Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 2, 1918, Page 1

. YOU CAN'T GET VOLUME XVI. NO. 203 / STATE HEALTH EXPERT T0 CITY DR. PANG-YUEN TSEO " Frank Raab, fl'cini Years With ' Department Comes; Pro- cures Four Samples’ ASSERTS-BEMIDJI NEEDS PLENTY AND PURE WATER, State Will Not Tolerate Laxity in Water Supply for Its. o Normal Scbools ’ “Without taking issue in your: water problem, I will sdy that aj plentiful supply of- water, filtered| and purified, 18 all that is necessary.” That reply was madé to a repre- sentative of The Pivtneer ot Saturday when the latter asked ¥Frank Raab, of the state board of health, to ex- press his opinion of the water supply; problem confronting Bemidji. uscertain what éxperience and knowl-| chang, China, has started work as an :381% lt!(;d gazgnh:fmégggr‘?mg 1&2«55 ambulance surgeon on the medical thl;t iyt ye‘;rs A 1»“»&; ll;:gn- b9 staff of Bellevue hospital, New York. < somber of the. state board of health | Doctor Tseo was sent to this country the greater part of the.time in the ! by the Chinese educational commis- laboratory of the state board | sion in 1909. Although a young wom- . Oguld Recover From ity an, she has been through the North- - western university at Evanston, Ill., Dr. Pang-Yugn Tseo, daughter of To; Dr. and Mrs. Ling Han Tseo of Non- “What would be the resi{lt if a: city’s water supply--beeamio ‘Coritam: | and in June of this year she com- inated and cabsed the from. in- pleted a three-yéar course in medicine fection of users?” was another ques-| at’the ‘University of -Chieago. tionnask;d of Mr. Raab. e e hed the direct:-cause- could ‘be, = established the recovery of damages| AM ‘:lould be made: from 1he'glty." waxai mlCANS MCUPY he answer. . “That has been done.” § " “Would the state stand for an in- BlG GERMAN AREA sanitary. water = supply for a state norinal school; su¢h as.is.being erect- | (By United ' Press.) ed ‘in Bemidji?”” was the next query| With the Americans in Prussia, on the part of the newspaper'man. | First via Courier to Nancy, Dec. 2.— The third army today occupied about: four "hundred square miles of Ger* i man territory, including scores of “It would not,” was the emphatic| . reply. ST Power to Close Plant. i nelug “What could a state board do to towns and villages. The Americans a city having a water supply consid- | encountéréed little hostility from the ered unfit?” . | inhabitants. 8 “Co;xld grd_er i;c_}iosed down———grderx i hose in charge to d6 80.' And if nol ! M l IES EED by rlomet l:he state _v.tcould take attion,”| w"JL F was the explanation: q “What do you'think of a filter sys,.. : SUFFERIN tem that purifies;the water for a com- ' 3 G NAT“)NS munity?” again dsked the representa.| ' ' By Fred S. Ferguson. /(United Press Correspondent) Paris, Dec. 2.—Discussion of ihe tive of The Pioneer. “When Minneapolis installed its| big filter system, it put in a purify-!’ecl)flol'flic situation has virtually re- ing plant temporarily until 1t had Lsulted unanimously among the allies its filter system installed. Last sum-|Tegarding feeding all countries suffer- mer it greatly increased the size of | ing from the war. the plant. Befdre the filter system| A resolution covering this agree- was put in stores and hotels used | ment was offered by Colonel House, and adopted at the final sitting in Versailles. £ O (Continued on Page Four) HERE S THE WORK BEMIDJI POTATO PLANT WILL PERFORM Milwaukee, Dee.. 2-—Milwaukee|that duck hunters use, and with a women were pleasantly shocked du¥-|few brief cuninary touches changed ing the Wisconsin potato exposition, | them into delicions grecn peas. when they were served with & verlety Dark brown round slices of some- of appetizing food gooked before their | thing the unsophisticated would have eyes from potato. flour and dehydrat-|guessed to be cardhoard or wrapping ed vegetables. A young woman from | paper, became under her deft hands the Dehydration division of the de:(red and succulent beets. par!ment of agricylture at Washing- Some light fluffy balls about the ton, prvaldgd at the range. size of marbles were soakcd in water Demonstrator Work Marvel. :nnd cooked, and stood revealed to | palate-and olfaciories as pure, un- Potato soup made from dehydrated | 3quiterated onfons strong enough to potatoes and thickened with potato k V3. v 4 flour; buns and biscuits made trom{ma\-g”(:v'veguii:s \:y}?l‘cel:‘in appearance ltvhl;*;l't ;%efl' 90‘3(;-0. flour added to|yere like small gold bricks, became e our, :rll] Pfltflmtl’flm‘ak?fl‘carrots with the fine flavor of vege- pronounced excellent by the!taples freshly plucked from the gar- wakmen‘ But ’the sponge cake, batter! jan cakes and pies made from sweet! : Will R P S b8 ; evolutionize Food. Potato, four(were 4, culinary revels “Dehydration of vegetables and the manufacture of potato flour,” said F. tion. H. Douthitt of Minneapolis, secretary “These p;‘es," remarked one | woman, as she devoured v a wedge, of the Potate Association of Ameri- “have done more for the farmers ‘“‘are better than any squash or pump- | kin pies I ever tasted.” . { ¥ 5 The Washington expert took up a”'f the United States than had been cupful of stuff of a brownish hue that done for ity years before. Dghydrd- looked sométhing like twine that hadj tion and potato flour are going to been singed in a fire. She boiled itfre»~olutgoxlxze the food situation in in a pan of water, added salt and pepA'!'he United States. Sending overseas per and & dash of vinegar and theim the next year or two food to help singed twine had been transformeq |feed several hundred million people fnto a relishing dish of green spinach in half-starved Europe, will cause de- that tasted as if it had been freshiy | n¥drated products and potato flour Zathered from the fields. to become a big item in the nation’s |menu. This new industry is goin Dehvdrated Products. 2 and will be- handfal of bird shot about the size!greatest in the nation.” DJI DAILY PION BEMIDJi, MINN.,, MONDAY EVENING, DEC. 2, 1918 —:#fi N'SEES DUTY IN 'URGENTRELIEF | NEED OF CITY FORTTS WATER Bmly $35,000 Would Be Issued ~ at Outset to Supply Needs ' of Pure Quality < i i INSTALL FILTER LATER AND MAKE EXTENSION| City Attorney’s Opinion T_hi.g A}l Cost Would Be Earned 'by New Improvement. There might be several persons who are under the impression that he waterworks bond isgue -election, o be held Dgeembér 21 at. the City nall, is for the isshance and.sale of he proposed:.$125,000. for the in- jtallation of ‘a fliter and purified wvater system, the extensibn to the 10rmal and the laying of a main to ‘he Fifth ward, the entire issue to e sold immediately. This is not so. * The plan is for the AUTHORIZA- PION of the $125,000 of which the irst $35,000 will be expended im- nediately on the construction of’ the rib in the river in the center of nake Irving, the laying of the in- ake pipe, construction of pump 10use on the shora and the-tnstalla- ion of a chlorine purifier, the con- aecting up a dead ends of water »>ipes and taking 'care of the normal rehool. | . Immediate Relief. That would give to Bemidji plenty »f water and pure water, sufficient or the needs of the eity and of -he proper quality, just as soon as the ~vork can be done. Later on, when deemed proper, nore of the bonds would be sold and :he filter system installed, and even ater the main to the Fifth ward ~ould be laid for-supplying that part >f the city with Water for households wnd fire protection,. requiring about Lwo years in all to complete. % In this connection, City“dttorney Risk makes the following statement ‘or the informatioh of the voters: Statement by Fisk. “The proposed waterworks bonds, 18 voted and issued, will bs paid in che following maitnet': “The water departmént will be au- thorized, ordered antl required to set 1side annually a stiffieient amount to pay the interest on the portion of said bonds sold, and accumulate a sufficient sinking fund for the -re- demption thereof at maturity. The credit of the city back of said bonds will be that of sirety only. ¢ “The portion of the bonds, namely, $35,000, to be sold first and the money expended for the purpose of obtaining an unlimited supply of water from the channel of the Mis- sissippi river, purify and pump the same in the city witer system and to extend the watér mains to the normal school grounds and buildings, and do away with all dead ends now in the water mains, will so complete and perfect the existing water system that a large income will be derived, exceeding the cost of operation with- out doubt to that extent and make up the annual sinking fund pay- ment, so that the city, as surety, will never be called upon to pay said' bonds or any portion thereof otherwise than out of the water fund.” CHAIRMEN CONFIRMED BY EMPLOYMENT BOARD The chairmen selected by the exe- cutive committe¢ named by the Com- mercial elub to care for returned soldiers in the matter of employ- ment, have been confirmed by the government authorities and are as follows: Baudette—William Noonan. Blackduck—James Reid. Kelliher—W. Skrief, Pinewood—T. B. Miller. Solway—Earl Grinols. Red Lake—Walter F. Dickens. Tenstrike—Joe Herman. Redby—L. A. Selvog Spooner—eGorge Ericgon. *Turtle River—C. 8. Blakely. Williams—Sam Sherman Wilton—M. Rognlien. Graceton. The committee named by the Com- ahead with giant strides and will be-| mercial club to inaugurate the cam- Sne took fronr a glass jar a double | come in the next few years one of the! noien consists of B. W. Lakin, chair- . #. H. Denu and W._ L. Brooks. I S — — - + . WORKS SUPPLY. e i %}“"1"4 MAY TRY FOR SPEAKERSHIP | i { I " Martin B. Madden, who has n-pr&f sented the First district of Illinois In nouticed that he will be a candldate | for speaker If Jomes R. Mann is pre | vented from making the race because of 111 health, BREWING OF BEER i ENDED SATURDAY NIGHT | Washington, Dec. 2.—Brewing of beer and other malt beverages: stopped at midnight" Saturday throughout the United States. Thé special presidential committee which | recommended the presidential pro- clamation . prohibiting brewing as a war conservation measure decided to! make ho recommendation to Presi-| dent Wilson on suggestions that the proclamation should be rescinded in view o1 the armistice. ‘STORY OF A LIFE. AS- NARRATED BY JUDGE | OF PROBATE COURT! The “Story of a Life'’ was narrated today by Judge Harris of the pro-| bate court, a’'story repiete with trag-/ edies of Inman interest, the death of a young woman cut down in thc‘ prime of life leaving her aged par- ents alont, temote from the com-| panionship of friends and neighbors. | 1t was last Friday when the father brought to Bemidji his daughter, who seemed 1ot to be her normal self.!| It required a drive of sixty miles, ! starting at one o'clock in the motn- ing from the township of Minnie to! Thief River Falls. From there Lhet train brought them the rest of the| way, and to Judge Harris, & friend | of about two years, came the father| with his weight of troubles. | Calling in physicians, Judge Harris | had the young womah examined. The medical men decided she had @a se-| seve case of influenza, which thej wintry ride had not helped. The recommendation was that she be sent to the hospital and Judge Harris so| ordered. Sunday morning at 5 o'clock | she passed away, at the age 20 years. The principals of this pathetic in- cident were George Patton and his| only daughter, Florence. Four broth- | ers suryive, every one belng in the| service of his country. One of them,|could while on the ship, as it was the youngest, was the first to answer the call and {8 with the American forces in Siberia. He was the one; at home and conducted the home af-| fairs of his aged parents, assisted by | his sister. | Another brother is a doctor in the’ military service and the other two, are also wearing the uniform of the United States, neither of whom reside | on the home place. i Judge Harrig will cec h.t the | young woman is buried with all due respect. ‘The funeral will be held Wednesday, interment in Greenwood. FIRST CONTINGENT OF | YANKEES DUE TODAY York, Dec. 2.—Carrying the first contingent of American troops from France, the Mauretania wasl scheduled to dock this morning and| land 2,999 fighting men she ‘umuc:h’!l over. Three other large vessels, the Lap- land, Cretic and Minnekasda, loaded New | wouldn't it Historical Society e TODAY'S NEWS OUT OF YESTERDAY'S PAPERS-READ THE PIONEER PIONEER FORTY-FIVE CENTS PER MONTH. ' EUROPEAN TRI RESOLUTION ASKS "THAT BI-PARTISAN SENATE COMMITTE BE AT CONFERENCE - G (By United Press.) Washington, Dec. 2.—Before the joint congress this after- for united support. Inoon at one o’clock, President Wilson in his annual message i declared his peace trip to Europe to be his duty and’ pleaded The president arrived at the capitol at 12:55 o’clock, but before he arrived Senator Cummings’ introduced -a resolutior to Paris and report the work of icreating a bi-partisan senate committee with the right to go the peace conferences. Addressing congress the president declared for: Modified private control of the nation’s railroads under unified and greater public relations. Aeadjustment program outlined includes the passage of woman'’s suffrage. Use of government agencies to effect reconstruction and the immediate resumption of the development of public works American relations. Immediate determination the hotise for elght terms, has an- ' to provide employment for returning soldiers. Ratification of the Columbian treaty to improve Pan- of the amount of taxes to be levied for 1918 1919 and 1920, and the lifting of as much of the burden from business as government needs permit. Complete consummation of the naval program,. Priority distribution of American materials to the war stricken nations, The president also declared for a peace basis on interna- tional justice and qot on domestic security. d ; RARE ENTERTAINMENT AT H. S. ASSEMBLY What seems to be a treat ifi the entertainment line will be that at the high school assembly room to- Lthorrow evening at 8 o’clock, when the Little Play House: ¢pmpany of five specially chosen players will pre- sent “Creature of the Sea,” the company representing the University of Minnesota Lyceum course. This company has been booked in many schools of Minnesota, but the fepidemic has caused several cancel- lations and an open date caused a message to be sent from the univer- dity to Supt. Bolcom, asking whether the company could appear in the Be- midji school. The superintendent complied with the request, no guarn- tee being made. The admission is h0 cents for all adults, 25 cents for high school and junfor pupils, 156 cents for all grade scholars below the seventh grade. The company and its work comes highly recommended and a pleasing evening seems assured. CONGER TRANSFERRED TO SPLENDID POSITION Glenn Conger, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Conger of this eity, who is in the service and has been on the bat. | tleship Missouri since last Jaruary, has been transferred to the electrical division on the sarze battleship. This is just the opportunity of young Conger has been working and waiting for. He stated he would not ask for a release, as he was anxious to get all the electrical schooling he the best of its kind. IT MIGHT BE WORSE. London Nov. 17. (By Mail.)—An officer tells of a platoon that had been discussing what influenza was doing among civilians. The men were standing by, waiting orders to go over the top. “T'll tell you what, corporal,” said o private, with a shudder, “with ail these men here close together in the trenches the * ‘flu.’’ would make this a horribly dangerous place, JAPAN'S FLEET GROW. Tokio, Nov. 2. (By Mail.)-—Japan has greatly augmented the number of its merchant vessels on the South- ern Pacific and Indian Ocean routes. Before the war, only 500,000 tons of space was provided by Japan, as against 3,800,000 tons by other ma- tions, while today the ratic stands 260,000 to 1,300,000. As wili be noted, .the total space available for with Americans, will arrive either|shippers has shrunk from, 4,300,000 today or tomorrow tons a year to 2,100,000 ey e oniieio . 3 =5 e s T RECENT ELECTION SAVED THE NATION FROM SOUTH'S RULE Washington, Dee. 2.—*The people of the Northwest aré looking to the republican party tofhave the nation from socalism,” Reptesentative Har- old Knutson of St. Cloud, Minn., de- clared on his return to the Capital. The Sixth district: representative says the people in this section of the state are hopeful that the republicans will organize the house and senate without a party quarrel. They have had enough of the southern demo- cracy and tlie radicals which dom- inate the present administration, in his opinion. SCHOOLS REOPENED: DECREASE IS SHOWN Schools opened today after hav- ‘ng been closed for seven weeks on account of the “flu’” order and every teacher with one exception was pres- ent. The attgndance was somewhat re- duced owing to several causes, one being requests on the part of the school authorities- to twenty-seven families to have their children re- main at home and not attend school for a few days as yet, they having had influenza in the households, ar been exposed. The city had been cdrefully can- vassed by the school nurse to person- ally ascertain conditions and in the future the care of the schools will be watched closely. s HE'D GIVE HIS SKIN. (By United Press.) London, Nov. 10. (By Mail.)—An offer of self-saerifice has been writ- ten by a London boy of 13 to one of the hospitals. ‘ The boy began by saying that as we might have peace very soon, he would not be, able to do any real fighting in this war. But, if the )305— pital got any more wounded soldiers who needed skin grafted over their wounds, or soldiers who had :lost ! blood and wanted some more, he was | quite willing to supply his own: and | would feel proud to think he had been able to do something in the war | before it came to an end. Adding to Wealth and Happiness. | Public parks are democracy's play- grounds. The comforting beauties of such places are free to all. Public parks are business assets. Thes strengthen civic pride among actuul citizens. They convert prospective citi- | gens into actual ones—~Dallas Times- Herald. 4 SR | | e l : | ] , S L