Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 22, 1918, Page 1

- .'The 'city " conncil held a lengthy meeting last night, the session being t?uzht with many features of in- térest. ; m‘smé'tlngt Hgl]t" o'llll the :fiel, Alder- n Smart; after the reading of ‘the . ainggeu. ‘fio;_ed tl;;t llevernlgaalnrl:s ;:fi“‘;d‘ ':f“{;d‘lz’r' ‘t’]lgk:l:;‘ld y employes ‘be increased, - Y 2 ing- that thsy salary llzum'; "be finl e!ectlon February 19, as changed on the minutes of the last ollows: ? previous meeting. - At: the previous :‘m_aT ward—J. J. Conger, meeting the salaries had hbeen set|| Judge; George Kirk, Bert Get- by recommendation, but the resolu-|| °hell. ~Folls, Miller's store. tion *had not been’ drawn for pas- { SROOND — C, - .- Shepherd, TUDGES CLERES FOR PAL, ELECTION The city council last evening 1-—Clock face of the Etrelllers:church in France mos ! 4 ; ; 3 eiiia B : Ue| sage, and Smart argued that so lon udge; R. J. Fenton, J. Wil- ‘rest of the church was ruined. 2—Advanced dressing station hcre a8 the salaries hud‘ not been pnseg fams. _Polls, City building. eneral: Falkenhay t by f; the: d 88 on 0 ':ilnrlienb dags.: :3—Student aviators at ao American “ground school ther a: ! . |upon .in the prescribed resolution THIRD — A. - W. Digaire, by’8 WE-F v eimnnnnnaia oty - SO . they could be changed before the ap-|| ~Judge; O. B. Stevens; John Rip- gn, aban-} - - ; i o e R P " | proval of the minutes. ple. Polls, Dicaire's log house. T S ak ; Moberg eupported Smart in his FOURTH — J. B . Croon, HEATLESS DAY ALSO . N\ contention. : judge; A. L. Dickenson, A. O. PROVES TOBACCOLESS Motion is Lost. ::;e‘. on!:::l" Dailey's employ- S * However, had the salaries been FlF'rH--Arohie Olson, judge; changed as Smart insisted could be done, the record would not have been 2,:,’:{2{‘,’;,‘;; 3 Paulon. olls, : % of the business transacted at the pre- : : ) &z ; vious. meeting in question and the | c—————— - users of tobacco in the ait: ; N B i 4 . |minutes would have been partly of = ~— " denly became’ aware that their '}l K = ; the previous meeting and the meet-| i, ¢4 rqiee the other driver to $90 ‘stock of ‘cigarettes or:tobacco |’ M | & 1 ing held last night. s 3 3 S : The -moti _| was lost by a vote of 6 to 4. Y 2 b ¢ §motiol. of Bmart. was. put. af Smart wanted to chop the asses- 2 ter the members of the council and > th -kt sor's salary from- $900 to $600. Mo- the city attorney had explained that berg aeconded it but the motion was . 75 (By. United Press) At { : | the cha g an 0 - (By Joseph Shaplen) : Y A Tl outered the Tranges Sinartis motion was Joat, Smart, Mo |1ost 6 o 4, Lahr, o candidato for the Staff ‘Correspondept, United Press” ; \Jewelry’ store: in: the business district ?::grnd Hasen voting for it and|°fice YoUng ¥ a):e. est of the council against it.! . = Treasyrer’s Salary Up. The treasurer has been receiving 22 ight tddug‘ a;lt} elel:pgd with $60,000 Smith was absent ; > s : Wi AR ! i "'0 ] \ or oLeae s . ! 0'8! City “3.??0. &rfl; $40 per month and it was raised to ED RS SENT— MflNE HOME @ DISCHARGES |'.. The:finance committee made & fur-!1§60 per month, as he {s now ' re- ; AR E%E‘D WIT: ARMY'S ther. partial report on the report:of|quired to take- on added duties in ments of- the - world ward hopefur.y to & world poletariat] : A T o . 4 the public examiner and "Chairman|receiving. the water bills. combining 'to stop the war’s slaugh-| ' Tfl BERNSWRFF, CLAI Mitchell, S. D., Jan. 22.—Wora|Labr stated that records showed that|" & Whrrsy w:s ter and eradicate all caukes. for fu > Sl 4 ] SRRl fady Al ofrea the Bemidjl Townsite company owed |l 11 ; e aar et men dinnono. | Lie City- $43,000 4n dellnquent texes | . , i e e comniittes <recommendedcthut | e nonth.: h?’ that body arej,o’ gy’ buy inproperty at'tax| R; H. Millep put in an applicatio to be- considered in the same lght}y o0 "e5 protect itself, the amount|for’superintendent. of = the . water al; statement; to. the | Lk ormier S 5| a8 those sufferin 5 e b e : > . o 8 g a llke sentence not to exceed the sinkin " Sl g : 5 g fund. works_in- case’there should b - | ; le_heretofore. in | ) € By €t Tsought diseharge ‘when they found|U!8%™ pitisens appoinited. tofperintendent, gid also. > 4 - were ruled from aboye:and mow, they- . Paul Gross, ar held map out & plan of financing the city| " In this conpection it . developed rrival; of‘ fedel ! "“‘.M guard duty frksome: for the next 15 years as recommend-| that the “ 1‘1:;‘“;11 comp:l;l: op:n = “Jrule themselves. . The will stand an te 3 g 3 ; fight dgalnst all ~foes, >wherever ties, who'charge thei with' n( 22.—Germany [.s;unq “with full pride in consequence correct translations’ of "certaln-.arti- 7 a powertul pres- ; st i ®lcles in the paper. 3 - ; ‘ o Byoden, ‘Gwadiah newspa-|of Having eontributed Be miortel! " Sallett and Gross are said to claim 7 WHEATLESS DAYS. xse her tonnage Germany will con-| - = 7 2 such action ‘a breach .of ‘neut- ‘D 5 1 2 Cross, but the records.show, officials — P O KO rectly to_the Red Cross a . , Jan. 22.4—A. D. fi } B 3 mugareRs croseo Tomonr (- - T0 CHECK THE WAR et s the Tied Crome, And Ihat am[#tats food administrator, has Ol | ygs " resemmendod incressed " from | ot ik (P Cered btoro the Tonight; the motion picture thea- bassy in Washington, while th .| cially ordered two wheatless days a - " | coungfli pursuant to instructions of oY 1 be: closed: indef: i i ; : @ Te-| week in Minnesota. He acted on rec- $90 per ‘month to $100 per month; k4y o afiincil 0 make a reply to’ the “ters of Bemidji will be c! fise l’_n ; - 5 , 5 mainder was sent to a flrm,on»'Ehe D nmendations from Washington offl- other members of the police force Sharses againet him. Ho denfed that Rttt “(} yfl 1?{ (By United Press) New Yox;’k Slocicexanse-ealled K- clals. e || trom $80 per month to $90; truck | gng thlngs in the charges were cor- They will be o) o andun.| Zurlch,” Jan. 22.— Austro-Hun- i@ 1D dnithe rocords-here, In addition to Wednesday, which drivers of ‘the fire department $90 o0t gnq :skell for an ogportunlty to mey t '!;ue' d o gary's strikers are mot impelled E REVOLUTIONIS lias been observed as wheatless day|Der MORth: asseseor, $900 per year; |,k gome corrections and give the AL SR DD through econbmic moves in the teup | CHINESE REVOLUTIONISTS fo sovaral ‘weeka, Mr. Wilson desig-| health. gfticer $900 per year; water [ ner figures of the shortage. He ; of industries but revolutionary, to FIRE UPON U. S. GUNBOAT superintendent $125 per month; ity | e gave a resume of the duties of the water superintendent. He was e 5 nated Monday ‘as the other day when * NATIONAL LABO D eoegh tno spbiication of smmera- (By United Press) wheat mustbo dlspensed with, " |17 giie o) gy " N8 L tionfst dostrines by the Teutons Washington, Jan, 22.—Chinese He expects that housewives and The various n{arlel Nore voted granted a delay of four weeks to get ' CONFERENCE TOMORROW | e i on R ied ~Siaten Db catng places wil o renty to| upon inaivdusty and on the sslary |1l Fuuss commitse ind. St Kirk ] ceive Thus 'Austrian newspapers: received gunboat Monocacy. Minister Refssch comply with the new order .within| ¢":ho water superintendent at $125 LIS/ OnARES Syl e AN e Th (By United Press) here comment. K : formally protested. The attack oc-, & Week. per month the vote was a tie. Those v ‘Nottingham, Bng.,” Jan. 22.—La-/| bor’s annual conference, beginning ed by the public examiner, and sev-| George Kirk's honds had written and Jeral ‘other* recommendations were asked for details of the allegations 'made. ; of shortage in his aceounts, and ask- Under the head of new business,|ed for the angounts Bt lleged Alderm$n Bagley called . up 'the|shortages each yeas: re- question ‘of changing the salaries of | ferred to the city cl city employu which provided for in;| torpey. b SR O e 50 : g - | miles below Yo How. It is belleved|eating establishments_for_their ef- . HERE FARMERS. CHANCE 1o Tave been the work of revolution-| forts to conserve food, Mr. Wilson de- L R orict “.'.':ay}.’.m:v“e}’gl Lahr, | 1res and ascertain the exact amount s TO GET GOO™ HAY |ary forces. clared that what they already have|p, wys" parson, Joanis and Clark. due the city from him. . done has been only a change of f0od| sy.on¢’ gmith, 3 Russell Renresents Stein. ;:mmqr:o :lii-l:e:auj}r?lll? gll::slg?pg:::: Dr.-W. K. Denison, who has charge | ag| habits, and :hey rlngW must be l”‘:g" Moberg then moved that the sal-[ In the matter of the city clerk, - " dnd Belglum: being invited to speak.|of the committee to get hay and feed MINU;SOTA BflDY IS to n;uke ;'te: flmt’;x ces to aumfw yd e 4ry be placed at $100 which had|whose hooks are alleged by the pub- L¢ for tire farmers, has about five car- : armies with all the necessary food. | aviously been thought a more cor-|lic examiner toibe badly muddled, Attorney P. J. Russell appeared for believed they. will debate poaco loads of ‘A land h: hich | (NI [ “So 1ong as our housekeepers, res- o g ‘ oads of very:fine upland hay whic ‘ . s i ~| rect figure’ and the motion carried. "Mu;imons workers from Glasgow | can ibe sold at about 75 cents per bale NoRT“ DAKOTA MODEL taurants and hotels establish a base 2 Police Boost Mr. Stein and. addressed the coun- ch--are:seeking to force|or about $18 per ton. ~This will be 3 ‘| supply In their kitchen there is as-| . oEoloe Gl Boost, o o\, ol oit” He stated that he desired on be- an immediate: peace discussion underfa good opportunity for farmers who B S K T 32 il : surance ‘:hl_nt our. hsoldleru, lflghtlnz salaries was then taken and carried, half of Mr. Stein to make an answer threats of strike.. The: toplc seems]are in meed of hay to get some at rea-| . ;,ma:': l'vor?.:' Dnl&o_t:stnte %::h: 3,000 miles from home, will "have| ;o chiet to draw $100 per month|in writing. He also stated that Hkely for -discussion. i sonable prices. plenty to eat,” he said. and the patrolmen $90 per month. |there had been no charge of malfeas- ~ A R ot ggj:;etll)‘;:l;nt?et;li?nia:::up%?:{: l',’:;z va ATE SECURITY CUTTING Oon tlxew:]uutlon of raising the|ance but more of nonfeasance, if e e 21 “|lic Safety commission [has been drivers of the fire truck, the increase|anything. Mr. Russell was granted Smlleage Books O n sale drawn by Chairman Dorr’Carroll of (By Untted Press) o 3 g o e the state council and probably will Washington, Jan. 22.—The federal to $100 for the man in charge of | two weeks to make his answer on be- the truck was presented and $90 for | half of his client. receive the approval of the execu-|reserve hoard's annual report to con- gress today urges the curtailment of the other driver. This was also lost Other Business. 4 e e 4 tive committee of the council when 5 Ifl Beltr aml Count y J an. 28 it meets in Bismarck on Wednesday, | private security issues and curtail- mnlx'; X;:a:tcr:‘;::dp:ll“:“;g"tHf?;! the second floor for use of the Home by a 6 to 6 vote. The matter of installing a sink on the same day that the state legisla-|ment of investments in new enter- Guard was referred to the building ; ture 18 to convene in special session. | prises non-essential to waging the :;gdlntiofil;htm:l::a.:lggr t:;faf; w:'fl °°',;";1nm°°'u ¢ tirds for. the The America First Association will|. “This movement is a nation-wide”| Chairman Carroll says the matter| war. It says the nation’s financial| oy, B "’ "l““ t‘l!\r of ew ;‘;s 50':)' feet conduct @ campaign in Belttami|wrote Mr. Doggett, “and is a gov-|Of introducing the bill has been laid|structure was mever sounder than s o;eflr;ul?oée e PU50 fost of hose for ‘county beginning ‘January 28 for|ernment proposition pure and sim- before a nmumber of the state sena-)now. the chemical was . referred to the ed on my car.” the sale of Smileage Books. ple, fostered by the war department.;tors. As now drawn the measure Durchasing commitice, SUNDAY OBSERVANCE A snicker was heard and the en- The war department through New-|I feel that the America First asso- carries a- $60,000 appropriation, but FOR ALL MILITARY |u:h St Tttt 5,55 OBJECTION IS RAISED ton D. Baker, secretary of wgr, has|ciation, with.its large membership Chairman Carroll anticipates that in directed and authorized tne associa-|and its great inuflence in-the state|its final form it may carry only a At first Hazen seemed puzzled but Washington, Jan, 22.—Observance|soon “tumbled” and he, too, enjoyed TO WAR COMPENSA"ON of the Sabbath by all men in military | the joke. | % tion to dispose of 20,000 of these|will be a most important meams of $80,000 appropriatiorn for the coming books, and M. J. Brown, county vice|acquainting the people with the year. president, -assisted by the postmas-|value of these Smileage Books and| The commission, according to the ~ ters in this county, will handle the|the great benefit they will be to our present draft, will be appointed by and naval service was directed by Smart grgued that the drivers were on diity- 12 hours per day and that even the janitors of the schools drew more money and didn't have ., Hazen Kuows. “That {sn’t too muc%," positively iterated Hazen. ‘“‘They know all about:a car. I know for they work- matter for the assoclation. boys in camp.” the governor. . F. W. Murphy, president; Robert The Smileage Books contain cou- 2 W. Hargadine, secretary, -and the|pons entitling the holder to admit- KILLED ON THE FRONT President Wilson in a statement is- other ‘officers of the association ac-|tance and seats at Liberty theaters (By United Press) sued at the White House. All Sun- which have been established at the] Washington, Jan. 22.—General|day labor, he asked, be reduced to (By United Press) Washipgton, Jan. 22.—Clifford Thorne, former chairman of the Iowa cepted the work for the w:r_tdepax.g- . ment and it is expected that a suf-|various camps and cantoonments un-| Pershing cabled today that Corporal | the measure of strict necessity. much to do. i A ficient. number will be disposed of|der the management of the war de-| Walter Roberts was killed in infan- E Phillioni “Comes Back.”- ;‘tfl:::nc); ;gfl;fll::i(;:,mgll:sl;fie t?)fieary during the week that the campaign| partment and in which high class en- | try action on the French front Sat-|RED CROSS VILIFIER IS Alderman Phfll’i‘:;pl 18 ome of the|that compensation for railways on the three-year basis, proposed by the THRASHED AND ARRESTED| janitors of_ the public schools and urday. No action was reported and it is believed he was killed in patrol action. is on so that every soldier sailor and| tertainment features will be pro- marine from~this county will re-|vided. These books are sold for $1 ceive ‘Smileage Books. each, and contain 20 coupons which government, will seriously interfere with the war bonds of said rail se- curities which the government is Fhe" took “issue. “The janitors of the schools get to work at 4 o'clock in the morning St. Peter, Minn,, Jan. 22.—Fred Henzel, a farmer living near Le will be good for payment for seats = _ F. A. Doggett, field dlrectrir.tor the war department, who is in St.[at any performance. AUTO TRUCK TAKES PLACE Sugur Center, is recovering from a|and put in about 14 hours every|backing in that they will compete Paul, addressed a letter to the offi-] ~ These Smileage Books are to be OF DrA™TINUED TRAINS|thrashing administered by R. Pom-|day,” broke in the alderman. “I do|with ',‘;'f,vemmlm wm-ybonds. " more work than any driver and get cers of the America First Associa-|forwarded by the purchaser to any eje, a garage keeper at Le Sueur —tfon in which he stated that he had|soldier, sailor or marine in the ser- Mitchell, 8. D., Jan. 22.—Mt. Ver-|Center, following the statement that|$65 per month for it."” “been ‘fmstructed by the war depart-|vice of the United States, or turned | non, twelve miles from Mitchell, by| Red Cross sweaters are heing sold to} = Smart—“But you don’t have to go ment to endorse the association as a|into the county vice president of thelusing a big auto truck has returned |the soldiers in France. out with the truck nights.” proper one to handle the Smileage| America First Association, who will|to the old overland express system.| Henzel declared he -had positive vs “Wouldn'’t Sleep,” Books in the state of Minnesota, out-|see that the book is properly for-|The town is on a branch line of the|evidence that the sweaters are being Phll?rpps—“l(‘ildld 1 wouldn’t sit side of the Twin Cities and Duluth,| warded to, some Minnesota soldier,|St. Paul road from here, and the mail | sold. around and sleep.” where the Rotary clubs of those|sailor or marine, that has not been | trains on that line were stopped last| The government agent placed Hen-| It was voted fo raise the chief cities will cenduct the campaign. |remembered by the folks at home. week to save fuel. zel under arrest. truck driver to $100 and on the mo- UNOFFICIAL COUNT SHOWS TEXAS STATE CAPITAL DRY (By United Press) Austin, Tex., Jan. 22.—An unoffi- cial count shows this city went dry’ yesterday by 102. - it L i . 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