Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, October 27, 1917, Page 1

VOLUME XV. NO. 250. STUDENTS BUYING LIBERTY BONDS, =™ 77=7 ™™ POOL MONEY AND RECEIVE INTEREST Youngsters Go In Partnership With Uncfe Sam; Principal Returned After the War. KEEN INTEREST IS SHOWN IN EVERY SCHOOL GRADE Teachers Also Show Loyalty By Purchasing; Figures Show What’s Being Done. The children of the public schools are also going into partnership with Uncle Sam and the manner in which the youngsters are taking interest demonstrates, beyond question that ', “jvenile. Bemidji is a patriotic ag- > "gregatlon ’I‘llroughout the country the chil- dren of the schools are interesting themselves in the purchase of Lib- erty Loan bonds, the youngsters : . pooling their savings, and Bemidji is doing likewise. The idea is that the children pay what they can. For instance, if only one dollar is contributed by a child and several others contribute also, a bond is purchased and held by the treasurer of the school dis- trict. Every dollar invested by the pupil draws interegt and is paid semi-annually. Theibonds will be kept this way nntil after the war and the principal returped so as not to about the country after graduation. Teaches To Save. The idea i8 t9 teach the children the art of savi“g and taking interest in saving. ,';Hs also & leason in patriotism ,,{,g Nelping their country. <4 ,_Thy % and-afd @i t.hey"cn{; In the high school, there lias" béer | a .keen' interest in, ‘the ‘movement. The classes have subscribed' to date . as follows: . Seniors——-$152 Juniors—$468. Sophomores—$166. Freshmen—§$408. The Junior high school had sub- scribed $600 up to last night, and one of the Fifth grades in the €en- tral school on the first day sub- ¢ scribed $32 with 45 pupils in that single grade. The teachers are also interested and are buying /bonds. ~ Superintendent Dyer urges those who make their start do so as far as possible with the dollar earned by themselves and not given to them. Owing to the late start, the chil- dren have until next Tuesday night to contribute. -have the. small .amounts scattered; g BRIDGE BOND VOTE NEXT MONDAY; UP TO THE TAXPAYERS Next Monday the people of Bemidji will be asked to vote upon whether the sum of $25,- 000 in bonds should be voted for payment of the new bridge. The voting will be held at the usual precinct polls and the hours will be from 6 o’clock in the morning until 9 o’clock at night. When the contract for the bridge was let there was abso- lutely no provision made for paying for it. Money towards the payment has been paid out of the permanent improvement fund which has been held ille- gal. This money will have to be replaced in some -manner, also. The expense of paying - for the bridge has been unloaded upon the taxpayers of Bemidji and it is up to them to pay for it. It should be paid for. The debt should be wiped out and the whole affair disinfected. The people have learned an- other lesson. BOYS’ CLUB FORMED A Boys’ eciub has been organized by Rev. George Backhurst, at the Episcopal church, with H. W. Bolger as drill instructor. The boys meet in the basement rooms of the church which gives ample scope for exer- cises. The inteution is to make Boy Scouts of the beoys as soon as condi- tions permit. An assistant scout- master is wanted. “RED HEADED GUNNER FIRES ) BEMIDJT, MINNESOTA. SATURDAY m. OCTOBER 27, 1917. Dies In West, Says Report Late Today Simultaneously came two messages from Carson, Nev., day, one to the Bemidji Lodge, 233, & A. M, and the other to P. the few words stating A. F. J. Russell, brief late to- that L. G. Pendergast of Bemidji Sixty-second citizens. Carson Lodge. had died at 1:30 o’clock this morn- ing, and the report spread through- out the city in a moment, for the istrict of the state of Minnesota had lost its representative in the state legislature and Bemidji one of its oldest and most honored ar. west ‘gone to who. is dian, sehool, af|, His ‘demise ‘was due to advancing yeafs, supeflnduoq,l by ardent hardship during 'the Clvil war, his hard campaign’ for elégtion last fall and his efforts in behalf of not only Bemidji but the entire north jy* are partncrs of the ot Minnesota in securlng the =or- Tdl.deh The'funeral will be held in Carson Mundny under the auspices of the Masonic order of which he was a memiber. - midji in the sp ring. The' body will be removed to Be- Normal His Monument. It was during the last session of the Minnesota legislature that Rep- resentative Pendergast in shattered health fought as no other man could for the location of the state’s sixth normal school in Bemidji. with pain, from a sick bed he arose and made that memorable speech on ‘Wracked the floor of the lower house sweep- ing before him all opposition to the allowance of the appropriation for the .school. He pleaded tue cause of his people ‘and the northern por- tion speech. of Minnesota in The grizzled impassioned dug into the souls of all who heard him, and when he told them of the future, he stated he wished as his mouument no better than the normal ! school for the young people of Min- nesota. Returns In Triumph. His return to Bemidji was one of He was met at the depot by a large crowd of Bemidji zens and in a large parade was es- It was with dif- ficulty that he could alight from the ALABAMA TROOPS AND |STEAMER IS SUNK; NEGRO SOLDIERS ARE triumph. corted to his h ome. ON VERGE OF CLASH (By United Press) Camp Mills, Hempstead, L. I., Oct. 27.—Alabama troops and negro sol- diers are on the verge of open hos- tilities. The Alabamans say resent the negroes’ they attitude and threaten to drive the regiment out of camp. The negroe sassert they have been insulted. URKS SHOW YELLOW; REFUSE TO BATTLE London, Oct. (By United Press) 27.—Turkish troops on the Tigris river has refused bat- tle with the British advanced lines, fighting. ‘Washington, an official report from the Mesopo- tamian expedition declares The Turks had advanced on sides of the river toward Semars. The British sallied forth immediate- ly and the Turks retired without today. both ANOTHER COAL CHANGE (By United Press) Oct. coal prices at the mines which should be reflected in prices to the public, 27.—Changed are announced by the coal fuel ad- ministration today. old warrior citi- !'will be located. Brazil Has Broken With World’s Foe (By United Press) Rio de Janeiro, Oct. zil has declared war against Germany by a practically unanimous vote of the Chamber of Deputies. The vote was 149 to 1. LAVINIA TAKES $1,300 WORTH OF B()NI)S TR TTOR Y a—— Lavinia, the pretty summer col- ony. across the lake, might not be so | large ds ‘some other places but there | are more flagpoles to the square inch than are to be found in most :} plaves...-And. tq the Laviniaites Old Glory means somethin ocratic ticket 1n 1906, receiving 103,-[* Vosterday, Lavinia reported $1,300 1000 votes.. He served as custodian of | sypscribed to the Liberty Loan and the old capitol from 1908 to 1911. the people of Lavinia are proud of In 1914 he was elected represen-|their showing. tative of the Sixty-second district _— after ‘the reapportionment of the ATTENDING MEETING state, he being the first to represent = the .district. Last fall he was a Rev. Osmond Johnson, pastor of candidate to succeed himself and was|the First Scandinavian Lutheran again victorious. church, went to McIntosh this after- In private life, Representative|noon where he will attend the dis- Pendergast had engaged in the real|trict meeting of the Norwegian estate business and also as an ap-|Lutheran churches which will be praiser for state owned timber. held Sunday and Monday. Many matters of importance will come up snmm‘l F‘mfiy' at this meeting with regard to the Mr. Pendergast is survived by his| ynjon of the Norwegian churches. widow and eight children, the latter( poy ™ jonnson will deliver an ad- being Misses Tinnie Pendergast, Alice| jro5q at the meeting Sunday. He Pendergast and Mrs. Flora Middle-| w1 return to Bemidji Tuesday. Shroedok af Bemid)), Mre Helen E GLAND IS AWARE THE U. S. CAN FIGHT Harden of Argyle, Minn.; Miss Jessie Pendergast, who is teaching north of Bemidji; P. S. Pendergast of Inter- national Falls, H. O. Pendergast of London, Oct. 27.—I have scanned the horizon intently,” said Premier Lloyd George, “and can se¢ no terms in sight which will lead to an endur- Deadwood, 8. D. Miss Golden Wedding. ing peace. The only terms now pos- sible would mean an armed truce Mrs. Pendergast, before her mar- riage, was Mies Hannah Gregg of Hutchinson, Minn. Had Mr. Pender- ending in an even more frightful struggle.” After a reference to the postpone- st lived until next April they ould have celebrated their golden ment of the hopes of a decision this year owing to the temporary col- wedding anniversary. lapse of Russia, the premier con- CONSPIRACY SEEN T0 DESTROY GRAIN |3 - rather disposed to favor our foes. (By United Press) Two things have changed that. The first is the advent of America, whose Chicago, Oct. 27.—Intimation that | resources and man power are twice widespread conspiracy exists to da-|as considerable as Great Britain’s; stroy lve stock and grain in the|you have there the best fighting ma- stock yards and elevators through-|terfal in the world. We have good out the middle west is asserted in a)reason to know that (laughter and telegram received by Illinois Food | cheers); ingenuity, resolution and Administrator Wheeler from Food | bravery. They are indeed a formid- Controller Hoover today. Hoover|able people and their mechanical re- urged Wheeler to warn the packers and grain men against incendiarism. NEUTRAL SHIPPING MAY BEPRESSED INTO SERVICE (By United Press) Washington, Oct. 27.—Neutral shipping, lying idle in the harbors of the United States, will be put in- to use soon by some means short of actual seizure, says an official state- ment today. THREE NAMES OMITTED FROM K. OF C. OFFICERS PUBLISHED In securing a list of the new of- ficers installed by the Knights of Co- lumbus the names of three were not supplied the Pioneer and hence om- itted. A. A. Andrews was installed as advisor of the council and J. Bisiar and Edward Jackson were installed as members of the board of trustees. train but his blue eyes shown with all luster at the hearty greeting of his fellow .townsmen, women and children. , It was at the banquet given in the Markham hotel to Representative Pendergast and other north Minne- sota legislators who also were in the van for the school that he told his hearers that when stubborn opposi- tion was made to the appropriation for the normal school he told them, “Hell! I haven’t yet begun to fight.” And that he fought and made good is well known. Born in the East. Representative Pendergast was born in Durham, N. H,, in 1542. He came to Minnesota in April, 1857. On May 5, 1861 he enlisted for the Civil War in Company I, First Minne- sota Volunteers. The regiment was an infantry unit and on October 20 he ‘ransferred to Company C, First United States cav alry, serving until 1864 when he was honorably discharged on June 27, State Known Figure. In politics, Mr. Pendergast figured prominently in Minnesota. For two years he served the state on the grain| force from 1899. He was nominated for lieutenant governor on the Dem- EIGHT LIVES LOST (By United Press) New Orleans, Oct. 27.—The steam- er Olympia is reported lost in a storm. Eight lives were lost. DRY SPEAKER COMING The “western word wizard,” Charles J. Hall of Los Angeles, Cal., will speak in the Methodist church Sunday evening at 7:30 o’clc.l] He is a veteran speaker on the ‘“dry” question and during the past year has spoken im 20 different states in the Union. He spent 100 days in Arizona and the people there give him credit for carrying the state dry. He spent 150 days in South Dakota recently in the great cam- paign for a “a dry state.” Mr. Hall is said to have made more speeches on the liquor question during the past four years than any other Am- erican. He is regarded as eloquent, witty and entertaining. The public is invited and the lecture is free. FUNERAL AT WILTON Rev. Lester P, Warford, pastor of the Presbyterian church, officiated at the funeral of Henry Paetscoldt at Wilton yesterday. The services were held in the Norwegian Luther- an church of that village. The de- ceased was born in Wisconsin in 1853 and came to Minnesota in 1861. He had been in ill health for the last year and a half, and died Mon- day from a complication of diseases. Interment was made in the cemetery five miles sonth of Wilton. The de- ceased is a brother of Charles Paets- coldt of Wilton. ENGINEERING SCHOOL A. E. Miller has announced that he will-again operate a steam engi- neering school in Bemidji this win- ter and start a class soon. In ad- dition he will also teach engineer- ing of gasoline engines this year. A definite announcement will be made later as to where the school AWAY ON VISIT. Mrs. J. J. MacLachlan and Mrs. C. C. Sheppard went to Kelliher last evening to spend a week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Everett Kane. Mrs. Kane is Mrs. Maci.achlan's daugh- ter. BEMIDJ 1 DAILY P 7. American Troaps Are In Trenches EXTRA! Pendergast UPONENEMY, SAYS OFFICIAL REPORT, INFANTRY ANXIOUS (By United Press) Headquarters, France, Oct. 27.— American troops are in the front line trenches and the American artillery is behind them. This official announcement of fact was made in a headquarters state- ment today, saying the men had adapted themselves to actual trench conditions in a most satisfactory manner. A red headed artillery captain will share the fame of firing the first shell sent by an American battery captain in America’s fight for dem- ocracy. The battery captain gave the gun- ner the command, the gunner jerked the lanyard and the first shell was sent screaming toward a German battery and autocracy. This was at precisely 6 o’clock this morning. American infantry restlessly wait- ed while the American gunners were at their part of the work and remain- ed ln billits. behind. the lines until evening, then swung through the streets of the village toward the trenches. The case of the shell is being sent to President Wilson, LARGE CROWD HEARS STORY OF THE AIR A packed house heard Captain Ketchin, formerly of the Royal Fly- ing Squadron on the western Euro- pean battle front, tell of his experi- ences in the Elko last night. The address was made after the first run of pictures and standing was at a premium. Roy Liebsle, chairman of the com- mittee in charge, introduced the cap- tain and stated that the people had come to hear the aviator and noth- ing else and that the program was limited to him alone. The talk was full of interest, a brief resume of the start of the war being given and leading up to the time airships came into vogue, at first practically crude affairs for their purpose and later the modern acrial destroyers. Captain Ketchin is a member of the British recruiting commission now in the United States and his presence in Bemidji was to hoost for the Juvenile Ententainers of Winni- peg who will be here next week, aid- ing in recruiting. PREPARE TO LEAVE CITY (By United Press) Petrograd, Oct. 27.—Preparations for the evacuation of Helsingfors, Finland, is reported under way to- day. SEED WHEAT FREED FROM STORAGE LAW Washington, Oct. 27.--An order ex- empting seed wheat from the thirty- day storage provision of the food control law has been made public by the Department of Agriculture, the seed stocks committee of the de- partment will determine whether wheat is suitable for seed. It has a laboratory in Minneapolis. All spring wheat growers east ot the Rocky mountains are required to send samples to W. L. Oswald, 325 Flour Exchange, Minneapolis, before permission to store seed wheat will be granted. Such seed m:er he kept until the end of the ncxi seeding season. A price not to exceed 15 per cen: more than the selling price of No 1 at the elevator where stored will be allowed for seed wheat. The. announcement says this step is taken to assure the holding of sufficient good seed wheat and rye to sow next year's war crops.