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

0 SHORTAGE OF * COAL IS RERORT ., 'MADE BY GoY. OUTPUTGREATER Official Figures for Past Six Months " Are Reassuring to Coal Users of Country. Eod i kaDUCTION LAST YEAB IS GREATEST INU.S. HISTORY .’biflicnlty Has Been in the Distri- bution, Says Secretary Frank- lin T. Lane. ‘Not only food but fuel is a vital need of this country and of our allies “—coal to run the ships and railroads, %0 feed'the ifon' furnaces and fur- nish steam for all the manufacturing _gl.ants coal in greater quantities n have ever before been mined in e, United States or 1n any part of e world—and this need is being|| met in truly American fashion by the operators and owners of mines ‘and by the diggers of coal. With these words, Secretary Franklin K. /T:ane began his statement regarding the coal situation as reported to him )hy the statisticians of his depart-|" (ment. The production of coal in the Unit- &d States last year, he continued, s the greatest in the history of the untry. A new record, however, Lwas get for’ the first six months of {this year, fuliy’ 270,000,000 tons of ‘bitumnnuns coal being produced since ‘Jmuaxy 1, thus exceeding the out- t. ‘of the first six months of last §: ar-by about 20,000,000 tons. Even "better news is that the limit has not |yet been reached, for as the rail- mmds are able. to work out.to -better advantage the problem of car supply ‘and give the to the mines greater facilities of transporting their procd- ce to market, the supply of coal that eaches the consumer will be in eidily increasing quantities. In e early months of 1917, because of e congestion of the railroads and e difficulties of transportation, the jproduction of bitumunous coal fell ‘wehlnd the high mark set in January =nd February, a year ago. As a re- ault of the patriotic and earnest en- deavor of the railroad officials and coal operators and representatives of ‘mine workers who have volunteered their services to the Federal sovern- ment in this emergency, production ’has been speeded up within the last ‘few months and the output of soft <¢oal which in May exceeded all pre- ‘vious records, was surpassed in June. Despite the extra demand in this country and the urgent needs of our allies, no one with the facts bhefore him can doubt that the coal industry under the careful guidance of those mow directing its welfare, will be ‘@able to sunply all needs. | The difficulty of distribution now 8o great will be intensified. however. in the coming winter months. Just as consumers of foodstuffs are being urged to eliminate all waste and to practice sensible economy, so the con- sumers of coal must do tneir share in working out the coal problem by unloading every coal car as fast as it is received, and in improving their plants so as to utilize to the fullest ihe heat value of the coal that raar'hu the bins. “In stopping the 1 panic and in expeditinz a eon- Ft‘ion of fuel sufficiency, every con- umer can do his bit. Recruits for coast guard-at Fort 1 (By United Press) Shanghai, July 2.—Hsuan Tung, formgr emperor of China, has an- "rumbull, New London, Conn., SN (By United Press) Petrograd, July 2.—Russia’s new offensive under the new regime is continuing vigorously. Propoganda nounced his succession to the throne | ¢ the general powers here i8 becom- and assumption of the government. |, b 1 From the capital at Pekin martial lll)gnmg;eflgs:l:‘:béeqeéglrbiog[n 8C| law. hasbeen -throughout the empire. President all authority of government. WASHINGTON LEARNS OF CHINESE TROUBLE (By United Press) Washington, July 2. — Chinese monarchists now have accomplished g coup detat devosing Li Yuan Hung. the state department was informed today. HAS NEW POSITION Miss Jane Hayner of Lake Boule-: vard has acceoted a position with | the St. Cloud Oil company. BAKERS ON AUTO TOUR Mr. and Mrs. George T. Baker and Mrs. Thomas C. Stuart and daugh‘er left Saturday night fof Minneapolis. From Minneapolis the party will drive in Mr. Baker's new car to Mil- waukee. From the latter place they will take the ferry to Grand Haven, Mich., and from there they will mo- tor Mr. and Mrs. Baker's old home at Fenton, Mich. Mrs. Stuart will visit at the home of Mr. Stuart’s parents at Pincon- ning, Mich., where she will be joined later by her husband. Yuan |, f Kominskhy has been cap- Hung has been ordered to relinquish m:vel:i ,‘}y th:mmfssl:'n Ls The assassina- ‘aseribed to German The fighting is being pressed over a front of 25 miles. SPEND SUMMER HERE Mr. and Mrs| Buckman of Minne- apolis and Miss Mable Hagen of Grand Forks have moved to Grand Forks Bay for the summer. Mr. Buck- man is instructor in the public schools of Minneapolis. MAY START WORK ON POSTOFFICE NEXT WEEK Work on the new Bemidji post- office may begin next week. Con- tractor Lauritson of Fergus Falls 1s making preparations preliminary to starting active work. Specimens of lumber, brick, gravel and sand, such as can be secured right here on the ground, have been sent into Washington for inspection by the postal department. ST. CLAIR BAIL REDUCE'D TO $1.000 Archie St. Cll r,-who is being held awaiting the action of the grand jury, charged with speaking against the president of the United States, After a three weeks’ visit the party will reassemble and return by way of the Jefferson Highway to Bemidji. Food Commission Instructs Housewives On How To ' Can Peas and Asparagus To avoid what is known as “flat sour” in peas, also asparagus, beans and corn, the fresh product should he handled very carefully. sayvs to- ay’s bulletin from the National Em- srgency Food Garden commission which iz en-anoratine with this paner in a nation-wide campaign to con- serve the food supply of the coun- Only fresh young veas should be sed, the best time to gather these eing in the morning while it is cool. ‘he whole process should be carried sn rapidly as possible and peas hould .not be allowed to stand after helling. Shell and sort. nutting peas of the ame size and maturity together. Be sure not to put hard ripe peas among ender ones. When peas are too old »r split or broken thev should be re- noved before packing as the liquid oecomes cloudy. Blanching, cold dripping and packing are very important for it is in these processes that the damage occurs which causes ‘“flat sour.” To blanch the peas, plunge them into boiling water for from four to eight minutes, depending upon their tenderness; then put them immedi- ately into cold water for an instant. Pack at once into jars to within a half inch from the top. If jars are too full some peas will burst and make the liquid cloudy. Add one level teaspoonful of salt to the quart and fill with hot water. Partly tizchten tops and sterilize for two and a half to three hours. (If using tin cans seal completely before ster- ilizine) After nroper sterilization remove jars from boiling water, com- plet: fastening of tops, invert jars and place out of draught to cool. Wrap in dark colored paper to pre- vent bleaching in storage. { Entlose a two-cent stamp to the commission at 210 Maryland Bldg., Washington, for a canning manual which will be sent free. was denied a writ of habeas corpus before Judge C. W. Stanton Saturday afternoon. His bail was reduced from $2,000 to $1,000 and efforts to secure it are being made. “SAMMIES” HONORED ON AMERICAN DAY (By United Press) Paris, July 2.—Wednesday is to be America day in Paris. The “Sam- mies” will march through the streets and be shown the best of time. DANCE BY UNION ORCHESTRA The Union orchestra, managed by Elford Benson, will give a dance the evening of July 3 and the afternoon and evening of July 4 in the vacant building east of George T. Baker’s jewelry store. Mr. and Mrs. Bowers of Eckles went to Melrose yesterday where they will visit their daughter, Mrs. O. N. Sauers, of that city. From Melrose they will go to St. Cloud to visit Mr. Bower’s mothér.' They will return home the last of the week. Mrs. D. E. Wilfong with her two little daughters arrived this morning from Minneapolis and will be the guests of her sister, Mrs. John McCor- mick, for a couple of weeks. Mrs. Marguerite Mosher of Blackduck is also visiting the McCormick family. trying ('helr band at leapfrog and tug-of-war. e e e e e e e P VGGGV (By United Press) Washington, July 2.—The Russian attack in Galicia is only the begin- ning of a general offensive by the Slavs.. The state department has re- cently been‘advised that the general naf, the Germans will be- m July JAPAN SUGGESTS, ISLAND TRADE WITH UNCLE SAM (By United Press) Tokio, July 2.—The suggestiop was today made in parliament that Japan and America exchange the Philippines for the South Sea Islands recently seized by Japan from Ger- many. The matter may come before congress soon. HEARING THIS MORNING The hearing of claims on the estate of the late George H. Ostrander of Turtle River took place at 10 o’clock this morning. Mrs. Ostrander, the wife, attended the hearing. No claims were filed. RED LAKE NINE DEFEATS BEMIDJI SIX TO FIVE By a score of 6to 5, John Morri- son’s Red Lake Indian baseball team defeated a picked team from Bemidji Sunday afternoon on the Red Lake grounds. The battery for Red Lake was Lo- rin, Lawrence and La Vigue while Berrigan and Johnson did the honors for the Bemidji team. Both batter- ies did creditable work and both teams performed in mid-season style. The Bemidji boys made the trip by automobile. WOMEN CAN'TDO NIGHT WORK IN WISCONSIN (By United Press) Madison, Wis., July 2.—The state industrial commission today issued orders prohibiting night work for women in factories and laundries in the state of Wisconsin. TO SUMMER AT BAY Misses Ione Brechette and Ruby Simonton of Rochester, Minn., ar- rived Saturday to spend the summer at Grand Forks Bay. Mrs. Brechette and sons, Louise and Jeff, and daugh- ter, Grace, arrived yesterday to spend the summer at the bay. Sherly Wal- ler will be the guest of the Brechette family for a few weeks. Roy Norbeck, of the Dumas Pole & Tie company, went to Shooks Spur on business Saturday night. MPLE .SPORTS ELIE NpTONYOF CAMP PRES WILSON SETS ‘ | GIGANTIC. DRAFT MACHINE PICKN: INMOTION; Washi_ngton. July 2.—Presi- dent Wilson this noonset in motion the gigantic mac!une of draft. By proclamation ' of regulations he started the huge labor of singling men out for the army, only a small group be: ing exempt from bearing arms. Others must appear hefore tribunals and upon evidence will be discharged or drafted into the army. Procedure of Draft. Registration cards are to be numbered serially from one ll[‘l and the numbers will be posted. Copy of same will be sent te Washington simultaneously. Then the drawing will take place in Washington states will be assigned quotas. of another member. If:the ap- plicant is found unfit, another physician is called in, wllo will make the examination in‘ignor- ance of the first report. y Mem- bers of the board will lnx‘harred from passing on ~a’ relative’s ase. : B All claims supported by affi- davits must be made by the men claiming exemption. Claims of dependents must he made with affidavit that income for sup- port of dependent mainly from, fruit of.labor of the appli- cant and not dervivedfrom prop- erty. o b He must bring another affi- davit from the dependent af- is where|firming dependency and a third their|from the head:of The quotas of . cities!stating same grounds. the f.n- n’ie and.counties will be.determined |hbove caje, either .lhso]n‘ro. con- by the gnvemofs of the-states . on “a-bakiss of ‘population: Xum:l bers. will them be drawn in Washington. Each number m('u 'nfl that s mnmm‘l?mn ; ; The men will next be sum- moned for physical examina- tion. The physician member of the hoard is expected to make the examination in the presence GOV. MAY WANT PRIVATELY OWNED SHIPS FOR USE (By United Press) ‘Washington, July 2.—Secretary Redfield is expected shortly to notify all ship owners to be prepared for golzernment requisition of t..eir ves- sels. BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETS The county board of education met at 1:15 o'clock this afternoon. Be- sides the ordinary routine matters, the board considered the applications of teachers for the coming year. The board is composed of A. E. Rako, chairman; Earl Geil, treasurer, and County Superintendent W. B. Stew- art, clerk. The annual meeting of the board will be held July 21. EQUALIZATION BOARD WILL MEET TUESDAY The city board of equalization will meet again tomorrow morning to go over the assessor’'s hooks. Notices have been sent out by.the board to some taxpayers who will be given a hearing at this sessfon. If your tax- es are too high, now is the time“to “kick.” If they are too low this is your opportunity to make them still lower. The board is anxious to co-oper- ate with all taxpayers and extends to all an invitation to appear, pro- vided such taxpayer desires an ad- justment. A fair and equal adjust- ment is what the hoard wishes to accomplish. BAER SECRETARY-TREASURER The board of the Farm Loafl asso- ciation held a meeting Saturday af- ternoon and elected Homer C. Baer secretary and treasurer. E. M. Sa- thre, who formerly held these offi- ces has regigneg on account of hav- ing o(heregxg?egs take up his time. ditional or temporar, may bé aranted.. . Up to Board. When in the opinion of the board the loss to industry out- weighs gain to military .estab- hishent, a certificate of dis- discharge e hfh'"v may be issued. Claims of exemption may be made by relatives, employers or any man in whom they are in- terested. All previous forecasts of regulations will stand. PUTS BEER AND WINE DECISION UP TO PRESIDENT WILSON (By United Press) Washington, July 2.—The senate agriculcural committee has decided to put up to the decision of the presi- dent as to whether wines and beer shall be produced after whiskey dis- tillation has been stopped. BEMIDJI RED CROSS TO BEGIN MAKING “DUDS” FOR SOLDIERS Beginning tomorrow afternoon at 3 o’clock members of the local Red Cross chapter will begin making sup- plies for the soldiers. The work need. not be confined to membera alone, but others who may be inter- ested are urged to help. The work for the summer will be outlined. The money made on the minstrel show, amounting to $250, will .be used to buy material. The officers request that all members at- tend this first meeting. AMENDED FOOD BILL mcwmas COTTON (By United Press) Washington, July 2.—The senate has amended the food bill so as to include the control” of cotton prod- ucts. It also désires to place cloth- ing under control of the food bill. KIRK AS CITY CLERE During the absence of George Stein, who was taken to a Minneap- olis hospital last week, George Kirk will perform the duties of city clerk. J. W. Naugle left this morning for Brainerd on business. ESBYLOT | i 1 | i e | i i i