Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 5, 1917, Page 1

s £ . i g&own?l op}glon W o That’s’ another - thing the "‘ter having . bound . of the police every January. POLICE “JIT” The city council met last night, “‘and :everybody had a good time.” 5. There ‘will be no jitney purchased for the police department. The mat- ‘ter has been discussed to a - -frazzle and there were 1,001 reasons ad- “~vanced why the car should not be purchased and many why. it should d to knock the whole thing in the ead City Attorney Brown said the city had no legal right to buy a ¢ar for either the police nor the city and the whole thing was quietly packed uny in moth balls. The city will have no car., ) * Po] Mlyor l\lrc:ndenllfil lll':d ‘made’ a OUNCIL NEGATIVE; | ';APPOINTMENT OF | - OFFICER - OPPOSED Tafld Would Taka Slack flu! Wealth (By Unlted Press) Chatham, N. Y., Sept. 5.—Con- police appointment that the council|scription of war profits to meet war would' not confirm. But the -ap-|expenses were demanded by Colonel pointment will hold, just the- same, Roosevelt, speaking at. the appointed | fair here. it is sald. The mayor county He declared in favor of John Flatley as a member of the up-|8 very heavily graduated tax on ex- holders of the law. and when the ap- |cess profits due to war conditions, as pointment came up for confirmation | heavy as the British tax, which is “only Smart, Moberg, Joanis ' Smith ; voted “yea” and the others “nay,” and [ about 80 per. cent. , Heavily graduated inheritance and income taxes are = also mnecessary, Roosevelt said. He attacked as ene- The, apg’élalchr:s“an%nt%eeehed ;)g u;, mies of the United States war profit- hew hndge are to be paved this fall. | eers, pro-Germans, professional -pa- took attion. on. council | cifists, advocates -of peace without It was ordered that | victory, I. W. W. and Socialist party the contractor be notified to com-|machines. mence:the work of paving not earlier than QOctober 1 nor later than Octo- ber 10. ‘Some apprehension .of the fill settling thus early was expressed. but the bridge will be paved. As provided at the last meeting, .~ City Attorney Brown read his opin- ‘ion as:to the legality of the city pur- ehasing a - police ear: . Attorney th;t the icoun- | ty charter to purchase a car tor the police department. - The” rep -was accepted and placed on file. derman Smart then asked the clty attorney- if it would be legal for the council to purchase a car for the city and then let the police department use the -car but this, too, was de- clared illegal. 3 To Revamp Charter, . In connection with the city char- the 1rd “présent DEPUTIES RAID RAID HEADQUARTERS ANDNIPL W.W. PROPAGA]I'DA (By Unlted Press) ’ Portland, Ore., Sept. 5—Deputy sheriffs today ralded I. W. W. head- quarters on a confidential. tip" that plans were beln made for a nation- de_sweep. mny bet local INFORMAL RECEPTION TO KANSAS BOYS; TELL OF NAVAL LIFE Earl Riley and Warren Edwards, council’s | both of the Fifth Minnesota naval di- » hands in this and other matters, City | vision of the battleship Kansas, who Attorney Brown suggested that two|have been home on a short leave uncilmen be appointed to act with | of absence, were given an informal 1f in taking the necessary steps in having a ‘cominission appointed to draw up a new city charter. - The committee will be appointed by the president of the council, H. M. Clark, and action taken. ° Flatlev Not A Mayor Vlndersluls zgkede&]e coun- ¢il to approve his action in appoint- ing John Flatley to . succeed .Joe * Carlton as patrolmnu. The motion was put to approve the appointment but as the oral vote was doubtful an .aye and nay vote was taken, the re- sult being: Aye, Smart, - Moberg, Smith and Joanis; nay, Lahr, Bag- ley, Backus, Phillippi, Hazen, Lar- son and Clark. s The advice of the city attorney was asked as to whether or not the council’s approval was necessary in the-appointment of a patrolman and he stated that the council had no control over the department except- ing that the counci] fixes the wages- Hence Flatley is still in the force without > the approval of the council. A theater license was granted to nduct the Rex and a license was ‘also granted the Harding-Whaley Co. to operate the Grand. CitX Hall Remcdeling. The ordinance to’ bond the city .for $5,000 for the improvement of “the city hall was given a second reading, and the gilestion was raised by Alderman Lahr as to whether or not $5,000 would be enough to do ;the work planned. “Upon investiga- “tion it was found the amount was too small and the ordinance was amended to read $6,000 instead of $5,000. The bonding question will be put to the voters at a special election to be held Qctober 29. s Want Water Extension. A petition to extend the water ins from Fourteenth to Fifteenth street on Beltrami avenue was pre- sented and-on motion was referred to the water and light committee, it to investigate the matter and re- ,port at the next meeting. The police report of Chief Frank B. Ripple was submitted, accepted and placed on file. A letter from City Attorney Brown was read which stated that the vag- rancy ordinance lately passed was il- reception at the Commercial club rooms last evening. The affair was arranged by F. B. -Lamson, secre- tary of the Commercial club, assisted by a number of the mothera ot the Bemidji naval boys. Every mother and many friends of the members of the Fifth Minnesota division were privileged last evening to come and hear the two “salts” tell about naval life. - Earl Riley told what each Bemidji member was doing on the battleship Kansas, and Warren Edwards gave the humorous side of naval life. N. L. Hakkerup, photographer, who has prepared a large picture of ail the mémbers of the Fifth Minnesota, which is composed of individual pic- tures of the boys and the battleship Kansas, loaned the picture for the evening, so the parents and friends had an opportunity to see it. The boys will return to the Kansas to- morrow. S e e e e newly organized Bemidji band. H. M. Clark, president of the coun- cil, was very unfriendly to the coun- cils giving the band any support, formerly under different leadership who had not responded to requests to play free of charge at patriotic meetings. It was believed by the council that no money could be ob- tained at present to aid in such a matter as no,appropriation had been made for -a municipal band. The matter was dropped for the evening. but it is likely that some further ac- tion will be taken. Renorts. Whl?e tfmve gggnon}. of doing things legally was in the air Alderman Lahr raised the question of why the city clerk did not make monthly or quar- terly reports of the condition of each city fund and suggested that new books be purchased for the clerk’s us2. A motion was then put and carried to have the city books audit- ed by a public examiner. Upon petition a motion was made and carried to put in four more con- crete crossings on Irvine and Minne- sota avenues. Plang A motion ins‘gucting thén%ty clerk tc Lave Roy Liebsle draw up and legal in that it provided 90 days or{complete plans for the repairing of $100, or both, as punishment for of-| “a;se against the ordinance, the ‘“‘or ~th” being the illegal point. A new srdinance, the same as the old, with the ‘“or both™ stricken from it was g-lven the first reading. Frank J. Koors, chairman of the dand committee of the Commercial club, appeared before the council and asked what the city would be willing to do in co-operating with the Commercial club in supporting the the city hall was carried, the idea being to have all in readiness to start work on the building as foon as the bonds are voted. Attention was also called to the fact that the tax levy board will meet at the city hall next Monday. The board will merely orgsnize at Monday’s meeting. The board is com- posed of City Clerk Stein, Mayor Charles Vandersluis and President of the Council H. M. Clark. First used against the French in the march toward Paris, captured and turned on the Teutons, this gun {8 now in Amqtlcn aiding in attracting re- cruits. Bemidji Man In Foresters ‘Meets Word reached Bemidji this after- noon from Washington, D. C., that a fellow named Kueffner, who worked with Frank Getchell, stated the mes- sage, was killed last Thursday. He was a member of the Tenth engi- neers (foresters) from Bemidji. He was on the running board of an auto and struck a telephone pole. PRESSURE IS BROUGHT -FOR AUSTRIAN WAR —_— (By United Press) ‘Washington, Sept. 65.—To offset the Russian situation and to force Germany- into peace more rapidly, the allies will undertake a new anti- Austrian campaign.” Pressure is be- ing exerted by this government to declare war upon Austria and aid in downing her so that Germany will; be without her aid. MRS, CARLSON HOSTESS The Woman‘'s Home Missionary soclety of the Methodist church will meet tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o’clock with Mrs. A. T. Carlson, 504 Minnesota avenue. Everybody in- terested in the work of the society is invited to attend. PORTUGUESE TROOPS 4 - On Auto Trip To Bemid) (Special to Pioneer) Bagley, Sept. 5.—Mrs. Omstad, wife of Dr. Omstad of McIntosh, was killed instantly today at 2:45 o’clock when the car in which she, together with her husband and three children were riding to Bemidji, ran off a grade. The accident happened near Bagley, where the car went off a 24-foot grade. The doctor and the children escaped without a scratch. DES MOINES FIRST TO REACH CANTONMENT (By United Pressy D Moines, Ia., Sept. 5.—Four- teen Des Moines conscripts were the first to arrive at the cantonment to- day. BRIEF ILLNESS FATAL Arnold Platt, age 18 years, son of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Platt of Farley, di~d in Bemidji yesterday after a ten days’ illness. The ré- mains were prepared for shipment to Farley at the M. E. Ibertson un- .| dertaking parlors. BEAT BACK ENEMY |GERMANS PREPARE (By United Press) London, Sept. 6.—Field Marshal Haig reports that the Portuguese troops on ‘the west front beat back the German raiders. The enemy ar- tillery was also effective in the neighborhood of Lens. JAP OFFICIAL WARNS OF SEED OF DISCORD (By United Press) ‘Washington, Sept. ‘STRATEGIC RETREAT' (By United Press) London, Sept. 5.—Germany is pre- paring another ‘“‘strategic retreat” in Flanders which will release 225,000 square miles of Belgium from the invaders’ grip. TAKES UP TEACHING Miss Olga Skinvick, a member of the 1917 Bemidji high school gradu- 5.—Viscount | ating class, has commenced, teaching Ishii of Japan here with the Japan-|in the Watson school at Pleasant ese mission,: warns of plots to sow |Valley. - discard between the United States and Japan. He issued this warning :ln the national house of congress to- ay. RUSSIAN WOMEN HOLD THE GERMANS| (By Unlted Press) Petrograd, Sept. 5.—Dispatches from the front tell of how the Rus- sian women fighting osldiers re- pulsed German attacks in Riga and inspired confidence in their com- rades to hold on against the Ger- mans. The women repulsed the Ger- mans and then ware driven back. HUGE WAR MEASURE ASSUREI) OF PASSAGE (By United Press) hington, Sept. 5.—McAdoo, secretary of the treasury, announced today loans-of $100,000,000 each to England and France. An informal agreement among the leaders in the house insured the passage of the eleven million dollar war bond bill, the largest piece of financial legisla- tion ever proposed. The bill includes a four million dollar loan for the al- DRAFT CALL ONE GRAND FIZZLE; NO HISTORICA SOCIEFY. KNOWS WHAT OFFICIALS DOING (Labor Pledgs Will Uphold U. S. Loyalty (By -United Press) Minneapolis, Sept. 5.—The Am- erican Alliance of Labor democracy today pledged by its leaders at the preliminary conference this morning to the unwavering support of the government’s war program equally with loyalty and the cause of democ-|" racy and labor and resist the en- croachment on the rights of free press and free speech. President Gompers of the Ameri- can Federation of Labor is expected to be chairman. John .Spargo de- nies the Socialists are to organize a new party at the conference. 'TO JOIN THE COLORS Carter Qutter, who has been vis- iting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Cutter, since Friday, will leave this evening on the 11 o’clock train for Viroqua, Wis.,, where he had been assistant cashier in the _Farmers’ bank until drafted. From'there Mr. Cutter will leaye with other: mem- who-Have been drafted” and are subject to the first call for Camp Grant, Rockford, Ill., where he will go in tralning Mr. Cutter was for- merly with the Security State bank of this city. {60 CARBINES AND EQUIPMENT ARRIVE; UNIFORMS ORDERED Captain Thomas Swinson of the Bemidji Home Guards received no- tice today from Major H. L. Brady, quartermaster corps, that the follow- ing supplies have been shipped for use of the local company: Sixty model 1899 carbines. Sixty gun slings. Sixty bayonets. Sixty scabbards. Sixty belts and sixty McKeever cartridge boxes. Captain Swinson expected to re- ceive only fifty as other companies in cities this size were allowed only fiftty. He was highly ‘enthused over the information-and says that drill work interest among the men will increase materially. “The uniforms were ordered today from De Mboline, Greenville, IIL,” said Captain Swinson, “and we will have room for ten more men in the company. as ten more guns were sent.” LONDON AGAIN VICTIM OF AEROPLANE ATTACK (By United Press) London, Sept. 5.—Bombs were again dropped-on London last night but not statement has been given out. SPECIALLY THE “FAIR” Oscar Erickson, one of the propri- etors of the City Drug store, has gone to the Twin Cities where he will visit friends and also attend the fair. SECOND ARREST FOR "DISLOYAL SWEDE (By United Press) Minneapolis, Sept. 5.—Carl Ahl- teen, editor of the Alarm, an I. W. W. newspaper published here in Swedish, was arrested today by the department of justice charged with disloyalty. He was recently arrested for failure to register and was out on bail when his second arrest was made. REBEKAHS MEETING There will be a regular meeting of the Rebekah lodge this evening at 8 o'clock in the 1. 0. O. F. hall. Plans will be discussed for entertain- ing the mext district meeting and a large attendance is desired. . It is decidedly unfortunate that the war department or whatewer de- partment it is, has gotten so balled up with itself that no one is able to figure out what this draft busi- ness is. “The higherups, even to the high- est, don’t know and none of the local draft board knows and no one else knows. For some time order after order has been issued only to be re- called, or changed by some one who doesn’t seem to know anything more about it than a Fiji islander. About as much information can be. obtain- ed by the local or state authorities as honey from a pine cone, simply because the state authorities don't know any more than anyone else knows. Minnesota has about as much information on the draft prob~ lem as a cigar sign. No One Knows, And to state the mest infor- mation to the people of Beltrami county the Pioneer doesn't know a thing about it because it hasn't been able to discover any one who does know anything about it, even to the state authorities, for the very sim- ple reason the government authori- ties don't seem to know or else they're keeping it a deep dark mys- tery. The only one we think might know is Gerard or Creel, the latter the editor of the Official Bulletin, issued by the government, edited by an author, a personal friend of Wil- son, and the Official Bulletin, al- though issued daily, hasn't arrived % L.{‘nybe it's all going to he a op. © . Men Ready. Elghteen merfigm thé first quota, have been called. Of these, thirteen is the official quota, the other five being allowances for turndowns at the gantonments, and for other rea- sons. The government gave it broad- cast that 5 per cent were to entrain for the cantonments on September 5. Draft boards acted accordingly. Here in Beltrami county men to make up the first draft called were notifled where they were located, as far as Dakota and they left to answer the call of the government. Others left lucrative positions and made ready to leave today. The citizens of Be- midji had prepared a splendidly ar- ranged program for the departure of the men and In which all Béltramt county was to tuke part. Everybody 1 Monday“l"epo}-(tsn rtgxl;eched Bemldji that something had gone “‘twisted’” for this county and the draft. Tues- day it continued and telegraph wires were burned up to St. Paul and Min- nesota officialdom could shed no light upon it. And to make it a good one Bemidji authorities were informed at the last minute no one was to be sent today. Meanwhile, those called are out of jobs while some are a long way from home. However, Bemidji will take care of those who are from a dis- tance or need assistance in any man- ner. . One Grand Fizzle, The first call was for September 5, 15 and 25. Then it was changed to Septembet 5, 19 and October 3 and it was for 30 per cent each time. Then the percentage was changed and the finish is as above stated— fizzled, Of course it can’t he helped, no doubt. After a half dozen more guesses it may work out. DONALDSON—SANDNES Forest Donaldson of Bemidji and Kate Sandnes of Rosy, Itasca county, were married Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock at the Presbyterian par- sonage by Rev. L. P. Warford. They were attended by Floyd Donaldson and Alma Sandnes. The groom is an engineer with the Crookston Lum- ber company. They will make their home in Bemidji at 915 Minnesota avenue, COMING ON LEAVE Harold Hayner, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Hayner of Lake Boule- vard, is expected to return home Sunday on a leave of absence. He has been stationed at Mare Island, Cal,, having enlisted in the marine corps. Mr. Hayner has a twenty- day leave of absence and will spend about ten days with his parents. GOING AFTER BUICK Mr. and Mrs.- Lars Lind and Mr. and Mrs. H. Gunsalus have gone to Minneapolis where they will attend the fair. While in the cities Mr. Gunsalus will purchase a new Buick machine and the return trip will be made by motor. — =