Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 5, 1918, Page 1

OF EXAMINER AND | PROBLEM OF FUEL |} REFUTES CHARGES| ~ IN BELTRAMI CO. and ALo| Gounty Public ‘Safety - Commission :| Officials-Warn Citizens to Take. © " Look Ahead. . WOOD-FOB-FUEL BASIS B : *. FORECAST FOR THIS VICINITY i Tnvites Connsl to View Clean Gty Hall; Coal is Ordered for " the Library. Opportunity -for ‘Farmers to Make « Money by Supp!ying ‘Wood for ‘A»n,ot‘lllexwlse ?fievgl:‘titul c(n;ncfl eeting last evening had as a feat- i B ; \ QoIS so far as coal is concerned, it be- : B re the-reply of City Clerk Stein to hooves the people of Bemidji and = e e~ legations that all was not well 2 d x 2 Beltrami county to take a look ahead with his books, Attorney P. J. Rus- and prepare for eventualities in the % earing. f lerk - Stein- - = 3 y e e 36r. Ruaeell deliverod | matter of tuel, according to Dr. G.| | ' v e gt ngth ; v .- Palmer, president of the Beltram 5 ; y paper, fully written in de County Publi¢ Safety commission, s 2 59 4 3 [ 3 m[‘? Owing to the acute fuel situation, which we took the report of | \/q Gy oilas §, Carter, county, - di- | rector. . i This admonition is contained in a statement to the public which should ‘be read closely and carefully-consid- ered.” It is as follows: anced a legal defense. y accepted, there is nothing in the lleged"—shortcp::lnlgs or irr%gu{lnrl- jes that is a reflection upon the hon- esty of ‘Mr. Stein and the answer ‘of Up to Beltrami. Mr. Russell in analyzing the public| . .‘‘Conservation of existing - food xaminer’s report ‘showed up °the|supplies and-preparation for an- in- fact that old city councils were also|creased production and the use of to blame, in that.charter provisions| wood for fuel for ourselves and ‘the had been neglected and inattention|getiting out vast quantities for west- ‘detail had also aided materfally in|ern Minnesota and North Dakota, are causing confusion; 5 the two big. moves Beltrami-county = Veiled. = can make on ‘the chessboard of as- . Mr. Ru_uegl pai hfil respects to|sisting:in the war. : the public examiner and ripped him | > “Conservation of food should be wide open, 7 observed. as requested by the food|. . ‘tter he had finished for Stein he|administration and any ° establish-| thanked the council and retired to ment or person who willtully violates " the clerk’s affice. He came back such request should receive from the again after @ few moments and ex-| public:the same consideration as is pressed his gpinion of . Alderman shown slackers and persons of sedi- Lahr, chairman of the finance com- tious utterances. They should be mittee, in the- course of which he ‘spetted’ and reported to this com- pointed his rpger towapd Lahr and| mission. . . exclaimed, ‘.‘q&d we’re inot through| Huge Coal Shortage, - with you yet, Mr. Lahr.” .l “The administration is today fifty “Just why this digression from the Supplies subject matter proved a puzzle to many of: those who: heard S ‘The' answer was referred-to: the| on b wuy' attorney. : : I'before shipment acr AN e state board of control report-| " «The fuel situation is such as to : ed that the eity: jail needed new|warrant us in making the statement mattresses and: other. . overhauling|that in our judgment the. timbered ‘and this was referred to the bulld-|area of Northern Minnesota will be ng committee. 5 put on a strictly wood-for-fuel basis Oh Water Clerk. and the people should begin to pre- ISHED THS NEWSPAPER 8V COMMISSION OF PUBLIC SAFETY. Down. (By Lowell Mellett) : - (By Ed. L. Keen) : Sm% (;or;e;pnndent, S 7’ Staff Correspondent, nited ‘Press. United-Press. Londen, = Feb. 6. — Becret e % S knowledge which the British . _London, Feb. . 5.— German' & ‘militarism is st{ll supreme - in government has regarding con- 4 : : the Central emfires. Its iron ditions in Germany 111?8 influ- enced an uncompromising atti- ’ & he tude by the Inter-Allied council hoell::s cru;he it ?r:lct(cal;y at Versailles. Food conditions the last vestige'of resistance by in ‘the Central _empires . are fi’{?, stapved and enslaved com- known to be serious. LA mon: people, Cowed by threats < . Russian ' storehouses, upon “of the firk uad and fearful oal| “which Germany- counted, .are - |.. ofhe fate & heir women and still unlocked. ™~ Gérmahy’s ~chiftdren, ugh “reduction, al- plight is indicated in her recent ready on meagre rations, pro- order that no relatives in Ger- ' testing workers have practically many be permitted to send par- all returned to work the fac- cels: of food: to German prison- tories. < ers in Trance and England. QOnly in one isolated case in = Diseases from under - nourish- Gena is reported, where one- /:|&" Tne~‘finance committee whichlpare for such an eventuality and by| ment are increasing. Discon- third of the workers are still checked the books of the former wa-| gych' preparatiom escape any hard-| tent is evident everywuere. out. ter clerk with the assistance of thelgship or suffering from a fuel sCarcity |~~~ clerk;-reported that the amount of|another winter. actual shortage was. $2 164.46 and N 2 [ S ) that the city elerk had been-instruct-| =« Agaflel &mm 23.‘31& lond ed to notify the Massachusetts Bond-| ghould realize approximately one | ing company of ‘the ehortages at the| hindred thousand dollars from the end of each. year during the term|gaje of wood for fuel. ' A big item the clerk. The committee 8180y working for increased production d the: assistance of ‘L. P. Bck-{another season. -1t would release 10,- The report Was| 900 tons of coal to be used where urgently needed and cars used in the Coal ' Short. transportation of coal could be used Mayor Vandersiuis -called —atten-{.jsewhere. B tion to the coal shortage at the pub-| “ «aAnq now we wish, in behalf of lic library. 'The city had purchased| oy county and state, to express our sufficlent coal for :the winter's use! deep appreciatior of the earnest and of the library but the fact -fi“; I:h unselfish co-operation of the press in (By United. Press) Cross came into possesslonko 3 editorially and otherwise giving pub-| Wwashington, Feb. 5.—'Lack of {_entire basement for its worl N on | licity to those things which tend to|yision has stalled America’s war ma- & heavy increase in"the c?lnsl:mpt m; give the people a clearer and better chine,” Senator Wadsworth charged i of the library’s coal and six tOMS| ypqerstanding of the cause we arelin the United States seate today. dditional were ordered to be pald|, v fohting for, which enables us to . for ‘out of the general fund instead | pear - the sacrifices: we are already of the library fund, upom motion of| yaking and prepares us for those ‘. “Alderman Lahr, seconded by Bagley. | ¢, rther patriotic efforts we will be _At the last meeting of the coun-| . qpaq to make.” e 5,8 UARD 1S RELEASED FRON ITS BARRACKS re ‘department was increased from - $90 10.$100 while the assistant was left ‘at $80. The salary of the lat- ‘The Home Guard - was released from barracks last night and the _ter.-was increased to $90 Tast eve- s:e::oml:gewlg?sl;?dtl;:dpivieem::f members returned- to their homes. . enue is piled high on efther side with g{v::v::, :},‘: 5“;‘;‘: hgg[";::‘“o;‘:gi " sand, interspersed ‘with boards and|e o o !I:otlce ghtly -~ rubbish. -This leaves only a single The guard e bt wheh m;:vgn%wf:alfi:r mmggh;zy tvh‘a‘ '°l’°r;‘;.“m t‘t’ fit' P“i“ ‘?Vadvivt "‘“g - | Bemi was full of L . W. an ~ street committee look after it. Car-|iire gituation was critical and a lot gorled.C mm for-Orica more “bunc’” in similar vein. Alderman Lahr appeared in his]. e seat in the uniform of the Home| CARPENTERS RESUME ON Guard. The guard was last evening NEW FEDERAL BUILDING allowed to go to their homes and ~ G report at 8 o’clock evenings. For ~~the past four days fully 60 men have slept, eaten meals and cooked in the city hall and Lahr invited the coun- 1 upstairs to see how clean the hall and stage were, calling attention to previous neglect in keeping the city building clean, which has often been brought up in the council. The invitation was accepted and the con- ditions found greatly improved, as Lahr had stated. Annual Police Report. * Chief of Police Ripple presented |. his annual report, showing the num- ber of arrests for the past year, the offenses: charged, fines assessed and collected. The arrests were less than| With the Ameritan armies afield, | met with the state board of control, the year previous, An inventory of| Feb. 5.—The American army is|at the state capitol, to study yener- the police department was also giv-| ' huhgry for revenge. The baptism of | eal blood poison. Dr. F.- Kuhlmann, The chief again recommended|shells received by the Sammies has}of the Faribault state school for e purchase of a police auto by tHe| whetted their appetites' for more.|feeble minded, told the board of the ty and alse the appointment of at|Many were wounded during the en-|cormection between venereal diseases east another patrolman. counter but remained at their posts, | an@#ithe feeble minded. Dr. L. G. The absentees were Aldermen | hoping for the return of the Ger-|Rowntree of the University of Min- Clark, Smart and Moberg. mans. ) nesota also spoke. A~AAAAAAA BENNER SEVERS AN ARTERY IN WRIST ner, chief clerk for A. L. Molander, Charges Solon to go to the office to attend to some urgent business matters, Mr. Benner had mounted the top of a revolving seat stool to reach for some papers when the seat turned and he lost his balance, thrusting The senator asserted a - greater breakdown than the one we now suf- fer is threatened unless some direc- tion agency is created. “I hold the conviction,” said the senator, ‘‘that the end of the war 4s not sighted until we shal have traveled a long and hard road before reaching the goal. We must send more troops, build ships and trans- port men and food. ‘We must pro- duce more food.” 2 2 YANKEE BARRAGE REPULSES - ATTACK BY THE ENEMY |- (By United - Press) With the Americans afield, Feb, 5. —Yankee barrage repulsed several German attacks yesterday. POSTOFFICE EMPLOYE T0 PANAMA ZONE dow and severing a big artery in his reating well. - GIBSON SPEAKS ?ONIGHT (By_ United of the new federal building. son, secretary of America’s Belgian with Ambassador Gerard in Berlin, versity of Wisconsin. FINE CHICKENS SHOWN (By United Press) ed with the postoffice in this city for|in this portion of the state Carpenters today resumed work on the past twelve years, has accepted the new federal building, after a brief layoff owing to the intensity of the weather. If the milder weath- er continues, work will be pushed on the new structure. * SAMMIES HUNGRY 10 BITE TEUTONS (By J. W. Pegler) postal clerk. Mr. Cobb took the examination last October and passed with honors. His family will remain here until Mr. Cobb gets located. After visiting relatives in this and other states he will gail from New York February 19. are dffered for the best birds. “WARMER”, REPORT DOCTORS STUDY DISEASE (By United Press) St. Paul, Minn., Feb. 5.—Superin- (By United Press) berta, reported 42 above zero and some points reported as high as 48 above. Rain is falling in Montana. Cold in New Y New York, Feb. 5.—8?;'%« ther- mometers show from 4 to 7 below zero today. Causes Break | wieN ovrsaLances One - distressing incident of the mobilization of the Home Guard oc- curred yesterday when B. L. Bel- ., ontion held in St. Paul. his right arm through a heavy win- wrist. The wound bled furiously and Mr. Benner held the ends-of the severed artery together with the thumb and forefinger of his left ‘hand until a surgeon arrived. It was a narrow escape from death by losa of blood. Today he is reported legation, and Joseph Great, who was Cannon Valley, Minn., Feb. 5.— - he finest h J..C. Cobb, who has been connect- | Some of the finest feathered cMc:c:;: ‘.’GROWINGGDIBEASE” CAUSES shown today when the annual meet- a position on the Panama canal as|ing of the Cannon Valley Poultry agsociation was held. The meeting will last until Friday. Several prizes| y ; "sacan 22, stands 7 feet one- FROM NORTHWEST QUOTAFEB. 23;FIVE ~_DAYSTO ENTRAIN Big Packers Face Arrest - For Felony : (By. United Press) Chicago, Feb, 5.—Armed with search warrants, Special Counsel Heney of the federal trade commis- sion, today seized the filles of Swift & Co., packers, at the offices of their attorney. g Federal Judge Landis today issued warrants charging that Armour, Swift and Wilson combined on meat bids for American military forces. This, with alleged false entries in books and illegal combination con- trol of supplier of fish, vegetables, fruits, butter, eggs and oleomargar- ine tm'e called felonies in the war- rants. - WADOO WILL PROBE - RAILROAD FINANCES (By United Press) Washington, Feb. 6.—Secretary McAdoo today. commenced probing the financial affairs of the railroads and issued orders to all roads to re- port cash in hanks, outstanding ob- ligations and details indicating their present financial condition. REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING OF COMMERCIAL CLUB The regular semi-monthly meeting of the Commercial club will follow the noon-day luncheon tomorrow. A special feature of the meeting will be reports of the delegates in at- tendance at the Advertising Clubs’ The secretary wishes to call. the general manager of the Red Lake - attention-of the members to the fact road, was given a two-hours leave that the annual meeting of the club will be held March 12 at which time the board- of directors will be select- ed. Under the rules of the organiza- tion, it is necessary that members who participate in the election shall not be in arrears for dues. HEATLESS DAY MAY BE TABOO HEREAFTER (By United Press) Washington, Feb. 5.—Heatless Mondays will continue indefinitely, is semi-officially stated, - following the conference today between Mc- ress) Madison, Wis., Feb. 5—Hugh Gib-| Adoo and Garfield. (By United Press) ‘Washington, Feb. 5.—Secretary came today to speak tonight before|ycadoo and Fuel Director Garfield the farmers’ short course at the Uni- oonterred this afterncon about dis- continuing “heatless Monday.” Mc- Adoo wants the-order lifted. Larger business is making the most insist- ent demands. YOUNG GIANT’S REJECTION (By . United . Press) New Rockford, N. D., Feb. b6.— half inch in his stocking feet, weighs 340 pounds, and sincerely wants to go over there and get a Hun's helmet for a trophy. But the government won’t take him, even in the face of his argu- ment that his huge dimensions would be a great asset to the goveri- ment in conservation of ammunition. He claims he could just walk out St. Paul, Feb., 5.—Warmer tem- “ ’ 27 Staff Correspondent, United Press |tendents of state institutions today| peratures prevail today througheout :"?m Nv:goylgn:u%a?}?e (flel;g :)l}eé:)? f’,: the northwest. Medicine Hat, Al- the Hun's hearts. Physicians _-who rejected him for military service claimed he is _af- flicted with “growing disease.” Per- sons who have seen him agree with the physicians. "John went to Min- neapolis recently and terrified resi- dents by himbering through- the streets and hotel lobbies. (By United - Press) - will furnish 186 men for the draft on"Fdebruary 23 for the next quota called. 8. From Minnesota. st. Paul, Feb, b.—Approximately 8,600 Minnesota men remaining in the first draft quota will be sent to Camp Dodge in the five-day period beginning _February 23, under or- ders from Provost Marshal General E. H. Crowder, Washington, re-- ceived by ‘Adjutant W. F. Rhinow. The new call may be filléd if neces- sary under. the old draft regulations, the message stated. Only white men are included. : 2 To §tu't at Once, General Rhinow said wuat arrange- ments for transportation’ will~ ba boards will be advised of the order and instructed to ‘begin preparations to furnish- their respective allot- ments. ) “Every effort should be made to complete your quota from men al- ready classified in class 1,” said the call today. . “To this end expedite the physical examination of a sufficient number of class 1 men. These examinations may be conducted under the old reg- ulations until the new regulations arrive,” 3 Industrial Cards Back. Local boards are instructed to withdraw in this connection indus- trial index cards for men inducted under this call from the other in- dustrial cards and report them sep- arately to headquarters at Washing- ton. Detailed instructions relating to | transportation arrangements and ac- counting: systems are contained in the message. 3 3 % To Follow Schedule. “During the five-day: period begin- ning February 23, complete entrain- ment for Camp Dodge of all remain- ing white men within current quota, approximately 8,600 white men," said call No. 20. “The American Railway associa- tion will furnish you with schedules showing the specifi¢ date for the movement from eagh: local board. Except for lgcal tments made after consultgtion your rallroad representative these schedules should control. List Number of Men. ’ “Inform yg.lr rafiroad representa- tive at the eprliest possible moment of the approximate number of white men each local will send,” the order continued, “In some cases these men may be gent on ordipary trains, in which event you will be notified by your railway representatives.” Further instructions relate to the method of sending the men, such as designating one man to take charge of each party and deliver induction papers upon arrival at camp. SURE. THE COMPANY IS REALLY TO BE PITIED Chicago, Feb, 6.—Morris & Co., packers, in their financial report for the year ending Nov. 3, 1917, record the.largest earnings in the history of the firm. The net earnings were $5,- 401,071 upon a capital investment of $38,000,000 or 14% per cent. The net earnings in 1916 were $3,832,- 212. This showing was ascribed to the increased volume of business to- gether with good prices obtained for by-products, especially hides, oils.and greases. ‘‘Notwithstanding that live cattle have cost very much more than ever before and that labor and all supplies have been very much higher, dressed beef prices have not increased in . proportion,” the statement adds. TEUTONS RUTHLESS IN WANTON DEATH g (By United- Press) London, Feb. 5.—Enemy submar- ines and air raiders have killed 14,- 120 non-combatants, men, women and children, Chdncellor Bonar Law told the House of Commons today. GOULD NOW MAJOR (By United Press) Camp Dix, Feb. 5.—Kingdon Gould, heir to the Gould millions, has been made a battalion sergeant major. MEDICAL MEN MEET (By United Press) Red Wing, Minn.,” Feb. 5.—Medi- cal men from Southern . Minnesota met here today for the annual meet- ing of the Goodhue County Medical gociety. The meetings are held in the Commercial club rooms. St. Paul, Feb. 5.—Beltrami county. made immediately and local draft" i | i