Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 9, 1918, Page 1

VOLUME XVI, NO. 34. TAXPAYERS WILL - HAVE SAY WHEN CLEARWATER C0. BONDS ARE ISSUED Minnesota Supreme Court Decree Says Commissioners Must Sub- mit Question to People. WOULD HAVE ISSUED BONDS WITHOUT PUBLIC’S SANCTION ~ Decision of High Court Confirms De- cision of Judge Stantcn in District Court. ‘When the bonds for a new court house in Clearwater county are is- sued, the taxpayers of the county will have the say. . ,That, in substance, is the decision of the Minnesota Supreme court, just issued, that affirms the decision of Judge Stanton in district court in Bemidji. The case was that of Edward D. Rydeen against the Clearwater Coun- ty Commissioners. It is alleged the commissioners were going to issue bonds to build a court house without submitting the question to a vote of the people. Mr. Rydeen asked for an injunction to-restrain the commissiners from is- suing the bonds as contemplated and Judge ‘Stanton granted the injunc- tion. : Case is A 3 Then the case wagng%l;egled to the state’ supreme court and the- deci- sion affirms the local decision. City Attorney M. J. Brown of Be- ~ midji and E. T. Evenson of Clear- brook represented -Rydeen, and E. E. McDonald of Bemidji and Oscar Stenvick of Bagley ldoked after the commissioners. w3 The case grew:out of the county wrang.e over the building of a new court house at! Bagley. It was started in March, 1916, and had been before the Supreme court but a few days before the decision was made. Beginning next Wednesday, Ash . Wednesday, those who observe it will begin to observe three meatless days a week. This day begins the Lenten season which adds a meatless Wednesday to the meatless Friday and these two added to the govern- ment’s meatless Tuesday, makes the three meatless days for each week. An order from the Cathoiic church forbids the eating of both fish and meat at the same meal at any time during Lent and Saturday of Holy Week, which formerly a full day of abstinence will be observed as a day of abstinence only up until noon. ‘With the execption of Sundays, all days in Lent will be days of fast. This fast restricts the use of food till near the middle of the day. The use of meat is allowed at all meals on Sundays and at the principal meals on Mondayss, Tuesdays, Thurs- days and Saturdays except the Sat- urday of Ember week, Feb. 23, and Saturday forenoon of Holy Week. “BIG. HARRY” GUNSALUS ENDS THIRTY DAYS JAIL SENTENCE “Big Harry” Gunsalus has been released from the county jail, after having served a thirty days sentence for running a wide open gambling house in the business district of Be- midji. He was sentenced by Judge Stanton and also fined $100. It was Gunsalus’ place that two > deputy sheriffs walked into without molestation and found two gambling tables running full blast. TWO0 MORE WOUNDED (By United Press) Washington, Feb. 9.— General Pershing reported today that more fighting resulted in two -American privotes, including Joe Pekas of Des- lach, N. D., being wounded. « . This Problem For Chief Ripple To Solve It isn’t very often that Chief of _Police Ripple sort of opens wide his ¢ e\yes in dumb amazement, while pers- peration breaks forth upon his clas- gic brow, and that only happens when somebody hands him something calculated to make a perfectly sane jndividual feel like shaking the cher- ries on this grandmother’s bonnet, but the chief went up against an- other one of those mysteries today, one which would make the world’s greatest scientists and medical men run from the squirrels. And that was When an individual informed the chief that the said individ- ual was younger than his bro- ther and yet they were twins. It was too deep for the chief and after he had cogitated over it for a YOU CAN'T GET TOD PETITIONS FILED SHOW GOOD MEN OUT FOR OFFICE -ATCITY ELECTION City Treasurer Rhea Again Alone for Re-election; Garlock Un- opposed in First, THREE FACE VOTERS FOR CITY ASSESSORSHIP RACE Vandersluis and Brooks Will Contest the Mayoralty; Two Out for Clerk’s Office. The starters are ready for the race for the municipal offices to be filled for the ensuing fiscal year and the contest will be decided by the voters on Tuesday, February 19. The only candidate for a major office who won’t have to lose any sleep is George W. Rhea, candidate for re-election as city treasurer. Mr. Rhea has been city treasurer for the past few years and his ser- vices have been so satisfactory the taxpayers generally agree each year that he doesn’t need any attention except to cast a ballot for him. Garlocks Sails Easily, In the First wggll' Dr. Av Gar- lock, candidate for ‘ alderman, is alone in his race and the voters will turn out and make it unanimous. It will be his first term, succeeding Al- derman Lahr, who is out for fhe as- sessorship. i Interesting Scramble. The race for assessor promises to be most interesting. There are three who have filed, while one peti- tion failed to show up at the city clerk’s office. Every one of the can- didates are making their first at- tempt to land the office. : The names of those in the scramble are J. P. Lahr, H. E. Palmer and Frank Cun- ningham. The petition: of William Chichester has not been filed. The clerkship finds George Stein again seeking re-election, with F. B. Lamson, formerly in tthe auditor’s office, opposing. Le R Vandersluis is seeking & third term as the city’s chief executive. Quincy | Brooks, superintendent of the box factory, is also a candidate. In the First ward, Dr. Garlock is unopposed. -~ The Second ward finds Alderman Tom Smart again seeking to retain his seat, while A. B. Palmer has also filed for the honor. John Moberg has also filed for his seat as representative of the Third, and E. L. Benner has filed to make the race. derweos & Underaoo This wonderful. picture of oche plane blazing in midair as it hurtled| downward is one of the most remarkable photographs made in the war, The German battleplane was flying above the linesi{somewhere in France,” when 2 French airman got directly qverhead. He dropped a bomb, hitting the Boche machine squarely in the middle. It fell a flq\lilng mass as this photograph' was made. > E H Kreatz Brothers Promoted In Aviation Section; Not Aboard The Lost Transport, Tuscania soldier in question being in qun‘out the maze of tangled skeins, re- antine in his station, and his sur-!sultant;from the tragedy of the Tus- mise has proved correct,{ for lns}eadlcunla. BIG ROAD PROGRAM |MONDAY FUEL BAN IN FOR ALL COUNTIES| ~8"SOUTHERN STATES l LIFTED BY GARFIELD of a death message he today received the commissions issued to fis two sons in the service, Raymond E. Kreatz and Clayton R. Kreatz, pro- motions for profiiciency in the avia- tion service of the United States army, Camp Sevier, South Carolina. Raymond has been promoted to a corporal in the aviation section, while Qlayton has gone to a ser- geant, | A mpst happy termination from When the transport Tuscania was torpedoed and the ‘“guesses’ at probabilities were being sent broad- cast, and the fact that a big avia- tion section was aboard, caused a dispatch to be wired concerning Minnesota that among those aboard the ship might have been Raymond Kreatz of Bemidji. 3 Mr. Kreatz was skeptical at the time as stated in.an interview with the Pioneer, he saying the young St. Paul, Feb. The entire eighty-six counties in Minnesota, will carry out an extensive road- building program under the dire¢- tion of the Minnesota State Highway department during the present year. C. M. Babcock, state highway com- missioner, in touch with the various county boards since fall, has just announced that state aid will be given every country in at least $22,- 200, to which each county will add to the amount allotted from $25,000 to $750. “There is not a county in Minne- sota,” said Commissioner Babcock, “trat is not interested in the build- ing of good roads. The progress that is being made is second to no state in the country. “Roads in Minnesota are being built and maintained for both sum- mer and winter traffic. This win- ter many counties have had open roads every day. Traffic has been heavy, and I think the railroads’ burden has been greatly lessened in Minnesota by this fact. “As nearly as is possible the road building program in all counties, and the state program, will be carried out with the idea of doing what is best to help serve the greatest num- ber in the nation and to build and maintain where it will do the most good toward helping to win the war.” Washington, Feb. 9.—Fuel Admin- istrator H. A. Garfield has lifted the Monday closing order in North Caro- lina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Missis- sippi and Louisiana. Moderation of weather conditions made this step possible, fuel admin- istration officials declared. The or- der of preference in coal shipments, established Jan. 17, will.remain ef- fective and the penalty attached to violation of it. The fuel administration also is- sued permission to furnish necessary fuel on Mondays to heat and light all workshops and lofts occupied by members of the International Wo- man Garment Workers union, Lifting of the workless Monday order throughout the south is be- lieved to be the forerunner of sim- jlar action throughout the entire country after next Monday. Warmer weather has improved transportation conditions generally. RED CROSS CHIEFS T0 VISIT CROOKSTON Crookston, Minn., Feb. 9.—Plans have been completed for a conference of 18 counties in the northwestern and central northern and central di- vision of the American Red Cross. The meeting will pe held in Crook- ston, Feb. 12 in connection with-the Farm Crops Show, which begins Feb. 11. F. T. Heffelfinger of Minneapolis, manager of the Red COross for this division, and several members of his staff will be present and will devote an entire day and evening in in- structing the people on Red Cross work. A program of addresses will be presented in the forenoon; the afternoon will be devoted to an in- formal conference for those interest- ed in specific lines of work. Mrs. F. L. Fridley, representing the woman’s bureau; W. F. Gren- nell, representing the bureau of ac- counting; F. J. Bruno of the bureau of civilian relief; H. E. Flynn of the junior membership department; J. T. Gerould of the bureau of devel- opment, and District Manager P T Heffelfinger will make up the visi ing party. The 18 counties which this divi- sion of the Red Cross includes are: Kittson, Roseau, Marshall, Penning- ton, Red Lake, Polk, Norman, Beck- er, Mahnomen, Clay, Beltrami, Cass, Todd, Morrison, Hubbard, Koochich- ing, Clearwater and Wadena. STRIKE SETTLED (By United Press) Washington, Feb. 9.—The street railway strike is settled. The union is to be reorganized. It was a vic- Two_Seats Soufiht. The Fourth has Matthew Larson, present alderman from that ward, again a candidate. His seat is be- ing sought by John Croon, who op- erates a hotel. An attempt is being made to change in the Fifth. Isadore Joanis has served a year, the short term at the first election held in the Fifth, and J. E. Hayward is seeking to un- seat him. RESTERS AROUSED FO(By United Press) St. Paul, Feb. 9.—Fourteen north- ern Minnesota lumberjacks enlisted in the Twentieth engineers yester- day. THREE MINNESOTANS (By United Press) St. Pauli Feb. 9.—The first three names of Minnesotans, survivors of the Tuscania, are: Elk River—George Elmer Lowe. Prior Lake—Earl Mills Harding. HSlpring Valley—Everett Herbert ale. WADENA BEATS BEMIDJI According to report the Wadena high school defeated the Bemidji high school 19 to 16 on the Wadena floor last night in a close game of basketball. Is KNUTSON WILL RUN AGAIN THREE MAY OPPOSE HIM St. Paul, Feb. 9.—Representative Harold Knutson of the Sixth dis- trict, has applied to the secretary of state for filing blanks, and will file for re-election to Congress with- in a few days. Elmer E. McDonald, an attorney of Bemidji, and former member of the legislature from St. Paul, has announced that he will be a candi- date against Knutson for the Repub- ligan nominption. Mark Woolley, county attorney of Hubbard county, and State Senator P. H. McGarry of Walker, also are teéntative candi- dates. A conference, to which members of al] parties have been invited, will be held at Brainerd, Tuesday, February 12, to select a candidate against Knutson. ALIEN REGISTRY DATES EXTENDED (By United Press) ‘Washington, Feb. 9.—The dates for registration of German aliens were today extended to include Feb- ruary 11, 12 and 13. S e e Too Deep few moments, scratched his cranium and looked around to see that the band wasn’'t playing anywhere near, he quietly remarked, ‘I guess I'll lock you up until I can get hold of the federal authorities. It’s too big for me.” Three strangers were discovered in a depot last night and taken to the city building. Search of them dis- closed a homestead entry in pos- session of one of them. The pris- oner, who gave the name of Perry Williams, was questioned about his age and whether he had registered. He said he was only 19 years old. ‘“What about the homestead en- iry?” queried the chief. “That belongs to my Dbrother. We're twins,” was the comeback of Perry. That’s when the blow hit the chief ‘This will give all German aliens in Bemidji and vicinity an opportu- nity to register as required by law, right between the eyes. under severe penalty. tory for the men, AY'S NEWS OUT OF YESTERDAY'S PAPERS-READ T {was one of those aboard the COMBING SEA FOR MISSING BODIES OF P “PIONEER” WILL HELP Bemidji Boy May Be Lost; Name OnList Sigvald Norman of Bemidji, a member of the Twentieth engineers, ill- fate transport Tasconia, and his fate is unknown, This is the information kindly vol- unteered by C. H. Burnham to the Pioneer today, he having received a letter from young Norman, just prior to the sailing of the transport, in which he stated he was to “go across” on the next vessel. His name appears in the official list of those aboard the ship, as given out at Washington. ° Norman left Bemidji several months ago and enlisted in Washing- ton. He was employed by Page & Hill in Bemidji and made his home at the Burnham residence. He was a member of the Win One class of the Methodist church and a splendid Hundreds of names of sur- vivors of the transport Tusca- nia have been given out by the war department to ease anx- jety throughout the country. The names are coming across the water in a steady- stream, and as rapidly as pos- sible are being. compiled , for publication. Only when the entire list is in will the war department be able to give out the casualty list, by checking- the names. of the .survivors pgainst the ship roster. If the Ploneer can be of any assistance to those of Bemidji and vicinity in securing word of those they are concerned about, the editor will be only too glad to co-operate and use fils efforts to secure the de-’ sired information. This, of course, can only apply- to Be- midji and vicinity and not to those in other sections of the ‘state nor in other states. e e e —— B s (By Edward L. Keen) United Press Staff Correspondent London, Feb. 9.—British' trawl- ers and coast guard cutters are con- ducting a thorough, although appar- ently hopeless, search for the bodies of 40 men still missing from the tor- pedoed transport, Tuscania. young men, and it is sincerely hoped sh,fif:fl"d admiralty; figuros t,f’d:’; he is among the survivors. SAVED—2,236. hoooE s TN MISSING—166. o 5 e BODI%”R!}CDVE!(ED—I%G“, . : The bodfes recovered arc believes 'NEUMONIA IN MONTH | to be included in the 166 misine. The best detalls available confirm St. Paul, Feb. 9.—Pneumonia caused 200 out of a fotal of 1,84 |fhe United Pross flgures of Thure: deaths in Minnecota during Decenm- Ay, that 147 Amerioan sojdats S cember, according to the mortality ofticers are missing, and the figures I.l.l“!!lil’l issued by the state board of the missing crew members bruug‘llt of health. Cancer caused 164 deaths the figures up to 210 missing. during the ‘month; against lead tu- berculosis, which was blamed for 159 deaths, There were 109 acc.- dental deaths, CARRIE BROWN WINS FIRST IN DECLAMATORY The inter-class declamatory con- test he¢/’d last night was much en- joyed by a large audience. The en- thusiasm furnished by the individual classes as they supported their can- didates with songs, yells and cheers gave the speakers the incentive to do their best. All agreed that the contest was even better than those held in for- mer years, and that the talent was so evenly divided that judging proved a very difficult matter. First honors were awarded to Miss Carrie Brown, a senior, who will represent the Bemidji high school 200 IN sT%'m'nm 0] Hove is Fading. Washington, Feb. 9.—Another twenty-four hours of waiting left little hope that the loss of American soldiers and officers would be less than the original estimate. The United Press figures 147 Unit- ed States officers and soldiers miss- ing. The official figures still remain 210. It is believed the rechecking of the crew will lower this. It is not like- ly the casualty lists will be issued before next week. WRECKAGE MARKS GRAVE An Irish Port, Feb. 9.—A mass of wreckage along the calm neck of the sea along the Irish coast marks the grave of the Tuscania, the first American troop transport sunk by a German submarine. A few bodies of the 100 men who perished have been washed ashore and some of the injured now in hospitals are expect- ed to succumb. The survivors, numbering 2,296, in the intra-district contest to be|are quartered in hotels, homes and held here Friday night, February hospitals along the north Irish | 15. Miss Brown read “Cigarette's|coast. o Ride.” Her close rival / for the| Two groups left clad in misfit championship of the schodl was Jose- clothing for Belfast by rail and phine Parker, also a senior, who won thence by boat to England. the first prize awarded for the most No One Saw Torpedo’s Wake. The survivors are agreed no one humorous selection. Avis Cameron, a junior, won the gecond prize in the serious section and Alice Dyer, sophomore, second in the humorous division. FIRST GUN FIRED IN DRY CAMPAIGN Sauk Center, Minn., Feb. 9.—The first gun in the state-wide prohibi- tion campaign was fired here by Sen- ator Richard Jones of Duluth, cam- paign manager for the Minnesota Dry Federation, in an address to more than 6500 persons at the opera house. He outlined the work that the Dry Federation expects to complete and called on the people to vote the sa- loons out of existence in order to “save the waste and issist in winning the war.” Senator Jones declared the brew- ery interests ‘“fixed” the Minnesota constitution twenty years ago, pro- viding that no amendment could be adopted except by a majority of all votes cast at the election. “Under this unfair method,” he sald, “we have never been able to secure an emendment to our con- stitution where organized opposition has been encountered.” Senator Jones announced that the dry campaign headquarters for this section of the state would be located at St. Cloud. saw the wafe of foam as the tor- pedo came toward the vessel. It was a black night, and no alarm_ came from any one of the fifteen lookouts. The possibility of being torpedoed was discussed daily since the vessel left the American shores. Several hundred young lumberjacks from the Southwest and Pacific coast states were eating their evening meal‘ at the time the disaster occurred. Hun- dreds of others were waiting for theirs when the alarm sounded. nunine. Falsexxfig'vms had h(e}een sounded for boat drill every day of the trip, but all knew that this one was genuine. Officers shouted instructions to the men. Many of them were ‘husky youths, and despite their brief mili- tary training, they displayed won- derful coolness as they marched to their boat stations. There was nothing resemblang a panic. In a few isolated cases there were signs of nervousness on the part of some of the youngsters as.the ship took a heavy tilt to starboard, and they slid to the railing, to which they clung for dear life. But that was all. Veteran British officers.in the crew, who had been torpedoed several times, marveled at their cool- ness. Leap_on Destroyer. Man};'u«'i‘ovnnednllfa belts and jump- ed overboard. Hundreds of others were preparing to follow this exam- e (Continued on Page Four)