Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, November 26, 1918, Page 1

. EMBARK WITHIN i o T | | | | I BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEF’ VOLUME XVL. NO. 289 BEMIDJI MUST SOLVE WATER VROBLE AMERICANS IN ENGLAND WILL ODAYSTOUS. Pmidént Contemplates Sailing: for France December 3 On the George Washington LUDENDORFF GONE TO * SWEDEN, IS REPORT Warning Is Sounded in Berlin Against Counter Revolt of Kaiserites ) (By United Press.) London, Nov. 26.—All American troops in British camps will embark for the United States within ten days, plans issued today announce. PRESIDENT SAILS DEC. 3 Washington, Nov. 26.—According to plans now, the president will sail for France on the former German liner George Washington about De- cember 3. INTERVENTION BESOUGHT Washington, Nov. 26.—Inferven- tion By President Wilson at the peace table in behalf of tae Grand Duchy of Luxumburg :was besought today from the grand duchess. , LUDENDOBFF IN SWEDEN Copenhagen, Nov. Z6. .—General Ludendorff, former commander in chief of the Germar. armies, has gone to Sweden, it is reported here today. EAISERITE REVOLT WARNING London“Nov B=War a kaiserite’ “counter reyolution’ “is sounded in .the Berlin Vorwaerts, official organ of the Erbert govern- ment, which declares that gang of Lo VB T i ‘murderers are still planning to re- establish themselves. CORNCOBS MAY YIELD COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS (By United Press.) New York, Nov. 26, — Utilization of corncobs for tomimercial purposes ia one of the possibilities of peace- time industry being investigated by commercial men here. Adhesive gum, cellulose, glucose and alcohol are among the products already obtained frem cobs in ex- periments. Chemicts of the United States department of agriculture consider the commercial possibilities opened up by the experiments as very promising. Corncobs constitute an item of waste in the great corn states of the United States. They :.ve used in many western towns and rural communities as fuel. To some extent they are ground with the corn for cattle feed. But mostly they rot in great piles, or are burned to get them out of the way. Gluecose extracted from corncobs is of excellent quality, chemists find. It crystallizes readily, and is be- lieved to be fully as good for com- mercial purposes as the gluecose now made from starch. Gluecose is widely used in com- merce and industry. For extraction of alcohol from corncobs, sulphuric acid is used. Practicability of this feature of corn- cob utilization, therefore, would de- pend upon the cost of the acid. FOR GOLDEN RECORDS. Rome, Nov. 26.—Every municipal- ity of Italy has just been h\vlted by the government to open a “Libro d’Ore” or “Golden Book™ to the memory of all the inhabitants of each community who participated in the War. In addition to the name and ad- dress of each soldier, there will be inscribed a full record of his promo- tions, his citations, his decorations. and also, where the case so demands, his death. Each community will keep its “Golden Book™ as part of the per- manent archivies of the municipal- ity. enormous DR. HENDERSON CRITICAL. Mrs. Watkins of this city has re- reived a telegram from her mother, Mrs. A. E. Henderson from Rochester, Minn., stating that+Dr. Henderson's| condition is serious. Mrs. Hender-| son accompanied her husband to Ro- chester a few days ago where he is receiving medical attention " morning,” BEMIDJI, MINN., TUESDAY EVENING, NOV. 26, 1918 HELGOLAND, REPORTED SEIZED BY REVOI.TING SAII.ORS | Helgoland, ‘men of the German fleet. MINOR BUSINESS OF CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD MONDAY NIGHT At the meéting of the council last evening, a committee, representing the fire department, asked the coun- cil to put the sleeping dormitories of the department in~a more sightly and sanitary condition. was made on behalf of the depart- ment; meémbers “wha- sleep at . the! station by Earl Geil and Paul Wink- lesky. It was referred to the build- ing committee. Frank Dewey was granted a re- newal of his billiard parlor license. £ 0;R.; Dickey.was granted a.dray, ‘ttcense, he .paying the fee of; $25.. Bolden, - residing ow Dewe) avenue, asked-that the eity assist her in paying her- house rent. It amounts only to $5 per month and the council readily agreed. This lady is a credit to herself and to the city. She has a son in the army, o helpless son at home and she is re- sponsible to make both ends meet. She is a hard worker and justly de- serves the little assistance asked, that she may make good. For the union Thankbgiving ser- vices at the Elko on Thursday fore- noon, the city council decided to pay for the programs for the affair. It was also decided to present to each of the returning Bemidji sol- diers and sailors a cextificate of ap- preciation in behalf of the mayor, council and citizens of the city in general. W. E. LeFontaine of Cass Lake, an expert engineer and surveyor, was present upon invitation of the coun- cil, with reference to his employment in the contemplated new water system. The mayor, Alderman Garlock and Alderman Palmer was named a com- mittee to consult with Captain Smith of the hospital corps of the twenty-first home guard battalion, relative to a survey of Bemidji to as- certain the gxact ‘“flu” conditions, number of patients ete. PRESBYTERIANS TO HELP NEEDY GN THANKSGIVING 1 Mrs. For the past several years the Presbyterian hurch and Sunday sechool have sent out Thanksgiving Usually bheen ap- baskets to necdy faniiies. ten or twelve barkets hive filled with di eni vege.ables, ples, tea or coffee. rice, i:'ly, canned fruits, ete., also a nice picce of meat has gone into c:ch hasket. This year, when everyone has so much to be thankful for, it is hoped that enough will be donated to fill even more than the wusual number of baskets. There has been so much sickness, many will be unable to have a Thanksgiving dinner unless those more fortunate help them. The basement of the Presbyterian church will be open Wednesday morning and someone will be there to receive all donations. The chil- dren have always taken a prominent part in this giving, but it is hoped this vear that many more of their eiders wilk help. Money is very ac- ceptable, as that will be used to buy | the meat, but it is hoped that every! one will send something everyone can spare or some vegetables from their abun- dance. “Let us make this the best Thanks- giving ever, tomorrow (Wednesday) says the appeal church Complaint | ihe island fortress of Germany in the North sen, Nearly | a can of fruit| and bring what we can to the basement of the Presbyterian|tions 20. 21, 16 is reported Peruand Chili | Reach antuf Actual Clash: By United Press.) Washingtonn, Nov. 26.-—Hositll- ties between Peru and Chili appeared possible today. Peru has withdrawn her consular agents from Chil. There has been. - great agitation throughout Chile over & speech made at La Paz by the Bolivian minister of war, who is reported to have said that the hour had arrived to take back the provinces to Tacna and Arica from Chile. The present un- rest in Peru, Bolivia and Chile is due to a desire of Peruvian and Bolivians to settle the Tacna and Arica ques- tion under President Wilson's princi- ple of self determination. These border provinces constitute the Alsac- Lorraine question of South America. A Buernos Aires dispatch added that it was reliably siaied that Chile had approached Argeniina on the subject of Argentina remaining neu- tral in the event of an outbreak be- tween Chile and Peru, | ELKS TO REMEMBER | THEIR ABSENT BROTHERS NEXT SUNDAY AFTERNOON Next Sunday will be memorial day for the Elks of Bemidji, as well as throughout ~wherever Elkdom is known, and the members of the local tribe will remember ‘‘our absent brothers” in fitting ceremony in the Elko theatre at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. The feature of the program, now in the course of arrangement, will be the address of the occasion by R. F. Eldredge of St. Paul, editor of “The Jolly Elk.” All visiting brothers in Bemidji and all members of the order not locally affiliated here are cordially invited to attend the Bemidji broth- ers. SELF-SERVE SYSTEM USED BY JAPANESE TRAIN BOY (By United Press.) Tckio, Oct. 25. (By Mail.)—K. Maruyama, a train boy, whose run is from Tokio to Kobe, has been ar- rested on the charge of reaching into berths and extracting purses from men’s clothing. During 1918 he has stolen $3,000 bhelonging to passen- gers and squandered it, the charge states. His arrest was caused by Dr. T. Hara, he filched $100. to h:u\'o. been seized by the revolting ASSISTANTS SELECTED T(aSECURE EMPLOYMENT FOR RETURNING SOLDIERS The special commlllu, appointed by the Commercial club for taking car¢ of the returned soldiers, insofar as obtaining employment for them, ,xs« appointed chairmen for districts throughout thé county to work in rjunction with the committee and thé~federal war industries employ- iment office in Bemidji, of which Charles Daily is in charge. The com- mittee consists of B. W. Lakin, chair- man. E. H. Denu and W, L. Brooks. The recommendations for chairmen of the various districts throughout the county are as follows: Baudette~—William Noonan, Blackduck—James Reid, Kelliher~—W. Skrief, Pinewood—~T. B. Millar Solway-—Earl Grinols Red Lake-—Walter ¥, Dickens Tenstrike-—Joe Herman, Redby--L. A. Selvog, Spooner-—George Ericson Turtle River——C. 8. Blakely * Williame-—Sam Sherman, Wilton—-M. Rognlien, Graceton. The idea is that whenever any one desires to secure emp'oyment for an- other, or a returned soldier is desir- ous of securing such employment for which he is capable, the federal war industries office, with Mr. Daily in charge, should be notified. All lines of business are included, not merely work in a mill or manufacturing, all lines being included. The local office is in the association of such offices throughout the state and positions may be filled elsewhere than Bemidji or county. The Commercial club is also co- operating with this movement and will see that names and desires are placed in proper hands if requested. A survey of industries and those needing help will be made and the position open will be filed with the Bemidji war industries office. The work is the same as is being followed in other states and s of vast impart- ance. BUILDING LID LIFTED BY WAR INDUSTRIES The lid is off, so far as restrictions are concerned in the building line in Bemidji and county, according to an official notice received by the Smith- Robinson Lumber company from the government war industries board. No permits are now necessary in any instance whatever. All who contemplated new build- ings or reconstruction may now lose no time in getting busy. LIEUT. FOUCAULT WILL DRILL GAURD AND CORPS TONIGHT Tonight is the regular drill night of the home guard and it will be a Tokio lawyer, from whom most interesting evening, for Lieut. His arrest is being| Clarence Foucault, U S. A., will have made a warning to scores of other charge of the driil. boys employed on trains of the Jap-| anese government raflways. AFTER NEW ROAD. W. H. McPherson of Silver Lake| was in Bemidji today and appeared’ before the board of county commis- sioners and asked that money be granted for road construction in sec-| 17, 8 and 9, in the; « try, which the com- promised to grant The members of the motor corps to receive military should prove | will also be out instruction and it valuable | MORE PASSENGER TBAINS SOON, IS OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT (By United Press.) Washington, Nov. 26.—More pas- | senger trains soon, was an official an- 1 nouncement here today. Fr 0‘3\ c\?y! « CENTS PER MONTH SPECIAL ELECTION MONDAY,DEC. 23| CITY HALL; BEMIDJI IS FORCED TO ACT QUESTION PEOPLE MUST DECIDE ON DECEMBER 23 Whether the city of Bemidi shall issue $125,000 for a new water works plant, at a special election on Monday, December 23. The first issue of bonds to be sold to be $35,000 for the con- struction of a crib in the river in Lake Irving, an intake pipe and a chlorine purifying equipment and the necessary housing of the purifying equipment and pump. Later, a filtration plant will be installed to replace the chlorine equipment, whicu is to be tem- porary in the present emergency, for which $40,000 more bonds will be issued,. part of the original amount voted. Then will be issued the remain- der for the laying of a pipe line to the Fifth ward, formerly Ny- more. Included in the plans will be the improvement of many details to bring the water system of the city of Bemidji to its proper plane. The period of the issue is for 25 years, interest 6 per cent. | ————————— Bemidji is facing two serious prob- lems, which must be met and met when the opportunity is offered at 1 special election to be held on Mon- day, December 23. One of the prob- lems is that the insurance companies will inevitably cancel the policies on business houses and industries of the city. The second s that the state board of health will take a hand in the city’s water supply and compel the people to act to supply an adequate, pure and unaffected water supply for (he city. This s what Bemidji must meet and meet without delay. At the meeting of the city council last night the whole matter was put squarely up to the voters of Bemidji. 1t will be for the people of the city to decide what shall be done, the final chapter in the efforts made to comply with the unwritten mandate that Bemidji MUST act. Plan of Action. The plans call for the building of 1 crib, an arrangement to be set in the center of the river where it flows through Lake Irving. It is where the intake pipe takes the water at a depth of twelve feet and conveys it to the shore where a pump will be installed in a pump house. A chlorine purifying equipment will also be installed for purifying the supply to the utmost. This will be an emergency measure and meets the demand and approval of the state board. There will also be a valve {nstalled whereby in case of con- flagration the water may be sent di- rect into the mains and not be pumped to the tank first. The tank is small and is quickly emptied, leav- ing the city entirely without water as in the case when the Dalton build- ing was burned. - And Bemidji peo- ple well remember that since that time they have received notice to conserve thefr water. rangement would give Bemidji million gallons daily if needed. Will Install Filter System. With the completion of this part of the work as an emergency measure so far as the purification part fis concerned, will come the installation of the filter plant with a large self- registering meter to keep record of the amount of water being pumped at ail hours, the amount consumed and the wastage. This is a most im- portant matter for at present there two is a large amount of water running| wild after it is pumped, and here again comes in a thorough investiga- tion of the lines to ascertain where the water is going, of which there ig abegolutely no record in existence Main to Fifth Ward. The last step will be the laying of a water main to the Fifth ward, which is utterly without fire protec- tion of any nature, and no public utility is supplving water for busi- ness or household purposes The inadequacy of the supply of water creates a menace to the busi- The new ar-! "city. Insurance rates are high on account of the condition and failure "to remedy this will unquesttonably tladen water for result in the cancellation of Be- midji's insurance policies, should it be brought to the proper attention. Normal School’s Demand. Another most important point is the normal school, scheduled to open next June for the summer term. This is « state institution and the state will not tolerate impure and germ use in the domestic scionce department, nor for drinking ‘and other purposes in the school. len ! point remote in the sevvice pipes in The state board of health in a report to the council iast night, as it has doune before, reported upon three samples of water recently tak- from the wells and at aunother the city. The report stated that two of the samples MUST BE BOILED before using, while the third was useable. Upon motion of Bagley, seconded Smith, the figure for the bond was entered upon the resolution after a lengthy discussion, and the 8d0p|hm was unanimous. Alderman Garlock then introduced the resolu- litm, geconded hy A'hllllppi, and .l" voted “Aye.” Vote in Citv Hall. In setting the place of the election it was decided to have a central polling place, the City hall, on the second floor of the City building. . Ag allowable by law, the booths repre- senting the five’ wards of the city ' will be installed and manned by judges and clerks from the various wards, thus saving the rental of elec- tion booths in the wards of the city. All Bemidji 111) vote at the City by issue hall. Backus |meved.this question, seconded by Bénner and it was car. ried. Y Judees Are Named. The judges named for the respec- tive wards arg as follows: First—Frank 8. Arnold, Ted Get- chell, W. C. Klein. Second-—James A. Parmelee, Bar- ney Erickson, R. J. Fenton. Third — 0. B. Stevens, George Walker, P. M. Dicaire. Fourth—Matthew Larson, John Klein, William Dugas. Fifth—D. 8. Kidder, Archie Olson, Knute Paulson. It will require three-fifths of the vote cast to carry the bond issue and they will cover a period of twenty- five years, so that newcomers to Bemidji will also pay their share. PLANS LONG RANKS OF TREES T0 HONOR DEAD (By United Press.) Washington, Nov. 26,—A natjon- wide movement has been started by the American Forestry association for the planting of memorial trees for the soldier dead. Charles Lathrop Pack, president of the association has written to every governor, asking co-operation. The plan is to have each state plant mem- orial trees along the great trans-con- tinental motor highways. I>. 8. Ridsdale, secretary of the as- gociation, says many‘towns and cities have taken up ihe idea and the Gen- eral Federation of Women's clubs is considering a similar plan for the Lincoln highw to be carried out by the state nizations. “Nothing could be more approp- riate’ zays Mr. Pack, “than to have cach state, through which a motor highway passes, plant ‘victory oaks’ or victory elms' or other trees, for her soldiers who have died in battle. The motor has played a mighty part in winning the war. “Wood has played a big part in victory too. Our stocks must be re- plenished. With each state co-- operating with the highway authori- ties, a living age-long lesson could be taught the coming generations as 1o the beauties and value of for- estry.”’ Packinyg Hint. In packing, handkerchiefs, under- linen and toilet articles should be et- fectively protected from possible con- tamination from boots and clothes. Boots should, if pessible, be packed ness and industrial irmament of the by themselves