Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 17, 1917, Page 1

VOLUME XV. NO. 190. SHOW MINNESOTA BEMIDJI [5~L0 BEMIDJI. MINNESOTA, FRIDAY EVENING. AUGUST 17, 1917, NOT .YESTERDAY’S NEWS, BUT TODAY’S NEWS TODAY---BY THE GREAT UNITED PRESS ~THE BEMIDJI1 DAILY P fl AL Bemidji To Show Nation Minnesota Loyalty Tonight It doesn’t take a long period of preparation for Bemidji people to turn out to show their loyalty to their home state and country and there’s going to be a big crowd at the Grand theater this evening at the big patriotic meeting, a sponta- neous affair under the auspices of the Bemidji Patriotic League. It is to show the people of Minnesota that Bemidjj stands squarely behind the state and Uncle Sam and that there is no disloyalty sticking its head up in this city nor community. The meeting was arranged a cou- ple of days ago to show the world that Minnesota is not to be judged by New Ulm and other similar commu- nities whose disloyalty was blatenly heralded throughout the country and even across the seas by the Kkaiser- loving officials and other “leading'’ citizens. Plenty_ of Oratory. The orator of the evemug will be Rev. Edward Cross, an Episcopalian minister of Minneapolis, whose abili- ty as a public speaker is known . thiroughout Minnesota and adjoin- ing states. Father Philippe of St. Philip’s church, Bemidji, will also speak and so will James Joseph Ken- nedy, dean of the educational depart- ment of the University of North Da- kota. who is a summer guest at Birchmont. Rev. Mr. Cross is also a summer sojourner in Bemidji. Good Vocal Talent. Miss Donna Lycan was hurriedly assigned to secure vocal talent and has secured’ Miss Dorothy Torrance who will sing selections and Burt ©O’Connor, former vaudeville perform-. er who is now a resident of Bemidji and who has become wéll known, to rany in Bemidji for his excellent voice. Bemldjll “h-ds Efl%‘fdmxfi “over 100 to Uncle Sam’s battle-arm and her people are proud of it. § Everybody invited to take part in ! tonight’s demonstration and yell for ©Old Minnesota, her soldiers and go- i phers and the Stars and Stripes. __~NoUseHoover! w/ Wind Won't BeattheGame (By United Press) Chicago, Aug. 17.—Hogs continue 4o soar in price, today’s market be- ing $18.50. WELL? (By United Press) ‘Washington, Aug. 17.—The fed- eral trade commission has completed its investigation of the cost of steel production. The report will be sub- mitted to the president in a few days and it is expected the price will be fixed by the government. RESTORATION OF CZAR, IDEA OF PLOT BALKED, counter- Petrograd, Aug. 17.—A its revolutionary plot, having for revolutionary plot that was unearth- ed is believed to have included a plan to attempt to release Nicholas from Tsarskoe-Selo palace. CABINET AND ALLIES DISCUSS POPE'S NOTE! (By United Press) Washington, Aug. 17.—As the cabinet met today a conference was in full swing among the Americans and their allies concerning a renly to the pope. It will not he made to the pope. object the restoration of the czar 4 to the throne was discovered and scotched, it is learned in connection with the deportation of the former czar, czarina and their family tb Siberia. The Bourse Gazette asserts they A .gre now enronte to Siberia. The e Everyhody Heartily Welcome Home Guard Will March This Evening Captain Thomas W. Swinson of the Bemidji Home Guard asks every member of the company to assemble at the city hall at promptly 7:15 o’clock this evening and head the parade of citizens to the Grand thea- » |ter for the patriotic meeting tonight. Citizens in general are asked to also meet at the city building and as the parade passes through the business distriet others should fall in éine. The band will be in the ead. TWO COMMISSIONS FOR' HOME GUARD ARRIVE Captain Thomas Swinson of Com- pany D, Tenth battalion, Minnesota Home Guard, today received the ap- pointments by the Minnesota Public Safety commission of Roy W. Leibsle to be first lieutenant of Company D and Verner A. Stewart to be second lieutenant of Conjplny D., Both ap- pointments are those ed offfcers. Captain Sw ed his commission some timgtago. - The public safety commission also notified Captain Swinson that cgm- mencing today rillee would,be issyséd to the various companies’$nd- that within the next five days Company D would receive its quota of rifles and ammunition. The commission further says the uniforms are to be either khaki or olive drab coats, pants and shirts with leggins. The officers will wear leather leggins and caps. NOTHING STRANGE (By United Press) Amsterdam, Aug. 15.—Despite the allies’ views of peace the Germans have inspired, they are not German enough to suit a portion of the Gor- man press. HUFFMAN TO ENTER SECOND OFFICERS’ TRAINING CAMP Hallan L. Huffman, who has been in the officers’ training camp at Fort Snelling, returned home yesterday morning to spend a week before en- tering the second officers’ training camp at Fort Snelling. Mr. Huffman did not receive a commission on the first list but was ordered to return for training with the second camp. BEMIDJI'S STORY . WILL BE TOLD IN HIGHWAY MAGAZINE As the result of the meetng of the Commercal club last night at which J. D. Clarkson. general manager of ithe Jefferson Highway, appeared in connection with a publicity cam- paign for Bemidji and the Jefferson highway, Bemidji will be represent- ed in every issue of the monthly Jefferson Highway Declaration for the ensuing three years, and a vast amount of value is certain to ac- crue. The executive committee today closed a contract for a page of adver- tising at $480 per year and for 100 copies of the magazine at $1 per copy for the three-year period. A committee of five will be ap- pointed to handle the advertising for the magazine. Other cities along ‘the highway will also be represented in the mag- azine similar to that of Bemidji. TWO0 ADJUDGED INSANE o men, hoth of whose places of re=ld9nc° are unknown and whose names are doubtful, were adjudged insane in probate court this morn- ing and committed to the state hos- pital at Fergus Falls. One of the men who gave his name as Louis Patrick and who was taken from the court house, claims that he is go- ing to die and is in serious condi- tion. The other man, who gave his lute mental wreck. publis until the reply is on the wzvlname as William Kelly, is an abso- TRADES UNIONS DISCREDITED BY [. W. W MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION Application No.......... Membership Card No. APPI.ICATION FOR ngMBERSHIP t The working class and the employing class have nothing in common. There can be no peace so long as hunger and want are found among mil- lions of working people and the few, who make the employing class, have all the good things of life. Between these two classes a struggle must go until the workers of the world organize as a class, take possession of the earth and the machin- ery of production, and abolish the wage system. We find that the centering of the management of industries into fewer and fewer hands make the trade unions unable to cope with the ever-growing power of the employing class. The trade unions foster a state of affairs which allows one set of workers to be pitted against an- other set of workers in the same ii1dustry, thereby helping defeat one another in wage wars. Moreove\", the trade unions aid the employing class to mislead the workers into the belief that the working class have interest in common with their employers. These conditions can be changed and the interest of the working class upheld only by an organization formed in such a way that all its members in any one industry, or in all industries, if necessary, cease work whenever a strike or lockout is on in any department thereof, thus mak- ing an injury to ome an injury to all. Instead of the conservative motto, ‘“A fair day's wages for a fair day’s work,” we must inscribe on our banner the revolutionary watch- word, ‘“Abolition of the wage system.” It is the historic mission of the working class to do away with cap- italism. The army of production must be organized, not only for the every-day struggle with the capitalists, but also to carry on production when capitalism shall have been overthrown. By organizing industrially we are forming the structure of the new society within the shell of the old. Do you agree to abide by the conmstitution and regulations of this organization?.................n Will you diligently study its principles and make yourself acquainted with its purposes?...........ciiiinenn Name i Occupation. .. ....coocveevennanne Stréet Address CIty .ooosvvnovnvssveiasi The above applicant, having usbscribed to the principles of the pre- able, and havlng answered in the affirmative to the questions, expresses his- dflfl'eflo become a member of the INDUSTRIAL WORKERS OF THE WORLD, and is therefore recommended for membership. To Local Union No........ o woaise Initiation . Dues ...... Hospital ... Total ... ExemptionBoardNearsEnd Of Work, Sixteen Rejected Of 114 Examined Yesterday If all goes as planned, the county barger, rejected; Arthur C. Nietert, exemption board will end its work John C. Bergin, Roy A. Wheelock, ‘ Edmond P. Gould, James L. Bowers, this afternoon, which means that the Peter A. Boquist, Elmer E. Robin- last man in Beltrami county calledsgon John J. Gordon, rejected: Fred on the first draft will have been ex-!W. Grandy, Louis Beroud, Charles amined and that it now remains for |[A. Hedglin, Archie R. Tisnblin, re- the county and state board to de- jected; Martin Watterhus, Clifford cide on those exempted. The board{A. Langord, William Dahlstrom, examined 114 men yesterday and |Philetus D. McVey, Aldrich Eckstad, will examine the rest of the 200 to-|James Hardy, Floyd Sever, George S. day. Of the 114 examined yester-|Back, G. J. Nelson, George Metroplis, day 60 claimed -exemption and 16 Albert R. Buor, Lea Snook, W. K. were rejected. Denison Arthur F. Sommerville, Gus- Those who were examined yester-{tav E. Erickson. Hugo Hensel, M. day are: John B. Rassier, Joseph|O. Carlson, L. H. Redmond, Joseph Nelson, Stanley J. Johnson, Archie Stagg. rejected: Archie R. Rice, Ben- hart T. Basseth, Golden R. Collison, rejected; Paul R. Johnson, John M. Johnson, John Meade, William On- tomic, Paul Mealio, Edgar A. Titus, Rudolph Moe, rejected; T. E. Thor- son, rejected; Edward A. Currey, William Ontorioe, rejected; Bernard O'Connor rejected; William H. Hash- barger, rejected; August B. Setter- strom, Olof Goidberg, Merton E. Beighley, Lawrence J. Oswald, How- ard N. Runnion, Thomas Stafford, George O. Eberhart, Aten Moller, John Olson, George Luck, William A. Rice, Edmond A. Gulickson, Price S. Langord, George E. Hoffman, Ber- nard L. O'Connor, James H. Klung- ness, Leonard J. French, John Iver- son, Carl S. Bloom, Walter R. John- son, John A. Yunk, William H. Hash- COUNTY’S BOOKS ARE CHECKED BY EXAMINER Assistant Public Examiner Chas. has just finished checking up the county bhooks. Mr. Boostrom ex- pressed himself as being well pleased with affairs in general. In speak- ing of the Beltrami county officials, he said, “The county officials are very efficient, well trained men and are earnestly devoted to their du- ties.” Mrs. Boostrom accompanied Mr enthusiastic over the beautiful “City |of Enterprise” and the surrounding country. R. Boostrom is in the city today and| Boostrom on the trip and she is very| D. Collette, A. H. Dahlberg, Leonard Sherman, G. C. Linnum, Arthur G. Swanson, James A. Martin, A. B. Al- nendinger, Anton Nordwall, Joseph M. Record, Frank A. Thome, Orson C. Hodgson, Fred J. Krouse, Edward T. Juskovski, Morton J. Seaman, An- drew B. Coy, Albert Hanson, H. L. Neft, George Bye, Fredwick Sher- berg, H. 0. Moen, Hubert M. Cords, N. E. Beighley; Samuel Hicky, re- jected; Frank W. Winger. rejected: Herbert Dahlen, rejected: Forest Doinaldson, rejected: A. R. Trin- blin, Henry Cominsky, rejected; Adolph Christianson, rejected; Sam- uel E. Nelson, rejected; Walter F. Marcum, Andrew Bergseth, G. L. |Bohn, Alfred L. Premo, Chris J. Ol- son, Raymond E. Kreatz, Robert J. Tesch, Nels A. Tweten, C. T. Kem- ibetsky, Harvey H. Moody. ILLINOIS COAL MEN AWAIT FEDERALACTION (By United Press) Chicago, Aug. 17.—Illinois . |operators have repudiated the agree- | ment with Governor Lowden |operate with the state fuel direcc- |ors in reducing coal prices. The op- erators explained they had been re- quested by the federal trade commis- |sion not to complicate federal action in fixing prices, in view of the fact the Lever law give the president full power. to co- l coal | URGENT CALL FOR KNITTED ARTICLES TO RED CROSS Beltrami county’s Red Cross chap- ter has got to get busy, according to a telegram received by T. J. Burke, president of the chapter, from J. J. O’Connor, director of the central division, Chicago. The message is self-explanatory and calls for close attention by the Red Cross ladies. It is as follows: “The Red Cross has an urgent call from Major Grayson Murphy for an enormous quantity of knitted wool- en articles. Here is the cablegram from Major Murphy: “Last wiuter broke the record for cold and misery among the people here and there is inex- pressible dread over the coming winter finding us without sup- plies to meet the situation. We urge you on behalf of our sol- diers and those of our allies who will suffer in their frozen trenches and also thousands ‘of French and Belgian refugees and repatriates being returned through Switzerland to France. Every one here looks to Am- erica to begin shipping at once 1,500,000 each of warm knitted articles already requested. They must come before cold weather and in view of the shortage of fuel and other dis- comfitures they will be of in- credible value in both military and civilian work. “We ask your chapter to fur- nish a definite number of this requirement. Your allotment is 300 sweaters, 300 mufflers, 300 pairs wristlets, 300 pairs of socks. Full instructions will follow in two days. Ask your members to finish all knitting work now in hand and clear the deck for action. We want every chapter to have a chance to do its part in making good on this call for help from France. “Chapter chairman is request- ed to place copy of the forego- ing part of this message, in- cluding cablegram from Major Murphy, in the hands of all newspapers with the request to give full publicity to this first call, then get the knitting com- mittee together and have them line up for rush work.” The Pioneer is pleased the requesc. BERNICE KIRK BEST GIRL GARDNER; ROY WEBSTER BEST BOY There's a couple of happy juven- iles in Bemidji today for the awards of two bicycles were made this morning in the judging of school gardens, the awards going to the two who had the hest gardens. Miss Bernice Kirk of Lake Boule- vard received the girl’s bicycle offer- ed by Given Bros., hardware, for the best garden grown by a girl, while Roy Webster was awarded the bhoy’s hicycle, offered by Mayor Vanders- luis for the boy proving himself the best gardner. The competition was keen and ev- ery competitor had a garden plot that was a great credit to the pu- pils. BLOOSTON'S NEW STORE WILL OPEN TOMORROW L. Blooston will reopen his men's clothing store at its new location in to grant the building formerly occupied by rhe Beltrami Music company, 220 Third street, tomorrow. Mr. Bloos- ton, who has been in the clothing business in this city for many years, has moved to the new location in or- der to secure larger accommodations. His old location was at 208 Third street. The new building has been | thoroughly remodeled and fitted with large, attractive display windows and fixtures. INDIANA GOVERNOR CALLS LEGISLATURE IN EXTRA SESSION ON COAL QUESTION (By Unlted Press) Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 17.—Gov- ernor James Goodrlch today an- nounced that he will issue a proc- lamation calling the state legisla- ture into extra session September 22 to enact legislation against outra- geous coal prices in Indiana. DELAY AFFECTS MARKET (By United Press) New York, Aug. 17.—Delay in Washington announcing the price program continues to affect the stock market. The market opened today with quotations irregular. MILLERS TO SEE HOOVER (By United Press) Washington, Aug. 17.—The or- ganization committee of the United States Millers' association, repre- senting every state, is enroute to confer with Hoover on the price to be fixed on flour. CROOKSTON AND FOSSTON IN BALL GAME SUNDAY The Crookston ‘Eagles” are de- termined to defeat the Fosston bage- bal]l team and will have their strong- est lineup in action at Fosston Sun- day at 3 p. m. Lyle and Stovern will form the Fosston battery and ;hey will be supported vy Fosston's est. COUNTER ATTACKS CONTINUE (By United Press) London, Aug. 17.—Continued Ger- man counter attacks at Lens are re- ported with the British pressed slightly back at one point. Pope Is Sad PeacePlans Have Failed (By United Press) Rome, Aug. 17.—Pope Benedict is greatly depressed over the general unfaverable reception of his peace proposal appeal. He is spending most of his time in his apartments alone. BUYS BATTERY BUSINESS Ole Ongstad has ‘pur(:hnsed the Be- midji Battery company bhusiness. A Brainerd concern has been running the business for the past several weeks. NO WOUNDED FROM GEN. PERSHING’S TROOPS (By United Press) London, Aug. 17.—No wounded Americans from General Pershing’s troops were landed in England yes- terday. Wounded Americans arriv- ing were those fighting with the Canadians. JUDGE TIES Joseph David Paul floznna Ma- tuscheck, both of this city, were mar- ried yesterday afternoon at 3 o’clock by Judge J. E. Harris. They were attended by Marie Wynne and J. H. Wynne. SOCIALISTS ARETOOLS OF GERMANY, OPINION OF JAP GOVERNMENT . (By United Press) Tokio, _Aug. 17.—The Germans are endeavoring to use the Socialists of the world as tools in bringing about peace satisfactory to Berlin, is the opinion of the Japanese government in denying passports for the Stock- holm conference of Socialists.