Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 24, 1917, Page 1

THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIC VOLUME XV. NO. 169. “YAG” ORDINANCE T0 FINAL IN COUNCIL; PLENTY OF WATER PUMPED The vagrancy ordinanei was given a recond reading at the city councll last’ evening and though it was order to suggept and add nmend- ments none were offered and the or- dinance will very likely be adopted at-the next meeting in the form it appeared at its first reading. Bids for the paving of the fill to the new bridge were opened and the contract was let to.Goodman & Loit- ved at $1.45 per square yard. The paving is to be pit run gravel the same as that which was put in last year. Twelv- New Crossings, . Provision was made for the in stalling of twelve new concrete cross- ings in the west side of the city and the choosing of the location of them is left to the street committee. Work vill be begun at once by Goodman & ! Loitved. The city engineer was instructed to purchase not more than $100 worth of tar filler such as was last year used to repair the Nymore pave- ment and it will be used to repair the paving about the city. The pave- ment is said not to be in bad con- dition at present but it can be re- paired at a small expense at this time. 1ec Bids %Y'eh?"}fi-a&fi:né’d‘ of the atorm sewers at $he:- flll-to -the new bridge were opened but as'the prices were almost double those paid last year, a motion made by Alderman Phillippi, seconded by Alderman Lar- 80 to reject the bids and advertise for new bids, was carried. . At the request of Judge John F. Gibbons, the city clerk was instruct- ed to purchase a set of the statutes of Minnesota in two volumes. Permission was granted to the ¢ railroad to replace the bridge across the end of Lake Irving by a new one ear the present bridge. = Final Bri Estimate. The report ofuzfi: city engineer on the new bridge was read and ap- proved. The motion was made and carried to approve the $2,432 final estimate on the bridge and to notify the. bridge company to that effect. A motion to instruct the street commissioner to have the roots and stumps .pulled and the bad places filled and leveled at this end of the new road to Birchmont was carried. The street committee was given two weeks longer to make a report on the bridge sidewalk in the Fifth ward which is in bad condition and is condemned. A motion was made by Alderman Smart and seconded by Alderman! Bagley to have the reports of allj committees prepared in writing so that the council would have some- thing definite to refer to in the fu- ture. The motion was carried. The matter of flushing the fill to the new bridge was taken up and a motion to allow Contractor Jenkin- @ son to do the flushing at $5 a day was killed. On the advice of City Engineer Thomas Swinson, a motion as made by Lahr and seconded by Backus to instruct the city engineer to make arrangements for the cuv (Continued on Page Four) Wilbur Lycan READING PRIZE GARDENS T0 BE JUDGED THIS WEEK; GET BUSY| The latter part of this week judges will tour the city to judge the 450 garden plots competing for prizes given by the business men and banks of this city. Early this spring more than $200 worth of gar- den seed was distributed, which was " lalso furnished by business men of the city. The idea was to encourage the growing of crops in every evailable lot and acre. The seed was distrib- uted under the supervision of School Agriculturist B. M. Gile, which en- tailed a tremendous amount of work. Those who received and planted seed and have entered the contest will have the next few days to “brush up” a bit. Weeds count most against the contestant and all should take due notice and make as good a show- ing as possible so the judges will have no criticism. AFT MEN-SHOULD STUDY FOR PROMOTION, DR. MARCUM ADVISED Dr. Marcum has received notice from the Central department of the United States training camps stating that all men who are selected for the second officers training camps, who desire, should brush up on military matters and those who will be draft- ed into the new army should do the same as it will mean a stepping stone to a commission for they will have the advantage of those who pay no attention to study. From the second officers training camp will be chosen the officers to jcommand the units drawn for the first army from the draft. The instructions also call atten- ition to organization of drafted men into companies and drilling as pre- liminary to future promotion. Minnesota has received 1,934 ap- plications for the second Iofficers training camp, a percentage of 508 of its quota and the best qualified npplicants will be the ones selected for training. “SHOOT TO KILL” IS ORDER OF KERENSKY (By United Press) Petrograd, July 24.—Russia will shoot down all traitors and spies with full authority to stop blood- shed and stop the rout of the south- west army. General Kerensky is ex- pected to order all loyal troops to shoot their fellow soldiers yielding to the German mutiny propoganda. Furloughed ForWeek; Arrives Home From Aboard the Kansas Wilbur Lycan, one of the boys of the Fifth division of the naval militia which Bemidji sent to the front nearly four months ago to do its “bit” to help Uncle Sam, returned home on furlough yesterday after- noon to spend a week with his par- ents and friends. Mr. Lycan this morning gave a few brief facts as to the condition and whereabouts of the Bemidji boys. In general, all are well with a uple of exceptions and all except few of the boys are on the battle- hip Kansas which left for the South tlantic about two weeks ago. They topped for a short time at Norfolk navy yard but probably have left that place to continue their trip to southern waters where they will have arget practice. Those who are not with the rest lof the Bemidji men are Andrew and John Halseth, Paul Howe, Emil Lar- son, Charles Paul, Lieut. Earle A. Barker and Wilbur Lycan. Andrew Halseth, who on the prac- tice cruise last summer won the title 4 ‘pride of the Bemidji navy” has preven himself worthy of the name and has made a trip to France and back in an interned German ship which was used as a transport. Ensign William McDonald has been transferred to the Philadelphia inavy barracks where over 5,000 men are stationed. Lieut. Barker is rising rapidly and is now executive officer on the battleship Massachusetts which means that he is second in command on the ship. Wilbur expressed himself as being well pleased with navy life, especial- ly when doing duty for Old Glory. ,BEMIDJI. MINNESOTA, TUESDAY EVENING. JULY 24, 1917. DUTCH WARSHIP Photo by American Press Association. DROPS IN ON US For the tirst time since 1890 a Dutch warship, the crujser Zeeland, touch- ed at ap American port. She was en route to the Dutch East Indies by way of the 'anama canal. _DRAFTED.. MEN WILL. BE. NOTIFIED " Exemption Boards Will Issue Notices When Numbers Arrive From Washington; Regulations for Selection of Men Outlined; Physical Tests Will Be Made About August 1. City and county boards of exemp- tion today are awaiting photographs of the blackboards at Washington, bearing the numbers drawn Friday at Washington for the draft army. When the plates arrive the boards will begin to mail notices to all men summoned on the first call. Examinations Aug. 1. Physical examinations will prob- ably be begun about Wednesday, Au- gust 1. The examinations will prob- ably take- three days. Each man will be summoned in order of his lia- bility. _Preliminary -arrangements were discussed at a meeting of the four local boards of exemption last night at the city hall. Any person absent from the, terri- tory in which he s called must file an application for an examination by another board within ten days. The application must be accompanied with satisfactory proof of his fail- ure to appear before the original board. He will then be granted per- mission to be examined by a board in whatever territory he happens to be. Persons who are ill must file affidavits to that effect, at least one of which must be by a physician. They will then be examined where they are confined. Forfeit Exemntion. Men who fail to appear on the day notified or who fail to furnish satis- factory proof of their inability to do so will be listed as physically quali- fied for military service. The order will be changed only when the board is certain that it was impossible for the man to appear and to give his reasons for so doing. If the person examined is found physically qualified by the original examining physician, however, he must be re-examined by a second physician. Should the two men dis- agree the board will pass upon the matter. In cases of doubfs phys- icians are instructed to decide in favor of the man’s qualifications for service. Physical Limitations. Men must be from 61 to 78 in- ches in height and must weigh from 118 to 211 pounds. Chest measure- toment at expiration must be from 31 to 381 inches. Variations in weight from eight to twenty-four, pounds are allowed according to height. The chest expiration may also vary from one to two inches. To be acceptable, men below sixty- four inches in heigh must be of good physique, well developed and muscular. Variations in weight above the standard are not disquali- fving unless sufficient to comstitute obesity. Unless exceptionally well proportioned, men above seven-eight inches will probably be rejected. Causes for rejection on the phys- ical examination include lack of nor- mal understanding, chronic or con- tagious skin disease, old fracture of skull, curveture of the spine, catarrh- al and other ear troubles, bad eye- sight or eye diseases, deformities of mouth, nose or fauces, pronounced goiter, diseases of lungs and heart, especially in flat or malformed chests, chronic inflammation of the stomach, chronic diarrhea, dysentry, hemorrhoids of anus, syphilis, severe varicose vens, chronic rheumatism, severe sprains, permanent contrac- tion of muscles, webbed fingers, mu- tilation of either thumb, loss of fin- gers, and defective feet. Claims for Exemntio Claims for exemption or dlseharge must be filed within seven days af- ter the date on which the notice to report was mailed. The following are the onlv grounds for exemption by a local board: That you are an officer, legisla- tive, executive, or judicial, of the United States, a state or territory, or the District of Columbia. That you are a regular or duly ordained minister of religion. That you were on May 18, 1897, a student preparing for the ministry| in any recognized theological or div- inity school. That you are in the military or naval service of the United States. That you are a subject of Ger- many. whether you have taken out papers or not. That you are a resident alien who has not taken out first papers. In addition to claims for exemp- tion, claim for discharge may be made on any of the following grounds, which are the only grounds for discharge by a local board: That you are a county or munici- pal officer. That you are a custom house clerk. That you are employed by the United States in the transmission of mails. That you are an artificer or work- man employed in an armory, arsen- al or navy yard of the United States. That you are employed in the ser- vice of the United States (under cer- tain conditions). e That you are a licensed pilot regu- larly employed in the pursuit of your vocation. That you are a mariner actually employed in the sea service of any citizen or merchant within the United States. That you are a married man with a wife or child dependent on you for support. That you have a widowed mother dependent on your labor for sup- port. That you have aged or infirm par- ents dependent upon your labor for support. That you are the father of a motherless child under 16 dependent upon your labor for support. That you are a brother of an or- phan child or children under 16 de- pendent upon your labor for support. That you are a member of any well organized religious sect or or- ganization organized and existent May 18, 1917, and whose then ex- isting creed or principles forbade its (Continued ou Page §) N — 0 __.‘Tg M [ 115 VESOT fusomers 22 wores /- OETHALS QUITS U. S. SHIPPINGBOARD —_— DENMAN ALSO GETS OFF BOARD; DELAYS OF BUILDING SHIPS IS BELIEVED ENDED FARMERS TRIPS TO FARMS NEAR HERE TAKEPLACESATURDAY The farmers’ tour of the country near Bemidji takes places Saturday, July 28. The automobiles start from the Markham hotel at 9 o’clock in the morning for a trip west of the city and will return for lunch and then go east. “We must have more cars,” said B. M. Gile, who is in charge of the arrangements. ‘‘All auto owners who will volunteer their services for this day should notify Philip Geier, secretary of the Commercial club. “We are getting reports from every section that farmers will be here on this day and we cannot afford to disappoint them.” This is the first feature tour for this section. Experts have been se- cured to give talks at each of the stops, the purpose being to make the tour an educational feature. BEAUTIFUL- PEARL IS FOUND BY YOUTH IN - RIVER; ‘CLAM HAD IT Even in Bemidji many a diamond has been gotten out of a lobster, but it remained for Harvey Washburn, a 16-year-old lad, to get a splendid specimen of a pearl out of a clam. That was yesterday afternoon. The pearl is the size of a pea, per- fect in coutour and as lustrous as can be. It was found between the railroad bridge @nd the crossing bridge in the Mississippi river. The lad was in swimming and hap- penned to notice a group of clam shells in the bottom of the river. Boy-like, he took a dive and scraped up a handful and after he came out pried them open. In one of them was the beautiful pearl. It will be recalled some time ago that a' black pearl was discovered in a clam shell near the Carr Lake bridge which sold for $3,000. Jewelers here value the pearl at $140. WILSON SIGNS HUGE AIRSHIP MEASURE (By United Press) Washington, July 24.—President Wilson today signed the aircraft bill calling for $640,000,000. The money will be used for building airships. GUARDS MEET TONIGHT There will be a meeting of the Home Guards tonight at 8 o’'clock in the city hall. i (By United Press) Washington, July 24.—Major Gen- eral Goethals has resigned from the shipping board and President Wil- son today accepted it. Major Goeth- als was manager of the board’s fleet corporation and resigned when a difference of authority came up. Captain White also resigned. Chair- man Denman was also asked to re- sign, and did so today. It has been this row which has held up the ship building program. President Wilson has named Ad- miral Capps, naval constructor, to succeed Goethals and Bainbridge Colby of New York to succeed White. Edwin Hurley of Chicago will be chairman. The sweeping change was made to end the delay in building a merchant marine and start with a clean slate. TWO BEMIDJI MEN CALLED FOR SECOND TRAINING CAMP .. This afternoon, Roy W. Lelbsle and P. E. Geier, the latter secretary of the Commercial club, received the following order from Fort Snelling: ““You are hereby notified that you are authorized to appear before a board of officers at Crookston, Minn., on the 24th day of July for personal examination in connection with your application for admlsslon to the second training camp. —*T. C. Musgrave, ‘‘Capt. 40th Inf., “Examining ofllcer " The young men left immediately to report. BIRCHMONT DANCE TONIGHT The first regular Tuesday night dance will be given at Birchmont to- night and an unusually large crowd is expected to attend as the demand for mid-week dances has been con- stant. The Harmony Trio will fur- nish the music the same as at the former Thursday and Friday night dances. MRS. MULLANE TAKES POSSESSION OF HOTEL Mrs. Kate Mullane, who conducts a boarding house in the Fifth ward, has leased the Beltrami hotel, for- merly the Challenge hotel, and will open for business this evening, when supper will be served. The hotel has been completely re- modeled and redecorated throughout and will be conducted by Mrs. Mul- lane in a businesslike manner. Meals will be 35 cents. A Sunday chicken dinner will be served from 11:30 to 2 o'clock for which a charge of 50 cents will be made. Haiselden Again Refuses to Savea Terribly Malformed Babe; Holds to His Belief (By United Press) Chicago, July 24.—Dr. J. H. Hais- elden, who allowed a baby to die be- cause nature made a mistake, again decrees that nature be allowed to rectify her own error. He refuses to operate upon the new born daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Meter of Chicago. The babe's skull cap is missing, its dimunitive brain denoting imbe- cillity; it has no neck, unable to function and possibly could live by an operation but its life would be one of misery not only to itself but to all others. The doctor says no surgeon is jus- tified in prolonging an absolutely worthless life. Death is expected momentarily. Haiselden Editor’s note—Dr. sprung into nation-wide prominence over a year ago when he refused to operate on a babe of a patient of his. The infant was fearfully mal- formed and while perhaps an opera- tion would have probably allowed it to live the child would have beem a terrible object of humanity. The action of Dr. Haiselden aroused s storm of discussion throughout the country. Physicians differed, soci- eties differed and arrest was threat- ened. It didn’t take long to learn that .this Dr. Haiselden was one of the ygpst learned doctors in Chicago and ranked high in his profession. He st§fitly maintained his stand and hikh “authorities and thousands of oth backed his judgment when he mafle public the condition of the in- fant, his description being terrible and substantiated by a clinic of the highest medical authorities. —