Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 19, 1918, Page 1

~ =l —— _ * . BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA. SATURDAY BVENING. JANUARY 19, 1918, e e Shortcomings: i . (By United Press) " -Washington, Jan. 19.—McAdoo went' ‘before the Senate interstate commerce: commigsion today, having been summoned by the commission, and in reply to-direct questioning . | admi¢ted that he had been unable to 1[/do ‘mi Sickness and Death Cause Three - * . Resign; Draft Closes the Night School: - ¢ TAt the meeting of the board of education held last evening. W. P. Dyer: was re-elected superintendent of the Bemidji schools for ‘another year. The re-election of ‘Superfn- .endent Dyer Wwill mean his ninth year ag the head of Bemidji’s schools; The board went on record as will- ing ‘to co-operate with the state board-for vocational education in if- augurating in the schools the plan for vocational: training and instruc- tion for drafted men, such plan being under state supervision. ~Only the : ‘dchools.of ‘the principal cities of the state’ will take part in this move- ment, owing' to’ limited facilities of the 'smaller schools. - AR The ldeasol%mth?g: To provide -in- structors and teachers for the bene- fit of drafted men who desire to en- ter the 'service where a kmowledge of stenography, typewriting, auto i .~repairing,” - bricklaying, carpenter ? work, radio .and buzzer operating, acksmithing, etc., “etc., would be valuable adjunct to their army ca- " ‘reer; n all, there are nineteen ac- tivities, or trades in the. list. * The board resolved to place the fa- cilities of the-schools at :the- disposal of the state authorities for tne work. It there is sufficient_ interest, in- structors: will . be secured and = in- struction given. Several experis in idesired lines will be secured in A/ ‘whose services - will Ten ‘teachers presented. a _req\lest. to the board: fer an increase X%L_g;llo per month in their'salaries: ™ All ‘are “w<_new teachers to Bemidji and are em- ployed in’ the grades. Some ‘of thent) have. had experience waile tiis .is the first year some of them ' have tanght. 5 The salaries rangeYrom $62.50 per month, to $67.50 up to $70. Mr. Molander asked if it cost more for the ones receiving $62 to live than it did the ones receiving $70. He also expressed an interest in the asking for the same amount in each instance. - He further asked if inese teachers were under contract, where- at President Smith replied, ““Yes, for ear.” - : The matter was refefred to the “teachers’ committee for recommen- dation as-to disposition. 4 ~‘Miss Dorothy Torrance was grant- ed permission as instructor.in sing- ing music, she to receive no salary. : ignations ‘Accepted. S The %fig&ggn of M?as .Francis Hoord as grade teacher was received . and ‘accepted.. She was called home by the illness of her sister, who soon after her arrival died. 3 Miss Anna Turnquist also present- ed her resignation. She was also called home. Her mother is serious-| 1y /ill and has been. taken to a Min- neapolis hospital and her services are required® with her mother. The resignatiod of Miss Dorene Swadling cvas-also reported.- T fill these places, Miss Lilly En- geler,-Miss Gunda Borgea and Mrs. F. D.. Getchell were named for the ° balance of the s‘cl,;;ol ye;‘. The.nlt%:ctl scl oo}!'tor tore};ners ‘=t was reported closed owing to lack & ) [ Last year the school -a hig_success but this year the has taken away a larger por- “fion: of the class and it was decided to discontinue it. "It had as high as 16 students but most of tnem enter- ed military service. 2 | The dedication of the new Lincoln school: will be held some day goon and a committee consisting *of. Dr. Smith, Dr. ‘Palmer and Superintend- _ent Dyer was named to msake ar- rangements. - A room in the obsolete Nymore school - was allowed the Pilgrim Sun- day school for a meeting place, the members to act as custodian ef the building. o ;;&e.uoun ULTINATUM ~SENT ROUMANIANS (By United Press) Petrograd, Jan. 19.—The Ninth army committee has sent a two-hour ultimatum to the Roumanians, de- manding a free passage for Russian troops through Jassy. (By United Press) Paris, Jan. 19.—The A death of /?'E'n Knock, age 23 years, and a esident of Baltimore, is announced oday as having been wounded in a rench raid, uch: toward straightening out| reight tangles. < ol the - i wm?n'}tn&? Jme). %!gltesponsl- bility' for. the drastic fuel “ order which” cfeated such a storm in’ the ‘country,-was shifted in mauy rumors ‘circulated ‘here, from Administrator H. ‘A. Garfield and laid to others among the president’s advisors. “The 'most persistent report was that Secretary ~of the ' Treasury .7 McAdoo was the real author of As ‘director. general of the rail- roads; this report had it, McAdoo had ‘been.-upable: to break the railroad blockade. It was. ielt -that industry must suspend so that_he could save the' government ratlroad operation from complete disaster. Unwilling to make McAdoo face the storm which it was anticipated would break, the president, this re- port_said, had picked Dr. Garfleld as the ‘‘goat,” and had directed him to issue the order closing industries. CENTRALIZED CONTROL OF WAR PROGRAN “OBJECT OFTWO BILLS X (By United Press) ~- Washington, Jan, 19.—Centralized control to conquer the kaiser will he the slogan in congress. Senator 'Chamberlain is planning pressing two bills providing for a first minister of munitions with wide purchasing powers, and the second bill ‘creating a war council of three to five members, who will be next to ‘the president and haye supreme com- mand of the .war program. L T e < ALLEGED 1. W. W. AR TAm BY THE POLICE . Three alleged members ‘of the I. W. W. are in the city jail awaiting a-hearing. - Officer ‘‘Bill” Ray pick- ed up two last night "and . Officer «“Jack’ ‘Essler. bagged another this morning.” It is’'said they - carried ‘cards of membership in the I. W. W. Movies May {OpenMonday; Close Tuesday (By" United Press) . Washington, Jan. 19.—The- na- tional fuel administration today is-| - stiied an order permitting theaters to operate on Mondays, to accommodate the holidays crowds idle from other businéss. . /The theaters will be ‘closed “on Tuesdays instead, and the.same rule dpplies to’' moving picture theaters, bowling alleys, pool and billiard parlors and public and private dance halls.- .. 3 § It is unknown whether an attempt 4 will be made to stop excessive char- ges on-Mondays. REVOLT T0 OVERTHROW 'BOLSHEVIKI STARTED (By United Press) Petrograd, Jan. 19.—A counter revolutionary plot to overthrow the Bolsheviki is announced by the city safety commission today. -The Bol- sheyiki have . concentrated - strong forces in the.city. Kerensky has ar- rived secrgtly in Petrograd and is hiding’ here. A Munitineers believe the plan 'is centering around a revolt at the meeting cf the constituent assembly. Several were killed and many wounded in street fighting this morning near the constitutent as- sembly., Extra ards have been placed at Bolsheviki headquarters. It is believed Premier Jerensky is head- ing the revolution. . GERMAN MILITARY PARTY IS INTENT UPON WESTERN DRIVE Washington, Jam. 19.—American and allied officialdom are convinced the German military party holds the upper hand and proposes to make a west front drive as the main answer to Premier George and President Wilson’s war aims. This is what international experts ~ interpretated from Premier George’s speech. It is believed Chancellor Hertling. will make some answer to Wilson’s peace plans buf without concessions now. “|'statutes, and to all other pena! ALIENS; REGISTER - - UNDER PENALTY Februsry 4 is the Date and the In- structions-Must All Be Thor- oughly Obeyed. ORDER OF THE GOVERNMENT ' " 10 ALL CHIEFS OF POLICE Severe Punishment for Alien in Store . If Found Without Card of i Registration. Following out the order of the government - for: the. registering of all’ aliens from the German empire on February 4, Chief of Police Rip- ple gives to the public for the in- formation-and guidance of all inter- ested: a copy of -the order. and the penalty for violation. It % Persons required to register, upon| penalties for failure to register, and for violation of regulations. First: All npatives, citizens, den- izens or subjects of the German Em pire, or of the Imperial German gov- ernment, being males of the age of fourteen (14) and upwards, who are within the United States and not ac- tually naturalized as American cit- izens, are requirted to register as alien enemies. g . Second: This registration shall extend to all land and water, contin- ental or insular, in any way within the jurisdiction of the United States. Penalty for Failure, Third: Antgl{en. enel‘lge required to register who faiis to complete his registration within the time fixed therefore, or who violates or attempts to violate, or whom there is reason- able ground to believe that he -is about to violate any regulations pro- mulgated by the President of the United States, or this regulation, in addition to all other penalties .pre- scribed by law, is liable to restraint, imprisonment and: detention for the duration of the war, or to give se- curity, or.to remove and depart from the United States in the mann scribed in Sections 4067, 406 4070 - of. the. United - States es prescribed in the several proclamay tions of the President of the United States, and in the regulations duly promulgated -by or under the auth- ority of the president. Liable to ; g Fourth: Aneallen‘;m:y required to, register, who shall after the date fixed for the issuance to him of a registration -card, be found within the limits of the.United States, its territories or possessions, without having his registration card on his person {s liable to the aforesaid pen- alties. Each registrant is required to fur- nish four unmounted photographs of ‘himself not larger than three by ’| three inches, on thin paper, with a light background. All four photo- graphs should be signed by the reg- istrant across the face of the photo- graphs so as not to obscure the feat- ures if the applicant is able to write. MISKI FIGHTS FULTON ~-TO HOT STANDSTILL (By United Press) St. Paul, Jan. 19.—Fred Fulton, the Rochester giant, claimant of the ‘heavyweight title, and Billy Miske, middleweight, fought a draw here last night before one of the largest crowds that ever witnessed a boxing match in the Twin Cities. The decision of the of the United Press was a draw. The 8t. Paul Daily News gives the verdict to Mis- ke. The St. Paul Pioneer Press gives its decision as a draw, while the Min- neapolis Tribune says Fulton won by a shade. Berl?é,nr };31. clofll.(l’é%ug? ogzernln; Austrian minister,® will soon make a reply to President Wilson’s peace outline. ° 4 ¢By United Press) ‘Washington, Jan. 19.—S-cretary f War McAdoo in a dtatement today indicated that the Minneapolls, Red Lake &:Manitoba ratlroad from Be- midji to Red Lake would not be tak- en: over by the government unless necessary. The secretary said it is unlikely the government will ' take ' over “baby” roads at- this time.- He ad- mitted resultant loss to the Bemidji road’jand- other- “baby” roads, but they would bear it in a spir- triotic sacrifice. ‘e BAE‘GOHCEBT RESERVED TS ON SALE AT BARKER'S Reserved eeats: for the band uni- form benefit fund to be given at the Grand theater, January 80, have been placed on sale. and seats may be reserved at Barker's drug store. The prices are 35¢, 76¢ and $1. BEMIDJI HIGH QUINT CLEANS HOUSE WITH ATTKIN HIGH 56 T0.8 Bemidji’s high school basketball team sprung a decided surprise last evening when it defeated the Aitkin five by a score of 3G to 8. A close game had been expected as Altkin had several veterans in {its lineup while Bemidji has a team this year composed entirely of new men, none of whom had played regularly before. The squad has been practicing hard during the past couple of weeks un- der the direction of Coach Jacobson, former “Big Bemidg” and Carleton college star; and the results have been very gratifying. From the first minute of play last evening it was plainly apparent that Aitkin,‘wes outclassed in every de- partmént of the game and -the size 1{of the score was only a matter of -opindon. < A For Bemidji, Fred Phibbs was the star, scoring 12 field baskets, five in.the first half and seven in the second. - He also shot six fouls, mak- ing 28 points secured by this stellar player, half of the points made by the team. At the other forward po- sition was Achenbach, who' also played an especially brilliant game, his floorwork being a feature. He also shot three baskets. Simons at center and Opsahl and Tennstrom at guards performed in regular - ‘“‘Be- midg” style, the latter securing six baskets, .some being from very diffi- cult angles. Next Friday evening, Jan. 25, Be- midji will play the Grand Rapids quint here and this should be one of the best games of the season as Bemidji and Grand Rapids are bitter rivals in athletics. Both teams are runners-up for the championship in their respective districts. The attendance at the games thus far this season has been very unsat- istactory and unmless bette: support is given the team there is much dan- ger of the quint disbanding. Many people do not attend the games this year because they are under the im- pression that Bemidji hasn’t much of a team. This is not so. Bemidji this year has one of the fastest teams that ever-represented the Bemidji in- stitution and is deserving of sup- port. The score and lineup: BEMIDJI Achenbach . ... Phibbs Simons . AITKIN Rogers . Larson veiin.., Silkey Opsahl . . Bockenorgan Tennstrom . . Holden Substitute cGuitlore and Casey. Summary: Field goals, Bemidji— Phibbs 11, Achenbach 3, Simons 8, Opsahl ‘3, Tennstrom 6; Aitkin— Rogers 1, Silkey 1, Bockenorgan 1. Fouls thrown—Phibbs6, Silkey 1. Referee, Dr. J. W. Diedrich; time- keeper, Bert Naylor; scorer, G. C. Heishberger. B Pounded Glassls Pumped From Bemidji Well This Morning; MysteriousAffair A mystery of the presence of pounded glass in the well at the resi- dence of Mrs..Emma Collard, 1018 America avenue, aroused the neigh- borhood in that locality today when W. A. Dehart, a neighbor, pumped out a myriad of small pieces of glass from the water supply of three families. Mr. Dehart brought several pieces of the glass to the Pioneer office this morning. There were scores of them, ranging from about the size of half a pea to particles the size of the head of a pin. Not until this morning had the users of the well noticed anything of similar nature and the belief is that the pounded glass was inserted in the top of the pump, which oper- ates a driven well. About a half teacup full of the glass was pumped from the well this morning. The well is used by Mrs, Collard, Ben Lundgren, who rents an adjoin- ing house from Mrs. Collard, and Mr. Dehart, also a neighbor. Mr. Dehart, is of the belief some one at- tempted to kill those who nse the well and warns persons of Bemidji to logk to their pumps. There are some who seem to think it was the work .of children. At any rate it was a narrow escape for thcse who use the well for drinking purposes. ERDAY'S PAPERS-READ THE HINNESOT DIRECTOR - DETAILED ORDERS; ~ BEMIDJ * How-Order Atfects Bemid)i FACTORIES—No plant shall use fuel from Jan, 18 to Jan. 22, inclusive, or on any of the nine succeeding Mondays, ex- cept where continuous opera- tion 18 necessary to avoid seri- ous injury to plant or contents. Manufacturers of bread and perishable foodstufts and pub- lic service corporations are ex- empt from the order. STORES—AII stores, includ- ing department stores, must re- main unheated on the ten Mondays specified, except gro- ceries, bakeries and butcher shops, which can maintain heat until noon. Drug stores can be, beated all day. - No stores will close the first five '‘no heat” days except on next Monday. OFFICE BUILDINGS—Office ptructures shall not-be heated on fuelless Mondays. Banking gnd trust company offices and quarters used by governmental agencies, transportation compa- nies, fuel distributing firms, physicians and dentists are ex- cepted. 3 NEWSPAPERS--Papers shall ot be required to suspend pub- ication. They are not affected ° -by the first five holiday order except on next Monday., On that day and the nine succeed- jng Mondays, papers may issue an holiday schedule—those ac- " customed -to: no isBue on na- tional holidays may print one y(xmlon, others the usual sched- ule. . SCHOOLS‘fiND C"HU%CHEdS - W will not be-affected. .Thé “needs are. prior under paragraph F of order. Churches are affected only one day, next Sunday. If they have no coal, they cannot get it unless there Is & surplus over needs of prior classes. If they have coal, they will not need to close. AMUSEMENTS—No shows shall be given on the ten Tues- days. The “no heat” orcer will ' affect all regular theaters, mo- tion picture houses, and all dance halls, billiard rooms and other places of entertainment, for the ten Tuesdays specified, CHICAGO LABOR SEEKS HELP OF CHARITIES; CHIMNEYS INACTIVE (By United Press) Chicago, Jan. 19.--Smoke.ess chim- neys of Chicago’s factories meant hunger, cold and sickness to thou- sands of workmen and their families, the first day of the Garfield closing order. Thousands of workmen, unable to read or write, those who cannot af- ford daily papers and those whose time is too limited to read, knew nothing of the fuel administration’s order when it suddenly went into ef- fect and went to work at the usual hour yesterday. They were told there was no work and the hunt for another job commenced. In vain the men sought other places of employment and met the same story. Then they hesieged the charities. Exempted By War. ‘Washington, Jan. 19.—All saw mills on ehip contracts are exempted from the Garfield suspension order. This exemption {s made at the re- quest of the navy department. Numerous protests against the theater closing clause have been re- celved. A new order permitting theaters to operate on Monday gnd close other-days is expected. Motion picture “theater men think the men made idle should have some place for innocent recreation while not em- ployed. All laundries are exempted alto- gether from the law’s operations. Ford Refuses Exemption. Detrol{fl Jan, fi)—'l’h Ford Motor company has declined to accept ex- emption from the operation of the fuel order. = ANOTHER JOINS COLORS Albert Mullholland was sent to Du- luth this noon by Corporal Fougault, whence he will be sent to Jefferson barracks. He enlisted in the quar- termaster’s department. The young man was 18 years old yesterday? He is an orphan and had been working in the woods, .|sey judge of the Denver _ FORTY FIVE CENTS PER MO ISSUES | AFFECTE State Fuel Administrator McGee of Minnesota has issued special fuel Fulings for thestate of Minnesota which affect Bemidji in many ways. Of principal interest to Bemidji is that the order affécts manufacturing plants whether or not they use saw- dust or refuse for running their boil- ers for plant opefation. The. local fuel committee consists of Dr. G. M. Palmer, H. C. Baer and M. J. Brown. The mills of Bemidji are continuing to operate, pending something of a definite and tangible nature. The McGee order is as follows: Plumbing establishments may maintain their temperature on Mon- days in event of emergency calls but not for regular business. Undertakers are permitted to op- erate at all times. - Manufacturing plants which sus- pend manufacturing operations dur- ing the, five-day period are. permit- ted to heat and occupy their offices during the .period provided the offi- ces can be. separately- heated, but such manufacturing plant offices shall not be heated or occupied on : Mondays. Schools Do Not Close. Public schools do not close. Concerns which are combined job- bers and manufacturers may con- tinue the operation of their jobbing departments but must eliminate ev- ery process of manufacturing for the five-day period. . In thawing for an excavation, if the completion of the process will use less fuel than its remcwal after a period of suspension, the opera- tion may be continued. The ruling of the fuel administra- tor forbids the use-of every charac- ter of fuel for manufacture during the five-day period and on Mondays. Not to Coal A'ame. The application is not coal alone. Manufacturing plants burning wood, 'i shavings, oil or other material which is a by-product from the pro- cess of manufacturing are required to close duripg the five-day period. Manufacturing plants using elec- tricity or gas exclusively for heat- ing or lighting are required to close during the five-day -period. Manufacturing plamts which- op- erate their heating orflighting plants on tne basis exclusivety of water power (this does not-include power derived from electric light or gas companies) may remain open during the five-day period. Manufacturing plants which would suffer through closing down a seri- ous loss to products in the course of fabrication will be permitted to op- erate but in order to operate they must secure a special permit from the fuel administrator. Aute Shons Not Included. Automobile repair shops are not included under the direction of manufacturing plants and may oper- ate during the five-day period. Automobile assembling plants are included under the definition of manufacturing plants and are sub- ject to all rules affecting manufac- turers during the five-day period and | #|on Mondays. Office buildings are required on Mondays to maintain temperature sufficiently high only to prevent freezing. They are permitted to use sufficlent power to run one eleva- tor. The flour mills are permitted to operate. The public library is permitted to operate. Store windows are to be dark on Monday nights. Jobbers of perishable food prod- ucts are permitted continuous op- eraflon. o Stores where not otherwise ex- empted are not permitted to operate even if the heating of the store id necessary to maintain the building which they occupy at an ahove freezing temperature. WILL SEND LINDSEY ON MISSION ABROAD '(By United Press) Washington, Jan. 19.—Ben Lind- juvénile court, has accepted the assignment from the American government .to study social conditions in France, as- certaining conditions and rehabili- tation plans among girls, women and children. JUDGE TIES KNOT Ben Lawrence and Florence Doyle, both of Red Lake agency, were mar- ried this noon by J. E. Harris, judge of probate. Théy will make their home at Red Lake,