Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 14, 1918, Page 1

GET READY FOR THE BIG L* VOLUME XVI, NO. 112. FORTY-FIVE, CENTS' PER MONTH \ torics % the usage of the same, . In some pla-|it ig as brigh! and sparkling as any ‘ces the idea seems to prevail that|spring water, without any odor or jthe .state authorities all favor well | taste. For the city of Fargo, Mr. water. They do so-only in the event| Anders has certainly solved the wa- ; TO ASCERTAIN held in the city hall, in the-city: of | that it can be procured as cheap as|ter question for all time. . Bemidji, April 29, 1918, we the un-| by other methods. The only objec- Huge Filter Plant Hi e o i r dersigned committee, were appointed | tion against the filtering method is - Y 3 " 5 % for the purpose of investigating the| on account of the average small neal%?gay, er{aiy 6, we went to Min- : o manner in which adjacent cities se-| town not willing to pay the amount Ourp first a; 4 nig Tuesday morning. R : 3 cured their water supply, the qual-}of money necessary to keep up 8| ont ofs 'sa:lg:&tmv:eotw Sfe tsl;;tad %%Trt& % A : able the. city council to take up the water proposition’ in a more intel- good, safe and efficient water supply | which would work in most instances §i one of the greatest assets and one | 'to the detriment instead of the ad- | goe ?gt““;gi:of:fgyjd‘::;:' :t‘“’L““I' -One of the first questions asked | changes are made in the water de- h the entire plant. This| A sinit i by a manufacturer er resident, who{partment or plant that the entire og- g::;:y '2vg£yat£:;‘:g?f'3&9 'gfig;’: ac:d- SUCCESOR 0F RAKO: E m-i l:::;: sfl]lz:iea:otwr; BG(LI:&:?;:: the following purposes: personnel and policy. : doutt 1': . iis bgteri g o Drinking, mapufacturing purposes, REPORT ern flter plant there Is 1o guess| pqwarq paulson, residing in Sec-|the Teutons on the west front. . tion 25, Bemidji township, has filed| ~ oy "Uoore have passed sitice the ity of the same, and to look into the pllanthin an A-No. 1 condition. It| ¢"Health. There we secured passes .also happens often’ that with a : B i ) c}gqnge dnt »theucity aidml::istrauon‘g ;Lgfo;h:fi‘;i]: tflcacfl:ffi?ep; “syplfi:- 2 [] p change of policy s inaugurate 2 2 3 ligent manner; ;which might mean change of man- :X: fif,lf"fi;:}’tflet{éfiwfifimm": ?mfi;- 7 , of the essentials of a good and grow-| vancement of the same, Let us, Blrd; may locate-in a growing city are in| ganization:ibe kept entirely relegated f ) i D y 8 is a wonderful works, and which at ls SUCCESSFUL FARMER pare. for their third huge offensive. It is generally regarded to be the laundries, baths, street- sprinkling| We left Bemidji at 3:17 p. m., Fri- work., Every operation,is done with for the office of member of the board big dri bath sid £ the S g drive on bgth sides of the Somme To the President and -Members of the City Council of tha City of Be- midji: At a meeting of the city council Contractor Who Drove the Wells Confident They Will ~Supply Sufficient Water. ALLEGES NEGLECT ONLY IS CAUSE OF TROUBLE ;fth Ward Citizens Want Pav- ing; Willing to “Dig Up” For Its Cest. water conditions generally, to en- It is generally admitted that a i; artmi s 4 agement: in; the. qwatr.” dop ent iengineer. We were driven out to 3 . 7 (By United Press) ing city such as we have. ‘therefore, suggest that whatever|ip 11, superintendent, were taken PAUI‘SON FILES As With the British afield, May 14.— regard;to the water supply.. Helf: ; g ply. rom polities, both in the matter of | the present time is boing practically greatest yet staged on the part of afid fllushing, fire protection, etc. day, May 8, and went to Grand Forks, | ¢areful precision.” The question: of wants to know about the supply for N. D. This city has an up-to-date|$hance is-eliminated and -does not The feature qt the meeting of the city council last evening was the pre- % séntation--of ‘the report of the spe-| . . fg:;y;-tvfi‘i?enl?ggn.supplied .mechanical filter plant. The water énter into the calculations at all. tog Xouélt)fi:fig\n‘vizigrsle;sc::dsi\(;:igs?g: stopped. Yet comparatively little 5 is pumped from Red Lake river, taken Brainerd Supply Faulty. the lower house of the legislature|has been accomplished. Although 3 cial committee named by the council|¢rom a series.of four deep Wi - i D ells, | to the plant and filtered and soften = After our inspection of the sys-|from Beltrami county i h § : unusually dry and favorable weather i > to make a trip and inveéstigate vari-|ranging from 250 to 325 feet deep ous water systems. The committes]and thirteen shallow wells around 20 ::ufi?gs?:e;nggflg{e?lor':inute]d' Thle tem here we went to call on Mc-| Mr. Paulson has been a resident in ! feet in depth. For certain reasons|j ceptional qual-| Carthy ‘& Company, the drillers of| his locality for the past four years,|has prevailed, Hindenburg's promise : consisted of Mayor Vandersluis, Al- ity, clear and sparkling. It is used|the Bemidji s A X 4 City B with which we are not entirely fa-|for all commercial purposes as well em wells. We will refer to| having been gn extensive land owner[to Germany ot quick decision has ~derman A. V. Garlock an City :En-| miliar, the supply has become defi-| as domestic use Till; cs il' sf“th our yisit here later. At the conclu-|in Bemidji township a greater lengthl gone by the boards. g ginéer Swinson. The report was|cient to-such an extent as to cause| plant is two aillon gg.?l(:m,s' oefer; sllt;?wofigurfvisi:’ wtehreturned to the|of time. He is a successful farmer v e ' . freely 'discussed and several points|alarm in the city, and the danger of 5 f university for further conferences|and a successful business men, being [ i & | & e, : P ot being.able to tarnish enough wa- twenty-four hours. The population| with the State Board of Health,|secretary and general manager of Chavlain Notches Gun. plained. g. of the city is about twenty thousand.| whoge recommendati. h With the Americans in Lorraine, + ter for domestic and fire purposes be- | In-our investigati L] ndations are herewith | the Rosby Creamery company and|... {4 "p, Ak s i E. J. MeCarthy of the McCarthy | son ot SO ente B e counefl de- | 1hour investigations here we had the |attaghed and a part of this report.|one of the officials of the Farmers By 18 Rentralned by o ‘ Well company; Minneapolis and St.|cided that the time had come for an aud)-‘l\stll:ovsol?::;e 0: g; tpfiz‘g:eaplan: Weidid not*go to Brainerd for in-|State bank of Nymore. Before com- 2:‘0]:“" l‘:ufhtl‘:e:en I;na(ilenoxnl‘(gic::: 7 Paul, the concern that sunk the first| cverhauling of the. water - system, | the Pittsburgh. Filt presentative of [ spegtion because it was useless. The[ing to Bemidji township he served| .. ly'i Who' 18 privileged 't tol eads and after several meetings action wai &’ er company, who| Braijnerd water supply is taken from |eight years as a member of the board chaplaln who 18 privileged 1o noioh wells of Bemidji’s water system, was &s 8| accompanied us from a point where| the Mississippi 3 the stock of his rifle three times for ) taken resulting in the appointment|the wat. d v the Mississippi river and put through | of county commissioners of Todd| 3 present and . addressed the .council,l. ¢ this committee.. - . .- P e watertenters the. plant”to wherejchjorine treatment only. The water| county, his home being at ' Long aving killed three of his enemies expressing: higiself- that ii=his. opin i P it ‘goes - into the ‘distributl aingiis so ‘poor that they must use about|Prairie. .Owing to his farming and, by_proxy. <ion there was-plenty of water in the . Citv is Growing. - as pure water. - Their: guidance -anid [ twenty-one pounds of chlorine to the | business activities he has .become’ When the unit enteed the trench- wells. but - that -the. city—had beon| There is no disputing the fact that -explanations: were -very. in ‘million gallons, whereas a modern | widely acquainted and is recognized es the chaplain was with the troops. 3 1 nogligent and had not tested the|the city s growing to such an ex-|and weassure you they were'cértain-| filter: plant like Grand Forks, Fargo|as a man of sterling worth, intensely He was restrained from shooting but wells nor given them the proper at-|tent'as to necessitate the furnishing |1y appreciated. This plant has alor. Minneapolis use from two and a|loyal and well qualified for the of- soldiers notched their guns for three H tention to ascertain” their capacity,|of double or triple the amount of wa- chemical laboratory which makes| half “to three pounds per million.|fice he seeks and is willing to oc- Huns in the name of their captain, 1 . nor what could be done to improve| ter used at present. The new normal | daily or tri-weekly tests of the wa-|This ‘accounts for the poor water.|cupy and serve the best interests of for the chaplaln. the water supply. school, for instance, will require a|ter to determine the amount of treat-| The plant is also located wrong. The|all concerned. sAlready several of SR ‘Will “Pull” Well large amount of water which shall | ment necessary, . This is essential to| intake being below the pulp mill and| the leading business men of Bemidji 4.000 Revorted Killed. 1t was doclded to hive-Mr. Me- bte :)f tl;efi;eet q\é:l.lty,ifitber:vise thit: th%]:’:i;*tssozl Oxf:g:dsr“cce“{“l Dlmf‘td refuse from' this plant gets into the|are looking with decided favor on,Mr.| = Moscow, May 14.—4"0111"l thousa|n(l { = P . Be.| State o nnesdta will not perm nal or water are distribution system, making the wa-| P for the commissionership. Germans and members of the Finnish Carthy bring his equipment to Be aulson for the co: o] D White Guard were killed in a battle . i ] i 1 < i cents for first 1,000 gallons; 40; ter all the more disagreeable Vs — midji, pull well:No, 2 and’ ascertain B S : —MAXE W53 BLEDGES near Lahtis, 60 miles northeast of : 8 2 cents per M for the next 4,000 gal- t o nek ¢ “storlg::.Carthy- LS AUCT")N AND ALVAGE St. Cloud Conditions. lons; 35 cents per M for the next ’ Helsingfors. A German hombard- .pha'tic belief that a capacity of one 5,00{013‘;&310315: ?0 cents per M for the wh'l;ltle cil:;‘i’]““‘m %}t St. 1010““1 is s]ome- PACKED STREET CAR ment killed many civillans after the : t ty: \ nex ,000 gallons; 28 cents per M 8 ar. ey have a large White Guard occupied Tammerfors, million gallons each:24-hotrs could RECEIPTS-OVER $900 | tor the next 10,000 gallons; 25 cents| shallow well dug in a ravine next to BARELY ESCAPES TRAIN $5 miles northeast of Abo, They - be secured from- the wells for the 3 per M for the next 10,000 gallons the river where it is fed by the river shot 500 Russians, officers and sol- i city. dand 20 cents per M for any excess.|by in-filteration, the water coming diers, executing them in groups of DTS Mayor Vandersluis asserted that " Thus far the Red Cross auction 3 3 through the side. .The distance is St. Paul, May '14.—Several men he.city. wanted no limited supply.of | and salvage. drive.has brought im| o To. Bast Grand Porks. . |so shoft, however, that they get prac-| were slightly injured and two girls £0on Bo;rniihv‘/!;eg it::,:l;f_mg el watelr but \tm,ljnted all th; watefr the| $946. The auction will be contin- Gran: J"‘:;‘l'és town. visited ‘'was East{tically the raw river water in this|faintéd when a street car became - SRS people wanted to use and pay for. |ued next Saturday and:every Satur- s 3 well. They use chlorine for sterili-|stalled on a railroad crossing this Fifth Wants Paving. ‘ | day as’long as there is something to i;r;’e city 'l;a.s a filteration plant| zation but as in the case.of Brainerd | morning, as a freight train rapidly INTEND To MARCH? L. R. Elwell, cashier of thé Farm- sell and some one to buy. Anyone "TVm Olnetfl; hl]’: ga{:on capacity. | they must use too much to make a|hore down upon the trap. The car i » having anything to donate -to the s plant is older than the Grand)gooq water for domestic purposes.| cleared the track as the train barely THEN NOTIFY BERMAN s Forks plant. Instead of using liquid| The water is uced f i 3 e s or cooking pur-|reached the crossing. C]ffli)rme they use the hypo-chloride| poses only. Wells are easily driven —_MAKE W.S.S. PLEDGES— i of lime. They have a crude way of | yrom. which drinking water is se- All Red Cross pavade unit chair- mixing the same, which forces ther|cyred. These t - pla G wo water plants show men should notify E. B. Berman of to use an overdose of the chemical, | the glaring error that is made when BAND AND GUARD AT the ImcL |that their uuitbwitlxllkmx;rch so that the matter may be en up (fgf g:xsém\‘avit;f}?nsgo:lel:ltga‘tlt'olgle:rt:vs%; :{:,"t:fomplme watersplent 4. - DEPoT; FOUCAULT GOES and the unit given porper position ers’ State Bank in the Fifth ward, A + addressed the council on behalf of sale will kindly notify W. E. Dean - a large number of property owners and if they- cannot bring it to the petitioning for a pavement to extend room, the .same will be called for. from the end of the Nymore pave- The room in the Elko, containing the ment south four and one-half bloeks articles for sale, is being kept open fo the business district of Nymore. every afternoon for the convenience He stated that owners of 567 lineal of customers. feet would pay their share of the The executive committee of the pavement in cash, 1,090 lineal feet, Red Cross chapter extended a vote of thanks to Mrs. F. T. Beaver, who di- 1f cash, balance as assessed at the d . 20 per|rected the salvage drive, she receiv- ‘/Jgual time; 240 feet to pay P ing notification today. 51w U, S and smell. This water -would not From Minneapolis your committee and place of assemblage. sit the people of Bemidji, who are|gtarted for home. The results of our 3 The Red Cross parade committee, i used to good water. They have nof¢rip are that we received a supply of| It was a sincere crowd of friends|the grand marshal.and his staff will [ chemical laboratory and depend upon | jngtructive information.and make usy that gathered at the M. & I depot| meet at the Commercial club rooms e e 621 feet non-residents. Grand Forks for their analysis of | conclude that a city should abso-|early this morning to say good bye|at 2 p. m. Wednesday. All are urged , —MAKE W.5.5. PLEDGES— the same. - The operator at the plant | jytely: find: out at first the require-|to Sergeant Clarence Foucault, Who( to he there as this-is the last meet- afyi 1 3 Ay is not a technical man. He keeps|ments as to #nfount of water needed left for the third officers’ training|ing ibefore the parade. Of this, it would be up to Bi:- Wi ey : midji to pay . for 140 feet of front-| yrpRRIg 'LAUNCHING: RECORD:{ the machinery going, but his knowl-| anq when-a plantisfnstalled to-make| camp at Camp @rant; Bockford, Hl| : There will be all kinds of floats, 4 A edge ends there. it complete. It was about 7 o'clock that the|hut the gemeral public is Tequested ' =% age, about $1,000, to L $1,200, “for band and the Home Guard met at|to march in the parade. In some in- street and alley intersection X '('fiy United Press) R The city engineer was instructed Washington, May 14.—The emer-| - Minot’s Problem. 5, Recommendations. s ¢ . » b s the city hall and proceeded to the|stances, it {s understood that splendid ok to make surveys and estimates of the gency fleet corporation for the week ¥ Sfigzzgaykevep!ngésga&:, v;:vwen: We have the following recommen-| jepot, there being a large turnout of | floats have been planned anl:'l that i proposed lmgrovemgnt; ending last night launched an aver- 1ntereath;g ration, Upyto 1291“7 dations to make to your honorable|pot), guard and band. Scores of|only officers of the organizations Obiect to. Fence. age of two ships dally, according to ;i re8 OF S B P Sitering | 0 - |friends were also present. .| will ride. This will be permitted. . A petition signed by twelve prop- the report. - plant of 2,000,000-gallon capacltyg 1. The ultimate water supply for| mThe band gave a brief concert in No spectators will be allowed. All < erty owners and residents, whose —MAKE W.5.5. PLEDGES— D i ihelr wator foom. tire] the-clty of. Bemidyl da & purification | the -gtation prior to the arrival of | patriotie citizens will be urged to par- { home yards are on Dewey avenue, Moy ri In the d plant known as a mechanical rapid|the train, and hearty best wishes| ticipate in the big demonstration JAMES GORDON BENNETT. use river. In the dry season of|ganq filter. were extended as the popular young|and the entire city turn out in one ;2?1o};e:rp(::‘?ed;;ve;n%n;g:ic:dcosnos?z,&o- 2. As a filteration plant will take| ofricer of Bemidji was abdut to board | gala fete to properly start the na- y DP-{about two years to Ins‘tnll, accordinglthe train tion-wide Red Cross drive. o tion was about 750,000 gallons per|i; estimates furnished us, on account : g day, so it is readily seen that some] ,¢ difficulty in securing material, it Ve Dol other method must be used for 8e-| .y he absolutely necessary that the curing water. The filter plant, it|gjty, furnish a safe, clear water un- appears, was also operated by rule| guch time as a complete filtera- of thumb more than by _scientific|ion gystem can be put in operation. methods, with the inevitable result|m, qo this there are three possi- that the water was of a very DOOT|pijities: p Y quality from the plant. After being (a) To install a crib and pipe forced to look for a new supply of|jjne from Lake Irvine as suggested water they put in a series of dug-|py Mr. Anders test wells which finally culminated (b) E To tegi: out our shallow in securing a ten-inch well 132 feet,| wells with a view to putting down which gives them an exceptionally|gaj) jarge shallow wells which could heavy flow. The water is perfectly e yged for a permanent filter plant. safe_apd very soft, but it has a very (¢) To employ McCarthy & Com- high color, and has a taste from or-lnany’ on_a per day. basis 40 pull il presented a petition to the cot;‘x;gh NEWSPAPERMAN. DIED TODAY protesting the erection of :9 ne fence by W. E. Dean at 12 ake 2 . Boulevard. The Dean lot is backed (By United Press) 3 London, May 14.—James Gordon by Dewey avenue and the offending B ennett, owner of the New York fence is along the avenue at the rear Wordl, died thi ing i i f of the Dean lot yard, it being alleged | v ordl diec this morning in Parise ‘the fence is seven or eight feet high. —MAKE W.3.8. PLEDGES— The fence is termed a ‘“nuisance’ DAILY CASUALTY LIST and “objectionable.” ——ard f After the matter. was discussed a (By United Press) few moments President Clark re- Washington, May 14.—The cas- marked that he believed the mayor! yalty list today contains the names and city attorney should attempt to| of 27 missing, bringing the possible straighten out the matter satisfactor-! missing from the Scieprey fighting ily, whereat the mayor ejaculated | to over a.hundred. «Y_e—s!” Then he narrated an —MAKE W.S.S. PLEDGES— f having attempted to do Btegunt OL havile orcmp NEW AIRCRAFT HEAD $0,, and _the results. o A A, e e THE HUMAN SIDE OF LIFE Sometimes an incident creeps into an otherwise uneventful and prosaic run of humdrum existence and which sort of en- | lightens the trend of everyday monotony in some respects and | a couple might be given as in point: ! “DOC’S? PATRIOTIC HORSE CLOSE OF A PERFECT DAY | “Doc’” Northrup, the well known It was a blithsome morn, a week ago Saturday. Nymore had little un- | > The ,matter was referred to the 14 - ; 0 = “ 9 (By United Press) ganic substances. This water would 1) % t £ thie d osteopath, ;in the: gladsome: spring, A ee on streets and walks. screeas from-<one or-two o e deep usual to report. The hum of the cox;:s];;the}{:hn was given the coii- Washington, May 14.—(Official) | not satify “‘"‘t cit(zenlsda% all. f”w' wells with the view of cleaning, | takes himself and the missus and hies | Crookston mills sang their industrial tract to clean the septic tank at a —Archer London of Buffalo was to-(ever, the water cou e made as|yhich, if it is found impossible to do,| out to their pretty little summer | tune and affairs moved as was their : = day named chief of the aircraft pro- clear and bright as any water in ex-|t, abandon them in preference to b of i he Birch-| wont. It was a beautiful day. (Continued on page four) duction division. istence with -filteration; but they do|puiting in new ones and then gzo home north of Bemidji on the Birch-| B0 m ot 04 S ere was a scene of not want to go to the extra expense.|pack to propositions A or B. mont road. | activity. A house was the setting, 3 ] One of the paramount objects of| And it was a good house—fortunate consideration of the Northrup house- | people. In front of this comfortable hold is a spotted brown and white dwelling was grouped several kitchen ony, the famifl epambulsior; And utensils of household use. Along the pony, t yp : same thoroughfare were arranged in it is some patriot. Fact 1is, he 1is|front, other collections, awaiting the “there” every way when it comes|arrival of the Red Cross salvage col- right down to being the best bet lecting truck. The last day of the Un.cle Sam has in the equine line in dn’}_lle‘.e hard work was soon to be ter- this part of the state, If not in the| pinated and the ladies were again entire state. assuming their usual spirit of cheer- It was when the long line of autos| fulness. The week’'s grind would hove in sight last Sunday morning|soon be at an end. on the trip of the band and the Home The sorting of miscellaneous met- Guard to Kelliher that the pony took | als, the sorting of old shoes, bottles, notice. He was graziag near the|rags, old clothes and what not. The' front of the house and was contented | last bundle of magazines tied and Most of the water for domestic use is secured from shallow wells from a depth of twenty to twenty-five feet which is a clearer water than the deep well water, but not of as safe a quality. As part of this report, we attach a report of the Chamber of Commerce, which may be used if de- gired in regard to further investiga- tions if found necessary. In @ur in- vestigations here we had the lhearty co-operation of Mr. Thomas, cu'y en- gineer and water commisgioner, which we could- not get at ‘Grand Forks, owing to its being Saturday afternoon, and the city buildings were closed. 3. The immediate placing of our orders for two chlornic plants to be used for water if taken from Lake Irvine. ANOTHER BIG IMPROVEMENT; BATTLESTOREMODEL HOTEL INTO FINE BUSINESS BUILDING A deal was consummated Monday|to effect the change about August afternoon where by the J. C. Penney first. The Local Situation. Referring again to our visit with McCarthy & Company. They have on file complete data covering the drilling of all our wells, including the one Which was lost. They are of the opinion that the screens are not filled” with stand, but are cor- roded. If corrosion has not gone too far they can be cleaned as evidenced by screens that have been in the (Continued on page four) & 4 Mr. Battles stated that he éxpected F ’s Fine Plant . will tak ion of tlie ground 5 argo’s Xine nt., « gzor;;;ab:s:;f:fsofnme c. é Baf. | Lo dispose of considerable stock, es-| ‘Saturday evening, May 5, we went GOVERNMENT TAKES with the world in general. paper sacked. All taken cire of and 3 pecially the implements, and carry|to Fargo. Monday, under the guid- . A fev\l'”caxis pas?e‘cll. Alm:(g came | sold. fAtSidgh of relief—the close of = he gaudily decorate recruiting car.; a perfec ay. tles building on Beltrami avenue Au-|a complete line of household articles| ance of Mr. Altof, we went through gust 1. Mr. Battles will move into|and builders’ hardware. the Fargo purification plant. This The pony gave a snort as it threw Monday—A voice on the telephone. the building now occupied by the| One heating plant will be installed|is a beautiful plant and kept to an OVER PRECIOUS METAL ;'P its };(lzad.‘matzihe a”dasp, f‘mkt "‘; Ar ;"‘Z”‘l’l'f"s voice.d I;I;h“‘ é’f ‘;uv:‘"“‘di‘ S his positiom In e ne ian front o &) ntelligence an essed W good, Challenge hotel. to provide heat for the two buildings. | exceedingly high state of efficiency. The hotel building will be thor- Mr. Battles has occupied the pres-| The plant has a 20,000,000-gallon oughly remodeled, a new front tofent location for the past eight years, | capacity, and -a complete chemical conform with the present Battles| having formerly occupied the "old|laboratory and installations of all store building and .an addition on| Winter store, which is now used as| kinds for the scientific filtering ot the rear which will make it ninety|a warehouse in the rear of the pres-| water. The water is secured from feet long. - Work on remodeling will| ent store. He built the new store| the Red river and is very dirty, but Dbegin at once and arrangements made building in 1914, at the faucets anywhere in the city . the recruiting auto and for three|substantial sense. A little uncertain (By United Press) miles cantered in front. Reaching a|but maintaining her composure. She Washington, May 14.—The gov-|barn and other buildings on the road- | was sorry to interrupt the one catled, ernmeni has commandeered for war|side, the pony turned out, wheeled | but—the collection of “junk’ taken purposes all platinum at $105 per|and watched the rest of the line pass. | from the front yard were the kitchen ounce, irridium at $175 per ounce And the “Doc?” That's another| utensils of the family. They- were and palladium at $135 per ounce. story. * just moving in.