Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 12, 1918, Page 1

S WORLD-‘AD/CLER STARTING PROBE INTO LEGITIMACY OF OIL SCHEMES Advertisemeits of Promoters Will Be Scrutinized Carefully As to “ " Genuineness. CAMPAIGN IN HARMONY WITH GOVERNMENT WORK “WHld"Cat” Claims Fail of Support; - Legitimate Enterprises Are & Deserving. . (Special to Pioneer) o iulndianapolis, March 12.—Acting Jupon’ the request of 'a number- of upon which they might base conclu- sions as to the légitimacy of adver- tisements which are offered to them -~ by stock promoters, the ‘National = Vigilance Committee of the Asso- ciated Advertising Clubs of the World, which has its headquarters in this city, is starting a campaign against a number of oil stock pro- motion schemes. The campaign is in harmony with “the sentiment in official circles -in ‘Washington against investment in unnecessary enterprses, and Merle Sidener, .chairman of the vigilance committee, stated today that mandy of ‘the enterprises which have been investigated had been found to be eral instances, flatly "failed .to fin support in the facts. Fraud Orders Issued. P. Green has beeri conducting an i vestigation for the yvigilance commi financial centers and into the fields, and the first of a series of bulletins has been issued, Last year, following similar investie S a number of automobile manufactur- ing stock promotion schemes, sev- eral arrests ‘were made, some con- victions were obtained, -fraud orders were .issued by .ne postoffice depart- ment and number of promoters were put out of business. While Mr. Sidener said today that it is not thé intention of the asso- ciation to hinder any legitimate en- terprise, this is the wrong time for newspapers or other advertiging me- diums to hely promote, by carrying advertisement-, any speculative in- vestment enterprise. The first bulletin in the present campaign of the committee points to the need for the investment of the public’s savings in government war securities. Dutv of. Newspapers. “No purely‘speculative enterprise can be of help to the government at this time,” the first bulletin of the association suggests. “The advertis- ing of such concerns is usually mis- leading @and ultimately proves to be an imposition on the readers of the publication in which the advertising appears. Owners of newspapers and other advertising mediums owe their co-operation to the government to the extent of declining to accept ad- “vertising about which there may be the least doubt.” Right' Hands Needed A favorite plan of the promoter of speculative schemes, Mr. Sidener said, is to point to the Buccess of other companies in the same line of business, but he suggested that the’ prospective investor should give most serious consideration to - the character and ability of the men in an enterprise before turning their money over to its promoters. Nearly . any business will prosper in the # ' right hands, he said, while money is dangerously invested if those who are to operate a company are inex- B Commercial The “Get elected. Mr. Wilke is no stranger in Be-|and sailorsoverseas. :Several hun- midji. He is president of the Min-, dred thousands of books have been { nesota Editorial association -and onel supplied, -but the imperative need NORMAL SC“OGL BIDS of . the prominent officials. of = the{ now/is MORE books. worse than merely ‘“unnecessary to| National Editorial assoeiation, and 4 . the conduct .ot the ‘war’—that the|was the man who boosted for Bemidji | A claims of the promoters, had in sev-jand secured the scheduling of the bu;rh:yhba?k:rgowf:;t:;v:r;org?adx;:vlvé ] a| National Editorial association’s trip | pooks, something of interest and to Bemidji last summer, when ' thelgeriainment forg the soldi b e;x- war prevented the mation’s’ editors| weary from th tin ;rs, ran A from taking the trip; whi would ‘-batt‘l'y I on’; edr(;u mie orcamlp 10F, For a number of iweeks, William | have taken them .into Canada. 8 _Iropt, angl lONGINE <OF: Dieas- is full of “pep” and enthusigsm and 1 is a booster “right,” and those whq tee “which has taken him throughk|heard him speak while here before oil I'will well remember the occasion. in’’ process. Washington, WILL WILKIE D E Members ‘of the Commercial club, | Libi} Beadings newspapers for information | members of the city council and allf¢,. others interested in the activities of | tperla the ‘club and who may contemplate denf of joining, will have the extreme- pleas- ure (;S hearing one of the most en- tertaining speakers tonight, ~ when,; N k i3ay Will Wilke of Gray Eagle, editor and| g, ooons: More books! Is the slo: banker, appears in response to ‘an D 0108, 8pec Lurgent invitation to speak, tonight March I % club. Together” luncheon, i one:of the features of the evening’s { Books Are for All program, will be served at 6 o’clock] The object of the campaign is to in Qdd Fellows hall. ‘Upon adjourn-| provide reading matter for the Y. ment, the gathering will proceed toj M. C. A.,' the K. of C. and the Y: the; Commercial club rooms where]W. C. A.¢buildings and through Mr.| Wilke will' give a talk, afterichaplains/to smaller —camp posts, which directors and officers will be| forts, naval stations and vessels, and ' ' T ~ [ spared. H " Campaign Next Wee" trical equipment. b ’ b The week of the ‘‘drive” is all of| The Clarkquist Construction com- i 5 U | | ( p (By Unfted Press) March 12.—Eight| Select the books_you enjoyed, but hundred thousand men of the so-|will never read again. called second draft will be fed into o TAKEN T0 Fr' SNELLlNG the military mill PEIE—, year of 1918. 95.000 Next Call. ‘Washington, March 12.—The or- der for 95,000 men to move March| 29 will take men from all states ex- cept Minnesota and Iowa. Wiscon- sin will furnish 2,214. FOUR GERMAN AEROPLANES BROUGHT DOWN IN PARIS (By United Press) Paris, March { Four ;aldix;lgt _ngrman ";,e“"mainei In answering an incipient fire Weke hroug own over Paris last|gajarm in the Fifth ward this fore- g night while making a raid. The cas-|noon, Jack Falls slipped when he ;ln;e%?rmali:egdze?;lc;ry sentence star perienced, inefficient or dishonest. A A PNV VN Mr. and Mrs, A. A. Warfield have returned from a two months’ visit in EF Florida. At Jacksonville they en- E #~=~ tertained at dinner for Lieutenant and Mrs. Thayer C. Bailey of this city and Mr. and Mrs. George Strick- ant Bailey is at the quartermaster’s I camp there and Mr. Strickland is teller in the Florida National bank, the largest bank in that state. He was formerly with the First Nation- al bank in this ecity. Mr. Strick- land, who went to the south for his health is:getting along fine in that climate. From Jacksoaville they went to Fort Myers and from there to Palm Beach, by. water, and later to Miami. From the latter place they went up the e2st coast by automobile to Lake Helena and back to Jacksonville. Enroute home. they visited their 1 som, Herbert; Harold White, son of i Mr. and Mrs. A. P. White of this land, formerly of Bemidji. Lieuten-| ualties and damage is not reported. | ~ WarfieldsHomeFrom Trip; ’ Encounter Many Bemidjites city, and Julius Miller, brother of G Henry Miller of Bemidji, who are all Bliss Electrical school students at at Washington, D. C. Among other Bemidji boys, they saw Alloy Lappan, who is now em-| Irish schooner, Nannie Wigell, was|Shannon, city health physician, and ployed in the weather bureau in| torpedoed and sunk by a submarine|found a fine home for a 10-days-old Washington, D. C. Mr. Lappan has| which shelled the survivors as they|hboy. joined the aviation department and|picked their comrades from the sea. The little chap has been taken by a his work is to adjust the finer in- struments used in that department. His hours are from 9 o’clock a. m. to 4 o’clock p. m., and he is receiv- ing at the present time $80 per month. Mr. Lappan stated he ex- pected to “‘go across” soon. Palmer Anderson and Floyd Madson of this city are both at University camp and Lloyd Tanner, also of Berpidji, is Winnipeg, March 12.—Canada’s|Saturday’s - Pioneer. Before Dr. in another camp in-Arlington, Va.|bone dry law becomrs effective April | Shannon had time to read his copy Mr. and 'Mrs, Warfleld stated they|1, it was announced today. Ttmpor-|two calls reached him. Four more bad never seen so many sclidiers as|tation of liquor from Montreal into|came at frequent intervals and the they did on this trip and aeroplanes|dry territory is orbidden. Except in|little one had no difficulty in find- were to be seen flying at all times|a few places in Quebec, Montreal is|ing some one to love him and give of the day. in small groups|keep. Others will like them, too. from month to month. This will be Men like adventure, western stor- the nation quota and will be divided| ies, detective stories, biography, into state quotas. With certain exceptions, all will ‘War books, military manuals and|day teken from Bemidji to Fort come from Class One, young men will be called into schools| great demand. to become skilled artisans. Aricul- ‘Wrap them up and label tne pack- him back, on a charge of desertion. turists will be given deferred rating.|age “Library War Service, American| Hubert's case has furnished many gz’od drattte hr:is bedenfl s?tt ‘3rtthie slec‘. Library Associat}on," and t&like them | complexities since he reached Be- ond draft and a definite date is im-}to one of the places herein men- j probable on account of the ‘‘feeding|tioned. 8 mfdji-from, Fort Riley, without.the Groups will be fed in in small groups covering the entire| QAN 12. o 5 7 ST, ATTORNEY * ANNOUNCEDTODAY Bemidji City Attorney Honored by Attorney General Hilton; Is Praised for Ability. New | Books Not AskedBut Boo _You Once Enjoyed and.Are ' Well Remembered.” HEI‘ZP SPEED WEARY HOUR. - ; HAD Bm MENTIONED BY All | Tibraries Asked to Aid Ca podign ; Books for All; Y. M. C,A., K. of C:and Y. W. C. A= . . Head of g State’s Legal Department Says That Minnesota is to Be Congmtulated. Njow comes ‘an appeal from the Li i By United brary War Bervice of the American (v Taliad;d rese) St. Paul, March 12.—Attorney | General Hilton of Minnesota, who |succeeded the late Attorney General Lyndon Smith, this morning appoint- ed M. J. Brown of Bemidji as assist- ant attorney general, to fill the va- cancy resulting from ths promotion of C.'L. Weeks from assistant attor- ney general to deputy attorney gen; eral. _In announcing the appointment of Mr. Brown, Attorney General Hilton said that some time ago there was likelihood of an appointment to the staff of the attorney general and the late attorney general had tendered to Mr. Brown the appointment to the first vacancy. “In making this appointment,” stated Attorney General Hilton to- day, “I am not only carrying out as 1 should the pledge of Attarney Gen- eral Smith, but am also securing an addition to my already capable staff an attorney in every way qualified, and the state of Minnesota is to be congratulated on my being able to secure for this position one so ex- ceptionally ablo ang_efffofent.” »” 3 the library board of Bemjdji, has' been called into service in this direction. R Tl)ese American soldiers are wearing the marvelous new gas mask adopted by our army. Each man in the group sent home a copy of the -photograph, Just to show how our fighters have sunk their individuality I® the eombined fight for human justice and liberty. cially vigorous during the weegk -of XTRA! Wage Earners A\ L TUR g Patriots, Says Reynolds One can't tell a patriot by what he does at his daily duties nor by his appearance, according to Harry E. Reynolds, federal food director for Beltrami county, and this is the way he analyzses that assertion: isn’t one but who can help. :| through “all agencies to the soldiers ./« Need Not Be New. OPEN; 45 BIDDERS (By United Press) St. Paul, March 12.—Indications late this afternoon were that Be- midji’s Normal school eontract may not be let for several days. i it th i iy It as s agains e policy of the gov- bids t‘l‘:at tifial:zdw::oifiosie:;nisthe ernment to hoard up foodstuffs to €. » 13 on|the. exclusion and suffering of ¢thers, the general construction, 20 for|but this practice has been in vogue imeciranical equipment, 12 for elec-|throughout the Uhited States and also TIght here in BémIdd. ~AlTéw days ago ‘in the "Pfoneer appeared 0 @ a request by Mr. Reynolds for all g::nt :;B?]k fl;j‘: LO r‘i%/;nkt‘hni:ilwo;th)j pany, Security building, Minneap-|who had stocks hoarded to turn them sentgd gw'; ;ec;ve ‘a]e b O‘Dksym °;)‘e olis, is apparently lowest for the ?vehdlextcept \vthul was needed for 00ks | " mmediate wants. E\;l;gn'i t?wga;flfigr;hedr}izmlsczg;ebe:éaig g;g?s’gb_c"““mc“”' This bid was| p on prices commenced to mount, drug store, Netzer’s drug store, the| Clerks are now compiling all lists. many wage earners and laboring men Markham 'hotel the Diblic scl;aols of Bemidji took advaiitage of the ) D g soaring prices and laid in supplies be left -at ti blic lib. e ' o Few Sueeestions, | “SERG'T.” HUBERT MUST | whiew e mandate v fssued ‘choy when the mandate was issued.they Look over your shelves and pick : ~| realized they were included and out the books ylx{)u are going to send FACE COURT MAR’"AL; they have manfully and patriotically to. the men in khaki. let it be known that they were housing an excess, The result is that over two t ns of flour and over 150 pounds of sugar have been, placed at the disposal of the food director, “There are some persons in Be- mijdji of whom I have reports on as hoprding that are known promin- ently,” remarked Mr. Reynolds, “and they are keeping awfully still. But it shows who the real patriots are. they will be attended to. However, It isn’t the family with the money that always is.” FRANCE IN EARNEST APPEAL FOR MORE FIGHTING MEN (By United Press) Washington, March 12.—France has made a new and earnest appeal to the United States for shipping|him were his attorney, E. E. more fighting men across the At- Donald, Mrs. McDonald and lantic. tives of the family. Helant ‘diversion in the ever welcome ygood book. There are countless ‘homes that have such books, which have been read, and which would be gratefully received by the soldiers or naval men. Bemidji, -no doubt, hak-.mny,_;;:ph_.bq(zks that can be! The new assistant attorney gen- eral is one of Bemidji and Beltrami county's most promising young law- ye Last year he ‘was named city attorney and with the seating of the new city council & week ago was unanimously re-elected city -attorney. He has served several years as & member of the board. of education and taken a prominent part in the work of the government’'s war ac- tivities . _ Mr. Brown was out of the city to- day on business and couldn’t be lo- cated, but his many friends will ex- tend to him hesetiest congratula- tions upon his return. HENRIONNEL-LEAVES FOR STATE'S PRISON IN SHERIFF'S CUSTODY Rolané Henrionnet, convicted of the murder of Oscar Nelson and sen- tenced Saturday to the state peni- tentiary at Stillwater for life, left this morning, accompanied by Chief Deputy Cahill and Deputy Morrison of the sheriff’s office to begin his term of years, Before leaving, he was taken to the home of his mother to bid her good bye. In the party leaving w]JIth c- rela- Choose - some you would like to Frank Hubert, erstwhile ‘‘ser- travel, histry, poetry of ‘all kinds.|geant” of the regular army, was to- Ten thousand | up-to-date technical books are in Snelling by a sergeant, sent to take . necessary permit. A At one time he was a member of ADA SETS BARLEY PRIM™ the Bemidji naval militia but was AND GAMBLERS ARE HARD HIT | discharged. He enlisted in the army IS later. A few months ago -he put (By United Press) in an appearance in Bemidji wear- Winnipeg, March 12.—Barley was|ijpg a sergeant’s cheverons and today taken from the speculative|jgather puttees, which he had pur- market and the maximum price of|chased to make a “flash.” For some $1.99 set. Many food gamblers were|tjme he cut quite a swath with the hard hit. fair sex, but he continued to wear R TN his uniform, which later attracted some attention and inquiries failed FIREMAN IS HURT; N T A SLIPS; RUN OVER | bert vt irsies vetns - aotisiod. Hubert told sevefal conflicting tales but the facts came out and he will now face a court martial, with e Baker Reaches France On Cruiser Convoying 10,000 Troops; Has “Sub” Scare (By United Press) the press who have been in the habit Paris, March 12.—Secretary of | of seeing him every day that ile did War Baker of the United States came| not expect to be away for any con- to France on a cruiser convoying siderable length of time. 10,000 American troops, of whom a portion were aboard a German liner. The voyage was enlivened in mid- BULLET'N 4-‘0 P M ocean by a submarine alarm and af- ’ bt ter comsiderable cannonading it was discovered that the cause of the REYNOLDS “URT IN alarm was a floating spar. . As the French goast was neared, a wireless from a French station ‘IUMP FROM TRAIN warned of a lurking submarine and a convoy gf hydroplanes and dirigi- bles were sent to escort the secre- N i g tary safety to harbor. After land-| Harry E. Reynolds was at 3:17 ing, Secretary Baker walked about|o’clock this afternoon injured by the town for about f;)rtypmi:mle;be— jumping from the Great Northern re taking a train for Paris. ere ) . 2 g:acretary ‘;}aker and General Persh- train going west. He was immedi ing made calls and later will visit ately rushed to the hospital in an the American lines and camps. ambulance. Mr. Reynolds is an officer in the - - (Official) — ’ went to hop off the fire truck near .| the East Bemidji school, and was run over by the hoary whedls. et nim| “THE PIONEER” DELIVERS; on the legs below the knees and he ! mizsculously escaped serious iniury:| SECURES A FINE HOME to the hospital and is resting as com- fortably as could be expected. FOR BR'G“T B ABY BOY SUBMARINE SWELLS SURVIVORS OF SCHOONER That the “Pioneer delivers the (ByuUflited"Prezs) goods” was never bettér exemplified London, March 12.—The unarmed [than when it co-opérated with Dr. e mos:l es}[!lma,l;]]e dcou{plteh inf the Fifth and will give = the small man a chance to grow in- BILL EFFECTIVE APRIL f)to 5 exa n, st ser, , . the Pioneer to help find him a good (By United Press) home for the boy. It was done in Washington, March 12.—Secre-| the train in search of slackers and tary Baker plans to spend a brief! had remained aboard the train while time in France, inspecting in per-|it was leaving. ‘When about two_ son the concrete results already, blocks out from the depot he jumped achieved in the efforts of his depart-| and fell heavily. While taking him ment to place in the field this year|to the ambulance he fainted. g an army that will be a factor in the A call to the hospital at 4 o’clock campaign, On the eve of his de-| failed to reveal details as the exams< the only “casis” in Canada. ‘him a ehance in this hig old world. GENERALOF STATE: Short Time in France. Home Guard and was going through . parture, Mr. Baker told members of | {nation was ahout to begin. e 1 { i = X3