Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, November 7, 1917, Page 1

+* BEMIDJI DAIL BEMIDJ]. MINNESOTA. WEDNESD AY EVENIN i | | VOLUME XV. NO. 259. TAMMA ~+~BREAD PRICE MAY BE CUTTO 6 CENTS BY SAFETY BOARD | IN NEAR FUTURE| ,' ers Summoned to Show Why #Prop of Nearly 50 Per Cent F7 Should Not Be Ordered. STATE IS READY TO ACT AHEAD OF THE GOVERNMENT Commission Has Waited Long Enough for Federal Action and ; " Decides to Go Ahead. - Minneapolis, Nov. 7.—Minneapolis master bakers were summoned be- fore the Minnesota Public Safety commission to tell why they should | not sell bread at 6 cents a pound. N P The commission considered the bread | situation in executive: session, and| | 0[ | Dumped I]aily Colonel C. H. March, head of the state food investigating committee, Chicago, Nov. 7.—Orrin K. Earl, a local commission merchant, asserted said the bakers werexto tell their yesterday that $5,000 worth of good side late today. Bread has been selling in Minneapolis and the north-|* potatoes ‘“that should be saved,” have gone to the food dumps daily west at 11 cents a pound. for a long time. This was in part March Predicts Price Cut. . \ Colonel March said the commis- explanation of the charges made within the past two days that large sion had waited for the federal food administration to act, but had de- cided to take the matter up with- quantities of potatoes, cabbage, onions and sugar beets have been allowed to freeze and rot. out more delay. “The commission undoubtedly will “Fve known as“high’ as five ear-, loads of potatoes o go to the dumps fix lower prices for bread,” said Colonel March. “I look for decisive in a day,” declared Mr. Earl. ‘“Some- times as high as 20 per cent have action by the commission.” been thrown out. By proper system WARFORD IS CHAIRMAN OF BELTRAMI COUNTY RED CROSS CHAPTER BAGLEY CITIZENS WILL BOOST Y. M. C. A. FUND kors of the Beltrami county chapter, "Red Cross, has chosen its officers as (Special to Pioneer) Bagley, Nov. 7.—Rev. H. H. Ing- follows: Chairman—Rev. L. P. Warford. Vice chairman—Mrs. A. P. White. Secretary—Miss Donna Lycan. Treasurer—Dr. E. H. Smith. The appointment of committees has not been completed and the board is holding a meeting this af- ernoon to finish naming the mem- bers. ham of Duluth, in behalf of the Y. M. C. A, addressed the citizens of Bagley at the high school auditor- ium last night on the issues of the war and painted a vivid word pic- ture of the numerous social and mor- al pitfalls that our soldier boys are beset with, not only in foreign lands, but right here in our own country. He made an earnest ap- ¥ BAND T0 FURNISH LOYALTY DAY MUSIC The Bemidji band is asked to fur- nish music for the big loyalty’ meet- ing next Sunday. Leader P. R. Pet- M. C. A. has undertaken and is car- rying on at this time in every land for the betterment of the social and erson is sending out an “S. 0. 8.” call for men, men who play any kind moral conditions of the soldiers. A unit will be formed in Clear- of instrument used in a band. He is anxivas to make a good showing and in these patriotic times every water county to solicit funds and take part in the “great drive” that the Y. M. C. A. is going to make man is urged to do his bit. the coming week to raise $35,000,- In speaking of the work, Mr. Pet- erson said: “I know there are men 000, the amount required to carry on their work until July, 1918. 1awh of the Edgewater Creche 1 of engineering, and while at that seat of learnihg became first lieu- tenant in one of the companies of the three regiments which the Uni- versity has, the largest cadet corps in the United States.- Last winter he formed a partnership with George Geib, a university mate, who was a captain in the cadet regiments, com- ing to Bemidji as engineers and ar- chitects. Mr. Geib held a brevet captain’s commission in the Nation- al Guard of Illinois and was called to report to the officers’ reserve corps as a first lieutenant. He was quickly promoted to a.captaincy and made topography officer of the regi- ment of engineers at Camp Dodge. Mr. Leibsle has been offered a good position with an grchitectural firm in Des Moines and accepted it until the close of hostilities when he says he hopes the firm will again lacate in Bemidji. Earlier in the evening, Mr. Leibs- le was the guest of honor at dinner at the Markham given by Fred Sha- vitch and which proved to be an en- joyable affair. ' RUSSIAN AWAITS WAR CALL; FINALLY LEARNS THAT HE CAN ENLIST Not knowing that he had the privilege. to enlist, Mike Norvak, a Russian, has been in Bemidji for the past four or five weeks, waiting to be drafted and more than anxious to go to the front. He was approach- ed by the local recruiting officer, Clarence Foucault, and it did not take him long to emlist. As he is very fond of horses, he enlisted in the cavalry and this noon for Jeffer- son barracks, via Duluth. MORE XMAS CHEER Photo by American Press Association. ) i: % - Some of the childrep of goldlers and satlors in Unc| service playlngy a. Englewood, N: J., which:is now endeavoring to° give them pr.ference. | . . FIRST LIEUTENANT; ol First Lieutenant Roy Leibsle of N the Home Guard was honored by the 7 members of the company last eve- v K ning when, upon the eve of his de- 4 parture for his home in Des Moines, Iowa, Dan Moore on behalf of fl:: 2 3333:"3'0 ”{f:?:';fi,;,::“g&?::fi gom , While walking around in the yard reply, Licut. Leibsle expressed his|Monday, little Raymond McMahan, appreciation and said he was proud |:39% tnlg:e;":v:::’:. E::;n b r?:é vine§ are of e everbearing kin tirm:%ltzo“l;ro:tpe:fie }::mv;zsn;ne of the and ;are known to bear very late in ogl'he Dresentation of the watch the gall, but it seems remarkable took place just before the men start- they could ripen during the present P ne cold spell, The strawberry patch had ‘been covered by enow and the beppjen had. ripsned. ket. - e MOTOR ON RED LAKE; y - 8. A. Belvog, agent for the state fisheries at Redby, and Ray Schuster of Kelliher, while driving on the ice along the shores of Red Lake in a Ford car Sunday, dropped through the ice into five feet of water. The accident occurred near Shot- ly, about a thousand feet from shore. After several attempts to raise the car upon the ice, the two men se- cured saws and cut the ice through to the shore line. An ox was brought into service and with the as- sistance of neighbors the car was hauled upon dry land. OHI0 GOES DRY; 9 [ " SUFFS” LOSE N (By United Press) Columbus, 0., Nov. 7.—Incom- plete returns indicate the drys have carried Ohio in the election held yesterday. Woman suffrage was de- feated. who can play musical instruments and who would come out if only 1 knew where to find them. want the help of all citizens to help locate these men.” = Note—The vote on the liquor question was state-wide prohibition in the form of a constitutional amendment. The vote on suffrage was in the form of a referendum on a law passed by the last general as- sembly. BIG DOTNGS FRIDAY BY > 0DD FELLOWS: INITIATION The Independent Order of Odd Fellows are planning a big time for next Friday night. A class of can- didates will be initiated and a ban- quet served after the degree work. Every 0dd Fellow is urged to be present and visitors from out-of- town lodges are expected. The offi- cers extend a cordial invitation to all 0dd Fellows. ARMY AT CAMP DODGE WILL STAY. GEN. PLUMMER SAYS Camp Dodge, Ia., Nov. 7.—General Plummer put an end to all rumors that the Eighty-eighth division of the National army would be removed from Camp Dodge this winter. The division will stay here, the general said, and target practice and fleld drills will be held in spite of the winter weather. New Mexico Dry. Santa Fe, Nov. 7.—New Mexico went dry in the election held yes- terday by 2 to 1. HOW MUCH CORN CAN MIKE EAT? WORTH 310 Who is Mike? He is a corn-fed rooster owned by C. A. Knapp. Mike will give a corn eating exhibition in the display window of his bosses store Saturday morning at 10 o’clock. The person who figures nearest the numbr of kernels Mike eats in a given time, will be awarded $10 worth of shoes. The person who coir:es second with his estimate gets Mike. MASONS MEET TONIGHT Tonight s the regular meeting of Bemidji lodge, No. 233, A. F. & A. M., and all members are urged to be present. FUNERAL OF CHILD Rev. Osmond Johnson conducted the funeral of the four-year-old child of Mr. and Mrs. Sether of Turtle River today. ~n lowing» boxes for the soldiers since the last list was published: Mrs. E. J. Swed- back $1, Mrs. W. P. Dyer’s Red Cross Circle $8, Mrs. Irish $1, Walter Barker $1, and Verna Barker $1. STOCK CHANGES HANDS Edward Anderson has bought the stock formerly owned by the Town Market, of which Herman Stitch was manager, and will move the stock to his second hand store at 320 Min- nesota avenue. The deal was closed vesterday. GAZA CAPTURED BY BRITISH FORCES IN PALESTINE (By United Press) London, Nov. 7.—The capture of Gaza by the British forces in Pales- tine is announced today. Appeal for Worthy Poor Made By Salvation Army Captain Crusberg of the Salvation Army is in dire need of material for winter reiief work, and makes a call upon the ¢itizens of Bemidji and the surrounding country for old clothes, furniture, stoves, etc. There will be a special need of bedding as well. Under the very best circumstances there are many calls for help and with winter coming omn, Captain Crusberg is anxious to provide for those who will be otherwise neg- Clected. It would be a very fine plan, he says, for the farmers to co-operate with the Salvation Army in the dis-either do so by bringing their gifts n_*ibunon of such produce as is plen-|to the Salvation Army or calling up tiful, and Captain Crusberg pledges| 478 and some one will be detailed himself to do all within his power|to call for-them. to see that only the really worthy receive the benefit of such help. Inasmuch as the Salvation Army devotes all of its time to work among the poor, it is in position to render aid to the needy in a most efficient way. It is not all settlement work- ers, especially those from the more favored homes, says the captain, who understand the psyschology of the poor. The Salvation Army does not study psychological methods but learns them from practical experi- ence, and it is this fact that has placed this organization in the front rank of religious-charitable workers. Those wishing to give anything to aid in this splendid work may New Defense Line. London, Nov. 7.—General Cardona has established a new defense line, says an Italian dispatch today. | NOT YESTERDAY'S NEWS, BUT TODAY'S NEWS TODAY--BY THE GREAT UNITED PRESS U.S. Soldier’s ¢ this blaa- G. E. Carson as the successor to Mr. BAGLEY NATIONAL BANK- A o FORTY FIVE CENTS PER MONTH IET);4 i r it PR YLAN IS ELECTED WYORK'S MAYOR: LURALITY SETS NEW CITY RECORD © ELECTIONS AT A GLANCE Judge Hylan was chosen mayor of New York, defeating John P. Mitchel and Morris Hillquit by big majorities. Governor McCall and Repub- lican ticket were elected in Massachusetts. Democrats, led by Westmore- land Davis for governor, win in Virginia. Woman suffrage sanctioned in New York, but turned down in Ohio. Prohibition carries in New Mexico. In Ohio, the vote was close, with the drys ahead. Mayor Kelleher and entire Citizens’ ticket was elected in East Grand Forks, James Morrsey was chosen mayor of Crookston by one vole. Elias Steenerson was the man edged out. Other candi- dates were A. J. Neal and M. R. Hussey. Throat Cut By (By United Press) With the American forces in France, Nov. 7.—One of the Ameri- can soldiers killed in the surprise attack in a trench raid in France had his throat cut. He was over- whelmed by the Bosches, backed up against a trench wall and a knife drawn across his neck. Artillery fire in the American sec- tor continues brisk. CARSON IS CHOSEN BOARD MEMBER OF " STATE SANITORIUM At the session of the board of county commissioners Tuesday after- noon, A. G. Wedge tendered his res- ignation as a Beltrami county mem- ber of the board of directors of the Tri-County tuberculosis sanatorium at Puposky. Mr. Wedge informed the board that press of personal busi- ness warranted his resignation. The board then unanimously chose (By Unijted Press) New York, Nov. 7.—In one of the bitterest political battles in which everything practically was injected, Judge John F. Hylan was elected mayor of New York City yesterday by nearly 160,000 plurality. Mayor Mitchel ran second and Hillquit was close behind him. Ben- nett scarcely knew he was in the race after the votes were counted. The vote stood: Hylan, 297,282; Mitchel, 149,307; Hillquit, 142,178; Bennett, 73,678. The Socialists cast three tinies the vote they did before. The winner was the Tammany candidate, supported by ' Hearst’s newspapers and ‘Hearst himself. Result Never in Doubt. From the time the returns wero received from the first 100 districts, the result never was in doubt. It was evident that Hylan had scored an overwhelming victory and again brought control of the city admin- istration into the hands of Tam- many Hall. Most of the newspapers which had supported Mitchel, and that included all in the city except those owned by William R. Hearst, conceded Hy- lan’s election before 7 o’clock. Hill- quit was the first of the unsuccess- ful candidates to admit his defeat. The republican county committee announced at 7:30 o'clock that Hy- lan undoubtedly had been elected. Hylan Makes Statement. Judge Hyjan's first act after being assured of his election was to make this statement: “The results speaks for itself. The people have spoken and in no un- certain manner. Democracy has once more been restored to power. The people and not the corporate inter- ests will rule for the mnext four years. I am indeed grateful for the confidence thus reposed in me by the citizens of the city of New York. “The result is a complete justifi- cation of the fight we have made for honesty, efficiency and economy in the public service. That was the sole issue upon which the election was decided. No Americanism Issues, “l want to make it plain to the world, that there was no issue of Americanism or loyalty involved, so far as I am concerned. There could be none, for I am as good an Am- erican as any man, as loyal to my flag.” Wedge. BUYS $65.900 BONDS (Special to Pioneer) Bagley, Nov. 7.—At the bond sale held here yesterday, A. Kaiser, presi- dent of the First National Bank of Bagley, bid in the $39,405 worth of bonds to defray the expenses of the construction of Judicial Ditch No. 2 in the northern portion of Clearwa- ter county, and $26,600 worth of bonds for the construction of County Ditch No. 3 in the southern portion of the county. Several bond houses were represented at the sale, but owing to the present weak condition of the bond market, following the floatation of the $5,000,000,000 sec- ond Liberty Loan {ssue, did not offer any bids for the immediate taking over of the bonds. NO SPECIAL LEGISLATURE TO REVIVE PARTY PRIMARIES (By United Press) St. Paul, Nov. 7.—No special leg- islature will be called to revive party primaries, said Governor Burnquist today. The committee appointed to in- vestigate the school text books in use in Minnesota schools found 11 of the 350 in use to be pro-German. One hundred thousand rounds of infantry ammunition in Minnesota is to be rushed for use of the Am- ericans in France. This is an or- der by the war department. Come On Fellows! Pick Your “Job” in the Military If plans of Recruiting Officer Clar- ence Foucault materialize, there will be another contingent of volunteers ready for service by December 1. The recruiting committee of the Commercial club is assisting Mr. Foucault in volunteer work and will lend every effort in making a rec- ord for volunteers on the date set. Seven men have already been exam- ined and more are on the waiting list, who plan on leaying December 1 the drafted men. All men who have not been examined by the local board and are subject to draft will be urged to take the step. It is bet- ter for any man to pick his ‘“job” than to be thrown into one he does not want or fit into. Come on, you fellows! You know you ought to go and so does every- body else. It’s the main thing to do and the wise move to make. Let's make it a big delegation for De- cember 1. Get in touch with the recruiting station now and learn what you do not know. There are some splendid openings for each of you. The committee will make a can- vass of .prospective volunteers and explain to them the advantages of offering their services over those of