF STATE T0 CUT EXPENSE Present Cost in Half and Furnish Plenty. ‘WARDEN BAILEY SAYS LAKES AB.E GROWDED TO CAPACITY to Net Fish; Would Be of Great > Bf.ufltto‘.ll ; 4~ % Wlth the cost of ment doing an " ‘airplane’ stunt and -fish- in northern o *. Mipnesota walking along the shores for lack of room in the water, the {--<question -of using -the -fish for the general public of the state to pro- vide food and reduce the cost of war-time living in getting away from the food robbers, is being taken up at 8t. Paul by the state authorities. It is figured that by using the in, the lakes of Minnesota there -will"be sufficient to materially re- duce the cost of living and at the -of ‘meals. Plan Being Evolved. “""=In an interview with Deputy State ./Game Warden S. C. Bailey of Be- midji, he stated the plan was be- ing worked out and would not in the least work any injury to the fish Andustry of the state. He asserted there were lakes congested with fish sufficient to supply the entire state ‘and hardly be noticed. He said the ‘Red Lakes were crowded to capacity with fish, 8o much as to work a hard- ‘ship on.the fish. Under State Control. The' plan; - according to Wardem Bailey, is for the state {o-supervise “‘the work and have the Indians at Red Lake catch the fish in nets, they 40 receive reasonable pay for.:their work and the state supervise the ‘packing and shipping. In this man- ner, it is argued, fish would retail ‘for eight, ten or twelve cents, while at present they sell for around 22 cents per pound and Minnesota lakes loaded with them. With the state /. ““-suthorities sitting on the job there ‘would ‘be no private control and:no Tobbing of the people. ST. CLAIR BOUND OVER TO THE GRAND JURY; HELD IN COUNTY JAIL The hearing of Archie St. Clair, 1. ‘W. W. agitator, charged with speak- ing against the president, was held :yesterday afternoon before Court Commissioner D. H. Fisk. St. Clair was bound over to the grand jury On de- fault. of the bond he was taken to the county jail. Attorney Graham “ M. Torrance appeared for the state. :St. Clair was arrested at Kelliher. He was for a time secretary of the Bemidji office of the I. W. W. iCITY. CLERK STEIN COLLAPSES: ILL HEALTH FOR SOMt 11ME George - Stein, clty clerk, collapsed on Beltrami avenue yesterday af- ternoan and was taken to St. An- thony’s hospital. Mr. Stein has not been,in good ‘health for the past few months, but continued at his oifice. Open Schools REST OREBACK YARD WO0D PILE, ADVICE ‘OF FOREST SERVICE Washington, June 27.—Re- storation of the back yard woodpile as a precautionary measure against a possible coal shortage next winter is urged by the government forest ser- vice. Facilities will be fur- nished to those who desire to remove timber from national forests for use as fuel. A nation-wide use of wood as a fuel, it is believed, would help solve the tnnaportstlon problem. Eagleto Spread Wings July 4 Bemidji is to haye a Fourth of July. celebration. It is to be a strict- 1y home’ affair, conducted by about twenty -business houses who have subscribed enough to .engage the band, provide for a baseball game, and fireworks in the evening. They aim to give a clean day of sports with a view to keeping Be- midji folk at home and inducing country folk and people from neigh- boring villages to spend the day in Bemidji. COAL FAMINE SEEN UNLESS RAILROADS ACT (By United Press) Washington, June 28.—The fuel famine 18 certain to result in untold suffering this winter unless the rail- ways supply cars for the coal ship- ments, according to testimony given before the Senate Interstate Com- merce committee today by C. E. Maurer, Council on National De- fense, and W. B. Colver of the Fed- eral Trade commission. TEUTONS’ PASITTION A LENS ROWS CRITICAL (By United Press) With the British army. June 28. —The German position in Lens is extremely critical, they being re- duced to tha necessity of fighting T 3 * ‘vurued city as their trenches outsirle of the town have ben taken. Avion is now in full pussession of the British. “GERMANY” STRICKEN OUT LUT. SYNOD NAME Milwaukee. June 28.—The Evan- gelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio and other atates will meet at Detroit next year. Late action was to strike out the word ‘““Germany” in the name of the| synod. Although it is the largest in the world, the body is taking steps to unionize with synods of Wiscon- sin, Michigan, Missouri and other states. ANNAPOLIS CLASS OF 1918 GRADUATED TODAY (By United Press) Annapolis, June 28.—The 1918 class of the United States naval gcademy was graduated today, a year ahead of time. for the “Battle Cry of Feed ’Em,” Says Chas. (Special to Pioneer) ‘Washington, June 28.—“The Bat- tle Cry of Feed 'em is the slogan in every home in the land,” says Charles Lathrop Pack, president of the National Emergency Food com- mission, ‘‘and that slogan should be; heard in every school house in the land. “Why not use the schools of the country as community canning cen- ters two or three times a week? ‘What better place could the people .of the town or city have for meet- ing and furthering the work of feed- ing themselves and- by helping the ‘government feed the soldiers? They -are closed now and should be used :to hold canning rallies. “Reports coming to the commis- sion in our nation-wide survey of sthe garden-planting situation show Lathrop Pack that the women are planning to can and dry food as never before. “The commission stands ready to send free a canning or drying man- ual, for a two-cent stamp to pay postage, to any woman in the United States. Make the kitchen your first line trench and shoot the requests for this expert free instruction: with as rapid fire as you please. “The women will do their bit if they have the proper instruction in i the most up-to-date methods of con- serving the food supply. The com- mission will work night and day to give it to them—all they have to do is to ask for it."” P. S. Risdale, secretary of the com- mission, announces that the state by state survey is being rapidly com- | piled from estimates of garden plant- ing being made by newspapers, chair- man of planting committees and chambers of commerce. ;HE BEMIDJ 1 DAILY P BEMIDJL. MINNESOTA, THURSDAY EVEIING JUNE 28, 1917. 100 PATRIOTIC, SAYS DEPUTY AS HE LOOKS OVER Elmer Bierman Nails a Flag to Lumber Pile and Makes All Passersby Salute. TELLS JUDGE HARRIS HE HAS $2,000,000 IN MAIL .Offiicial and a Trip to Fergus Falls is Prescribed. Baudette cedar yards, was arrested and brought to Bemidji yesterday af- ternoon by Deputy Sheriff James Ca- hill, on an insanity charge. cording to the report from Baudette, Bierman had hoisted a small Amer- duty of seeing that all who passed saluted the flag. “Whoop—stop—salute the flag— you may pass, summons to passersby. Had “Two Million.” Bierman was taken before Probate Judge J. E. Harris for examination this morning. In court he insisted that he had two sacks of mail con- taining $2,000,000 waiting for him at Baudette. He was absolutely cer- tain that he must hurry back to Baudette to spend the millions on the poor for the good of the coun- try, but Judge Harris decided that the prisoner should go the other di- rection and accordingly he was tak- en to Fergus Falls this afternoon. COMMITTEE DITCHED; GREW TOO OFFICIOUS (By United Press) Washington, June 28.—Secretary of War Baker today ‘ditched” the committee on public information in- sofar as military information is con- cerned. A clash resulted when the committee announced the landing of American troops on French soil when the war department desired otherwise. IMINNESOTA FIGURES ON RED CROSS GIVEN Minneapolis, Minn., June 28.-— Minnesota raised’ $1,652,701.66 of its $2,000,000 Red Cross fund allot- ment in the seven-day campaign ended Monday, according to figures given out at state headquarters here. Minneapolis exceeded its $750,000 allotment by $10,856.79, St. Paul contributed $470,000 and Duluth and the iron range country, includ- ing St. Louis, Carlton, Itasca and Lake counties, gave $175,000. Wi- nona contributed $20,000. AUTO STRIKES BOY Ralph Richardson, the 13-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Richard- son, while riding his bicycle last eve- ning was run into by an automobile while turning a corner. He fell to the pavement and was badly bruised and his bicycle was broken. CANAMANS CREEP UP TO LENS; FALL NEAR (By United Press) With' the British armies, June 28. —Canadian troops occupy the town of Eludit Leauvette, one-half mile southwest of Lens. Patrols have penetrated even further ahead to- ward the coal metropolis. -It is the nearest thie British have come to the town proper. MAILING ARRANGEMENTS MADE FOR OVERSEAS FORCE (By United Press) Washington, June 28.—The war department today detailed Major Wright to look after the mailing ar-| rangements of . the expeditionary forces. The plan is to allow cigar- ettes and candy to be mailed at the BAUDETTE MAN| Prisoner’s Story Too Much for the| Elmer Bierman, a watchwan in they. ican flag on a ‘lumber pile near al’ road and taken upon himself the| ” was his customary| international parcel post rate of 12 cents per pound, which- relatives must furnish. 4 Il g\l L £3 EER 5 CENTS PER MONTH OTA IONS A READY Ac-| - Photo by Amer!can Press Auorllllnfl. The French as well us the British commissioners at thlngtun xenanlli accept the Rritish foreign secretary, Arthur J. Secretary Lansing. as their spokesman in the matters of major Importlnca un- der.diseuksion vatriotic meetings says: Great causes move the American people at this time to review the noble traditions of our history, to take account of the pur- poses that guide them and to search their own hearts that, un- der the strange conditions, American ideals may find expression in national action. GOVERNOR CALLS FOR PATRIOTIC 4TH ASKS AMERICANISM BE RENEWED Call for patriotic gatherings in every community of Minnesota July 4 was issued today by Governor J. A. A. Burnquist in the form of a procla- mation “To the people of Minnesota.”” Balfour, seen on left with oy P The governor’'s appeal for special Your national government and your state urge that upon the solemn festival of American independence recurring July Fourth, you assemble yourselves in neighborly councils to take stock anew of your American inheritance and dedicate yourselves afresh to those tasks which this crisis in the world’s history lays upon us all in this land consecrated to the cause of liberty. Let there be in each county and in every community upon that day such a gathering of the citizens, both men and women, and such concerted declarations as shall kindle higher the flame of patriotic fervor among all our people. County directors under the Minnesota Public Safety commission have been asked to arrange for such meetings, at least one in each county, at which President Wilson’s special war message be read. U. S. WOODSMEN NOW LEAVES FOR HOME Miss Sarah Spears, who for the IN BRITAIN REPGRT past several months has conducted London, June 28.—Ten units of American woodsmen, sent over from the New England states to turn va- rious furests of the United Kingdom into lumber camps, have arrived on English soil. BEER SELLING BY CARLOAD (By United Press) Jefferson, S. D., June 28.—Beer is selling at the rate of carload on hour here in preparation of South Dakota going into the dry column Saturday night. DUNN IS GRILLED (By United Press) St. Paul, June 28.—Frank Dunn faced a day’s grilling on cross exam- ination today. AMERICAN' AVIATOR IS SCOUTING OVER ENEMY (By Unitea Press) Paris, June 28.—An American avi- ator, Major Mitchell, has been in ac- tive operation over the government lines at Verdun and elsewhere the past week, it was announced today. the Melba Beauty parlors, left this morning for St. Paul, Minneapolis and Huron, S. D, where she will visit friends before going to Mitch- ell, S. D.,, where she will make her home with her father. Miss Spears is a sister of Mrs. W. A. Elliot of this city. BE CANNY Get that canning impulse. Make your hoe this summer keep your can opener busy next winter. Get ready for canning season now. Regrets are the only things ever canned in the jars you forgot to order. Can nothing that can be kept without canning. Dry such vegetables as corn, string beans, navy beans, mature lima beans, okra, etc. You can brag about your garden all winter if you have your canned evidence on the dinner table. Concentrate products, es- pecially soup mixtures, so that each container will hold as much canned food and as lit- tle water as possible. Really there is nothing to canning fruits and vegetables except care, cleanliness, fresh products, jars and heat. TO SAFEGUARD FAIRNESS WHEN NAMES DRAWN ¢ I Authoritive Forecast of What Is To Be Expected; Solely Depend- ents May Exempt. FEDERAL, STATE AND COUNTY OFFICIALS SAFE AT HOME Beltrami Board Held Its First Meet- ing Today; Organized for Actual Work. (By United Press) ‘Washington, June 28.—Exemption regulations are ready, it was an- nounced today. President Wilson will issue a proclamation soon. Every provision to safeguard against unfairness or tampering are being made ready. An authoritive forecast indicates the following generally exempt: Married men with wife or chil- dren solely dependent. Men with orphaned brothers or sisters under certain age and de- pendent, - Workers in industries necessary to the maintenance of military organi- zation or maintenance of national in- erest. Only men indespensable to contin- uance of such industries exempted. Ofticials of the federal, state and county. Afridavits will be required from claimants affirming dependents. After an investigation by evidence boards may grant exemption on these grounds. Where the regulations fail to specify what industries are neces- sary it is discretionary with the lo- cal appellate board. Exemption Board Mee The county draft exempllon board met for the first time at the court house at 11 o’clock this morning. The board organized and made ready for actual work at its next meeting. Those who compose the board are Sheriff Andrew Johnson, Dr. B. W. Johnson and United States Commis~ sioner H. A. Simons. CADAVAR SOAP SENT TO WASHINGTON FOR ANALYSIS BY U. S. (By United Press) New York, June 28 —Cadavar soap, taken from a German prisoner, has been sent to Washington for analysis. The prisoner said the soap had been made from human bodies, such as had been stated the Ger- mans were doing. WOMEN VOTE DRY IN SASKATCHEWAN Winnipeg, June 28.—Women, vot- ing for the first time in Saskatche- wan, helped to wipe out the liquor traffic in that province. An over- whelming majority was cast for pro- hibition, returns today indicate. BADGERS LOYAL (By United Press) Madison, June 28.—The Wiscon- sin assembly today passed the two loyalty resolutions after two months” jugeling. Seven Socialists voted against the resolution. WHEAT BELOW $2 (By United Press) Chicago, June 28.—July wheat to- day sold below $2 for the first time in months. July wheat dropped to $1.99 and September wheat dropped to $1.88. CENTRAL POWERS ARE FEARFUL OF RUSSIA (By United Press) Rome, June 28.—The Central pow- ers are fearful Russia will assume the offensive. Austrian divisions are being transferred north.