Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 13, 1917, Page 1

AXAKRARAAR | XEARRARKR U VEEFWERETTTT200770 0 ‘# L] VOLUME XV. NO. 160. 'NOT YESTERDAY'S NEWS, BUT TODAY'S NEW BEMIDJI. MINNESOTA, FRIDAY EVENING. JULY 13, 1917, BELTRAMI SCHOOLS SUFFER AT HANDS ~OF STAT E BOARD, GOVERNOR SHOWS St. Paul, July 13.—Governor Burnquist has sent the State High School Borad a letter in which he not only gives details of what he terms ‘‘an exceedingly inequitable treatment of the pupils in our schools and taxpayers of our state” in the distribution of school aid, but also reminds the board that it has failed to make the annual report declared by law. The letter, accompanied by a re- port from Public Examiner Andrew ‘F. Fritz, was received by the board at its meeting. yesterday. . The public -examiner has just pleted a thorough examination of the records of the board and the dis- tribution of state aid. iscrimination Shown. The g(::?arnor, in his letter, quotes from the examiner’s report figures which he says are typical of the in- equalities in the distribution of aid, not onl yas between countis simi- larly situated, but between districts in the same county. Fillmore and Freeborn, neighbor- ing counties on the southern border of the state, have the same local tax rate for school purposes, about nine mills. To Fillmore county the state pays as state aid $7.47, and to Free- born only "$3.33 ‘per pupil. Crow Wing and Itasca counties each have a local tax rate of 15.3 mills. To Itasca county the state pays $9.95° per | uptl and to-Crow Wing county only $3.11. Extremes Quoted. Koocgnoigxelng and Beletrnml are ad- joining counties. Koochiching has g - tax rate of 21 mills and gets $15.3 per pupil, while Beltrami, with a tax rate of 27 mills, gets only $6.73 per I’llsl’:lenrm; county has a tax rate of nearly 11 mills and gets $3.37 per pupil, while Sibley county, with a tax rate of less than half that of Stearns, gets from the state $9.18 upil. pe:'&tlx)olx(’a and Big Stone counties have the same tax rate, but Big Stone.gets nearly twice as much perp pupil as Anoka county. These are but typical of th_evmany inequalities in the distribution, ac- cording to the governor. _ In Mower county Austin gets $6. 70 per pupil, while Lyle gets $4.90 per pupil. In Winona county, St. Cl}arles gets $45.90 per pupil, and \Vm‘nna $2.33. In Itasca county, Deer River gets $6.88 per pupil and Grand Rapids $18 per pupilk : i s Reform. . “If thégsgl:e és{(o take the position that it is its purpose to give every pupil, as nearly as may he, equal educational opportunities, it cannot continue to permit such inequalities between localities and persons,” the governor says. and he continua%_: «“It was because I fully believed that our school aid system should be just and equitable that I advocat‘ed a change in the methods of the dis- tribution of aid in my budget mes- sage to the last legislature. It was in accordance with that desire and for the purpose of calling attention to the need of such a change, as wgll as on account of the large appropria- tions of this year, by reason of war conditions and the $2,500,000 in- crease in school aid. that I vetced a portion of said increase, with the ex- pectation that vour board would so adjust, out of current funds. the pav-l ment of deficits and the aid for the| rext two years so that the various| districts throughout the state \\'ould{ enfer no hardship by reason of said; veto. \ “As you were informed at your last meeting, the attorney general | Tolds that you are in a position to! pay any past moral obligations out of funds now available. i “I feel that the state high scheol board can be of much service to the state in co-onera g with the ad- ministration in prezent educa- tional policy, for its only purpose is to secure for all the children of our commonwealth equal and larger op- portunities to obtain the education to which they are entitled.” CHICAGO BANYER SENTFNCID Chicago. J 1% —John M. Tana-; nevicz, whose private bank failed last fall with a shortage of approximate- 1y 500,000, was found guilty by aj jury of receiving deposits while in- snlvent and was sentenced by Judge Hugo Pam to three years in the penitentiary. | Boil TheWater: City Forced To Use Lake Irvin The lack of sufficient water to keep the city water tank filled owing to the lavish use of water through- out the city, as has been called at- tention to time and time agani, has forced the city to use the water of Lake Irving for city use. At noon today water was pumped into the water system from Lake Ir- ving and this will continue until an additional supply of wells can be installed for the city. And the warning now is . BOIL THE WATER before using. “The general public will abso- lutely not pay any attention to ad- vice nor instructions from the water department -concerning the use of city water and we are forced to use lake water to supply the city,” as- serted Water Superintendent Kirk today., » Ry BERLIN DISPATCH SAYS HOLLWEG IN OFFICE; OTHERS SAY OPPOSITE (By United Press) London, July 13.—A Reuter’s dis- patch from Berlin quotes from semi-official source as being auth- ority for the statement that Chan- cellor Von Hollweg did not resign. Holds to Renorts. Washington, July 13.—A Dutch newspaper, the Nieuw Courant, claims confirmation of the report that Von Hollweg’s entire Prussian cab- inet did resign. The state depart- ment dispatch also prints a letter from the kaiser ordering immediate introduction of a bill for equal suf- frage and electoral reforms. BOOZE JOINT OWNER PLEADS GUILTY TO CHARGE; FINED $50 Harry Provo, who was arrested and whose place was among those raided by the sheriff and deputized citizens several weeks ago, appeared yefere Judge Stanton this morning and was fined $50 and costs, the tot- al amount paid being $74.50. Mr. Provo is the first of five who are awaiting the action of the grand jury on similar charges (running an unlicensed drinking place) to plead guilty. MINNESOTA'S QUOTA IS FIRST DRAFT KNOWN (By United Press) Washington, July 13.—The num- ber of men to be drafted has been announced by the war department, the net quotas in the first draft for three states being as follows: Min- necota, 17 Wisconsin, 12,876, and Jowa. 1 49. The following allowances for men enlisted since April 1S gives to these states credit Minnesota, §,122: consin, 1 , and Towa, 12,6 0D SAVING CAMPAIGN INAUGURATED IN CANADA, Ottawa, July 12.— nation-wide food conversation campaign was in- aururated today in Canada. W. J. Hanna, food controller, tele- ~ peima minicters of al the provinces, asking them to name representatives to act with the food consumption control. a|the carnival opened. And he TRENCH WARFARE CONTINUO INTERNED GERMANS TAKE EXERCiSE Photos by American Press Assoclation. At Fort McPherson, Ga., the interned men of the seized German ships are permitted to exercise, but under the watchful eye of our soldiers. The top photo i8 of a barbed wire stockade being erected at the camp Dickerson Shows Furnish A Cleanr Attraction; Al Are High Class; Crowds Pleased Taking a whirl around the Dick- erson shows, now in Bemidji under the auspices of the Elks, one finds many things of interest, and last night a representative of the Pioneer went sightseeing, the first time since was much ‘pleased with what he saw. In the first place, the management of the Dickerson shows is wise. It is wise in that it has not attempted to put together a big conglomeration of nondescript ‘attractions.”” The railroads announced some time ago that no special equipment could be furnished traveling organizations and guaranteed no time schedules This put several carnivals out of business and crippled others, who had been touring the south. Mr. Dickerson, proprietor of the Dickerson shows, does not hoast the Jargest nor the greatest show on earth, but he does guarantee that he offers meritorious attractions and that every one can be visited by any woman or child in any ecity where they are showing and not see nor hear a tning not proper. He is right and the newspaperman will jcorroborate Mr. Dickerson’s asser- tion. There is enough to spend a long and entertaining evening and the management has surrounded himself with an intelligent and courteous staff of executives and employes. There is an utter absence of any “rough stuff” and a question always brought a courteous and helpful re- ply. There are a lot of good things wrapped up in the Dickerson shows. Under a large canvas is the cabaret and one is surprised to see and hear Bonnie Benedict, the “double voiced singer’” who is practically a female baritone and can sing soprano as well. She seems out of place in a carnival company, no reflections on the carnival, but she is capable of better. Joe Tenebaum should | spread himself out more and hit the vaudeville circuit or musical com- edy. He has it in him. Last eve- ning in a topical song he spied Dis- trict Judge Stanton in a crowd nx{:] the jduge and Joe made a good p(’kll'} in the sketch, although Mr. Tene-j DANBURY HATTERS T0 HAVE CASES SETTLED e | | (By United Press) | Danbury, Conn., July 13.—It is be- lieved here that the famous Danbury Hatters case will be settled without auctioning ob 141 workmen’s hom in order to collect damages caused | by a boyeott. A lump sum may be accepted in full settlement. | baum was not aware of the identity of his distinguished “partner.” The Hawaiians, music and Ha- waiian dancing, is free from the least offensive incident and pleased large crowds. The Hawaiian music and singing is very good and two dusky dancers graitiate gracefully to the rythm of the music and add zest to the program. Captain Webb, the high diver, is a big feature. He does his work in a spot in which great difficulty is experienced in getting the stakes to his net to hold and last night two jerked loose when he landed with fearful velocity from an 84-foot lad- der. But it never feased him. The time he smashed his jaw, as told in the Pioneer the first of the week, he dived 100 feet into 42 inches of wa- ter with a stiff wind blowing and was swerved while in the air so he struck the edge of the tank. Yesterday he received a letter from one of the hig film companies asking if he would dive from the Brooklyn bridge in a scene for a big picture. He has written concerning a contract for the dive. Professor King, a one-limbed bar- rel jumper, claiming the champion- ship of one-limbed jumpers, is with Captain Webb. Mr. King early in his career struck a knee on the edge of a barrel and his leg was ampu- tated as a result. However, he is still a remarkable jumper and has a good repertoire of acrobatic work. The “Days of 49" introduces cow- boys and cow girls and scenes of frontier days and this is also a big attraction and furnishes a great deal of entertainment and there are many other forms of entertainment. The collection of nature's freaks under a long tent is interesting. Be- sides these a young man dextegous of hand and a fortune teller enter- tain. There isn't a cheap nor obnoxious feature of the aggregation. Harry Goldman is the manager and Victor Miller the general agent of the Dickerson shows. Joth are experienced showmen, and courteous and anxious to please, and Deer River, their next step. necd feel no qualms over the coming of a “car- nival company the Dickersons ARGENTINE MAKES ENBARGO COMPLAINT (By TUnited Press) Buenos Aires, July 12.— Argentine makes complaint of t} United States to license export plan is causing serious uneasi S, IS SOME DAY Today, Frida?}? the 13th— Carnival day Circus day CGood day. plan of the| The | S TODAY--BY THE GREAT UNITED PRESS NO ADVANTAGE T0 EITHER SIDE; U. . MUST STRIKE AT NAVY OR BY AIR West Is Giving LW.W. A Hot Time At Mines (By United Press) Miami, Ariz., July 13.—“To fight the I. W. W. unrelentingly and to the bitter end" citizens of Miamj and Globe have organized a Loyalty League following clashes between I. W. W. pickets and the miners. Armed Force Ready. Bisbee, Ariz., July 13.—Over 700 armed deputies boarded a train for Osborne, the action following reports that the I. W. W. were preparing for an attempted invasion of Bisbee. Left On_Siding, Douglas, Ariz., July le:i.—Left on a side track at Hermans, N. M., 1,- 200 I. W. W. flung deflance at armed guards gs the latter left them with- out an engine or caboose to return ‘to. Bishee. “7“We will burn the cars and hold up the first west bound train through this station,” they shouted. “You'll see us again in Bisbee.” 16 PASSENGER BUS ADDED TO TRAFFIC SERVICE IN BEMIDJI W. B. Bushman and William Foley returned yesterday afternoon from Minneapolis with the large 16-pas- senger motor bus which will be used on the run between Bemidji and Fifth ward. The car is a Studebaker. Both cars will be used exclusively on the Fifth ward run to give that line more perfect service. The new cars is one of the very latest models. It is equipped with a self-starter, automatic gasoline control, inside lights and a driver's seat front door control. The company will be known as the Bemidji Transportation company. WAR DEPARTMENT T0O TAKE HAND IN THE L.W.W. COPPER CASE (By United Press) Washington, July 13.—General Parker, commander of the southern department, has been ordered by the war department to maintain law and order in Arizona I. W. W. disturb- ances.” AUDITQ;!S MEETING The County Board of Auditors is meeting today to check up the funds of the county treasurer. This is one of the regular meetings held by the board three times each year. TWO AMERICAN SHIPS SUNK; CREWS SAVED| (By United Press) | Washington. July 13.—-The Amer-| ican vessels Iildegrade and Bowen are reported sunk and the crews res-| ! cued. RUSSIAN POLE ARRESTED AS NAVY YARD BLAST SUSPECT Woodland, lowski, a Rus Esparto, near I suspect in connec Island navy L July 13.--J. Koz- n Pole, arrested at| is held today as a| on with the Mare vard explosion Monday | when six ons were killed. Kozlokski is vears old and was refused admission to the marine corps several weeks ago. (By United Press) Washington, July 13. — United States authorities today regard the German situation with extreme pes- simism. Cancellor von Hollweg’s scorning the principle of no annexa- tion and no indemnities signifies to experts the military heads presented satistics showing cold bloodedly Ger- man satisfaction with the situation. Military experts of the govern- ment say the present developments show the utter uselessness of trench warfare as a decisive factor in prov- ing a war balance. Continuous trench warafare is only murder with neither side having any prospect of victory. The United States must take a huge air offensive or risk her ships in attacking the German navy in its shelter in the Kiel canal or else the existing deadlock will continue. ROBINSON'S CIRCUS ARRIVES; CITY IS PACKED WITH VISITORS The circus s in town—Yankee Robinson's circus. And Bemidji is packed with autoes and people. And the sun is shining—an ideal oircus The parade this morning passed between massed lines of humanity. Old timers declare there never were 80 many autoes in Bemidji as there is today, many coming long dis- tances. The white citp has been erected upon the fair grounds and has every- thing to make it complete. Three rings for the performers and a large menageries, side shows and features galore make up this tented city of entertainment. The parade was good to witness. Its wagons containing the menagerie were all bright, the horses were all of good quality and indicated excel- lent care, the performers were well attired, there was plenty of good band music, clowns amused those along the “side lines,” poponderous elephants and camels swung along and the reliable steam calliope all were in line. A packed tent is ex-, pected tonight. JEWETT WINS MORE FAME AS DRIVER C. W. Jewett will drive in an auto race at Edmonton today and to- morrow. He and his Bemidji 'car are attracting considerable attention throughout Canada. On July 7, Mr. Jewett took first prize with the Be- midji car and set a new track record for time in one of the western Can- adian cities. WORLD’S BEST FIGHTER [IN LIGATWEIGHT CLASS CALLER AT “PIONEER” “Tin" eared, flattened nose, batter- ed hands, smiling as ever, Battling Nelson, the greatest and gamest lightweight fighter the world ever knew and now showing with Robin- son’s circus, called at the Pioneer this afternoon and unexpectedly en- countered one of his former neigh- hors. And there was a rag chewing of “back home " Nelson, known as Battling, is be- ing generaliy believed that is a nom de plume, n reality Os 1 ling Matthew Nelson, of Danish parent- age. Boxing fans need no introduction to him. The “Durable Dane’ is now 25 years old and in condition. He is one of the gamest and wealthiest fighters ever pro- duced, yet he has never drank liguor, never smoked nor chewed tobacco, uses no profanity, and can give one of the best arguments against booze one ever heard. And he's a nation- wide prohibition advocate. He will appear tonight in sparring and give a tal kin explanation of his blows which won him the world's championship. prime physical