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

- ALL YOU NEED IS A HEA BEMIDJI DAILY PIONE VOLUME XVL NO. 304 PARIS - OPENS MONDAY; URGEDFORALL 'No Donation of Money Asked; Costs Only Dollar to Join for One Year UBSCRIPTION STATIONS _ DESIGNATED FOR CITY * You Are Not Urged to Join; It Is a Duty of All True, Loyal Citizens R . Commencing next Monday, the .Red Cross chapter roll call will begin and continue throughopt the entire week, the campaign being for new members of the chapter and rencwals of memberships. Under the new order of member- ships, inaugurated some time it is the intention to-make the m e berships commence: the first of the “year and remain in force for 1919. This starting all. together obviates the expiration of memberships.at in- tervals throughout the year and saves much work and annoyance in keeping the records and insures more satisfaction te the members. Herculean Task. The big drive will open throughout ~the nation on Monday. Bemidji's: chapter has had a wonderful record and should continue, and now that the war is over it leaves the Ameri- can; Red Cross with: a herculean task of ‘edring for the work of reconstruc- tion in all directions, more so now . than .ever, to adjust conditions re- -sultant' after the war, both in the United .States and in the war strick- en matjons, * SUBSCRIPTION STATIONS. The method of calling the roll in Bemidji will not be by canvass com- mitees but will be purely voluntary on the part of the general public. Six stations have been designated for subscribing for memberships through- he city in charge of the follow- adies: ‘Postoffice—Mrs. C. N. Jacobson. Netzer's—Mrs. B. W. Lakin. City Drug store—Mrs. Walter Marcum. Barker’s—Mrs. Glenn Ballou. Markham hotel~Mrs. D. S. Mitchell. .~ 4 - Fifth ward—Farmers’ State bank Miss Rose Olson. : Mrs. R. H.' Schumaker is in charge of this feature of the roll call and the chairman_of the executive com- mittee is R. ‘H. Schumaker, ably as- sisted by capable asistants. ‘One of the features of the drive will be visits to the lumber camps and for this work Lieut. Clarence Fou- cault will be delegated. : Everybody Should Join. Every resident of Bemidji and available for immed Notice! Owing to the mild weather and num- ber of people who have decided to burn “ wood this winter, we have accumulated considerable stove and nut coal. - who have base hurners. ‘ Smith-R—;lji;lson Lumbef Cvo. Phone 97 . BOOM AS WIL A AN R T . PRESIDENT SAYS GOOD-BY TO AMERICA GU ng theepiestg RIDGEWAY. ADMITS ~ DISLOYAL REMARKS: "~ SENTENCE MONDAY Wililam S. Ridgeway of Bemidji, before Judge Stanton in district court this morning, pleaded guilty to having uttered disloyal remarks about his country and was remanded for sentence by Judge Stanton next Monday afternogn. at 2. o’clock. Ridgeway was indicted by the Sep- tember grand juty and left the city to escape arrest. He returned a few days ‘ago and was taken by Sheriff Johnson ‘on the charges alleged. County Attorney Torrance repre- sénted the state in the proceedings and the accused decided not to fight fihe charges, admitting what he had one. - STRIKE SETTLED B Montreal, Dec. 14.—The strike of policemen, firemen'and other city em- i ployes has been settled and the men returned to work. T i vicinity should enlist in the roster nof with the rest of the nations who brought peace to the world in_ the terrible confttet just ended, in reliev- inig the chaotic conditions resultant. No money donations are asked, metely” memberships, and member- ship in the Red Cross costs but one dollar for the year. If the Red Cross magazine is desired, the fee will be ]$2, one dollar for membership and | one dollar for the magazine. This is iate delivery to those’ THE MULTIPLEX Store this evening u TYPEWRITER Writes all languages, all styles of type. Will be exhibited at the Pioneer Stationery the beautiful miniature Roman type. HAMMOND ¢ ntil ten o’clock. See iideut Wilson doifs his hat in fa X ~ntlul_pmjty isteams from its g the president on Wis hrvival =7 |NO ANGELS ON EARTH. the South Beltrami county Red Cross chapter ¢in this big campaign, that the- government may play its part | FOUR-MINUTE READY FOR § | mas roll drive, beginning next Mon- - - BEMIDJI, MINN., SATURDAY EVENING, DEC. 14, 1918 DECLARES WISE JUDGE New York, Dec. 14.—In dismissing suit and counter-suit for seperation brought by Mrs. Doris Perry and Earl Perry, Brooklyfi, Justice Ford of the supreine court:expressed his ideas on the expectations and realizations of | young ‘married .couples and reached | this conclusion: “The newly Married couplé each think he or she has married an angel, when the fact'is all the angels are in heaven; they cannot live in this wickea world.” SR WOULD MAKE MANILA GREATEST FREE PORT -(By United Press.) Manila, Nov. 13. (By Mail.)—That Manila may enjoy all the commercial advantages to which her geographi- cal position entitles her in the trade of the Far East, the Philippine legis- lature will be asked to declare her a free port. This recommendation has been made by the bureau of com- merce and industry, and probably will be enbodied in the annual mes- sage of the governor general, Francis Burton Harrison. Hongkong and Singapore, the only free ports in the:Far East, although not so advantageously situated as Manila ,owe much of their prosperity to the vast bulk of commerce that enters freely and without tariff re- strictions, the bureau states. With rewell to the United e pier at Hoboken. "Above is scen the crew of the George | MINNESOTA. MINES Manila a free port, the Philippines could compete favorably and strongly with' the other commercial centers lying at the gate of China. At pre- sent, Manila cannot be used asa base for the trans-shipment of goods, as the customs regulations cause expen- sive delay to the movement of com- merce. = ‘Within 1,900 miles of- Manila are all the important.commercial centers of the Far East. The bureau holds that Manila, as a free port, would be- come the greatest distributing center of them all. FOURTH MINNESOTA DISBANDS SUNDAY| ; (By United Press.) St. Paul, Dec. 14.—The Fourth Minnesota infantry, known as the | highest salaried military organization {in the country, will be disbanded as a unit tomorrow. Adjutant General Rhinow announced the organization will be dissolved so that members may join the new National Guard ‘units now being organized. Since it was organized, the .unit has been used extensively in guarding pro- perty in Minneapolis, Duluth, and at industrial centers in northern Min- nesota. . NORTH DAKOTA’S R. C. DRIVE i (By United- Press.) ! Fargo, Dec. 14.—Four-minute mon | throughout the state are all ready to start on the big Red Cross Chris day. At least two memberships at { $1 each is expected to be the average ;in every home. No donations are to be asked { the steamship Georg MENACED AS WAR BOARD CEASES DUTIES Washington, Dee. 14.—Presenting an_appeal for a higher price on iron ore, S. A. O. Preus, Minnesota state agditor, and F. A. Wildes, superin- tendent of mines, were informed the War Industries board proposed to go out of business and that conditions will revert to the former principles of competition. At the request of the Minnesota of- ficials, after the 100 per cent increase in freight rates, the price on iron ore was raised 45 per cent. With the War Industries board out of existence this price-fixing stablizer goes out of existence but the in- creased freight rates remain. The Minnesota officials point out that this means that only the high grade ores will be removed while the low gr:}ge mines will not be worked. It is afso pointed out that unless a price on iron ore is fixed sufficiently high to warrent explorations, the high grade open pit mines will soon be exhausted, resulting in the aban- donment of the Minnesota field and development of those in Newfound- land, Cuba, Brazil and points in South America. Mr. Preus, failing to get action by the War Industries board, will seek to have state legislation enacted meeting this situation. He will urge a new lease law which will take the place of the present one which pro- vides for a 25 ecnt royalty on “Mer- chantable” ore. The new law will provide for a sliding royalty based on the ferrugineous quality of the ore. BEMIDJI PARENTS ARE NOTIFIED. SON-WOUNDED Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Newton re- ceived the following telegram at 8 o'clock last evening: “Washington, D. C. December 13, 1918.—Deeply regret to inform you that it is officially reported that Ser- geant Daniel E. Newton, infantry, was seriously wounded in action, November eleventh. TFurther infor- mation when received. “HARRIS, “The Adg. General.” Young Newton enlisted in Denver, Col., and has been in the service for two years. He is a member of the Twenty-sixth infantry. M. B. A. ELECTS. At a recent mecting of the M. B. A. lodge, the following officers were elected: President—John W. Billings. Vice-President—Mrs. Irma Brown. Secretary—C. A. Parker. Treasurer — Mrs. BE. M. Ham. mond. Conductor—Mrs. Krause Jr.. Chaplain—Louisa A. Parker. Watchman-—Thorwald Lunde. Sentry-—Wendel Johnson. Trustees—C. M. Hammond, three years; Hector Brown, two vears ONLY HAS HALF. New York, Dec. 14.—John D. Rochefeller, it was learned today, has filed an affidavit “swearing off” half of the $10,000,000 personal property sement levied on him by the New York tax commission as| S O | certainly doing their part in helping T ety \ \ot\"‘\ S \ “\s \ ARRIVE HUGE THRONG BIDS . 1 RT AND A DOLLAR; ANSWER REDCROSS CHRISTMAS ROLL CALL " . * 'WELCOME;YANKEES ‘CROSSRHINERIVER 0°CLOCK TODAY By Fred S. Ferguson. . (United Press Correspondent.) Paris, Dec. 14.—President Wilson arrived in Paris, the present capital of the world, at 10:01 o’clock this morning. His arrival was heralded by the booming of guns throughout the city, and vast throngs in the Champs Elyses set up a tre- mendous cheer. _ A vast sea of humanity lined the entire way from the vailway station to the Prince Murars palace, which will be the first foreign home of an American president. As the presidential party left the station, it received a tre- mendous ovation from the crowds as the carriages started up the street, preceded by mounted guards and with carriages containing members of the official retinue in their wake, a cry of “vive Wilson” was raised. AMERICAN SOLDIERS CROSS THE RHINE. By Webb Miller. (United Press Correspondent.) With the Americans Across the Rhine, Dec. 14.—American troops crossed the Rhine at 8 o’clock this morning in a half light,'all of which resulted from lowering clouds and drizzling rain. “Four bridges and two ferries were utilized along a front of 37Y; miles, upon which the The first crossing was made. division went over at Coblenz on a pontoon bridge. Brigadier General Parker was at the head of hiy own brigade. A company of the eighteenth infantry was the first to reach the east bank. WILSON MAY STAY ABROAD TWO MONTHS Paris, Dee: 14.—President Wilson will remain in Europe probauly for two months, Teturning to Washing- ton, if indications prevail that his presence is necessary, just before the close of the present congress. If later he is required at the peace table, it is said he will not hesitate to return to France. It is known, however, he hopes to avoid this latter contingency and that all affairs requiring his counsel will be disposed of before the middle of Feoruary. ‘ IT TOOK A REAL JOKE TO MAKE HIM SMILE ® e (By United Press.) Paris, Nov. 21. (By Mail.)—The grandson of “Sitting Bull,” the fam- ous Indian chief of America, was an | interesting convalescent in Base Hos- pital No. 46. He had enlisted in the early days of the war, had gone over the top and worked havoe among the Huns before he was wounded. AMERICAN SQUADRON HAS ARRIVED i POLA HARBOR Amsterdam, Dee. 14.—An Ameri- can squadron has arrived at Pola, formerly one of the principal’ Aus- trian naval bases and has taken over the command of the port. Jugo-Slav war vessels fn the harbor have hoiat- ed the American flag, according to a telegram from . Laibach, reporting the arrival of the Americans. HOUSE FULL OF “FLU.” Five little children of Mr, and Mra. John 12. Black of Bemidji avenue are down with the Spanish “flu’”” and one child has just recovered from the epi. demic. None of them have contract- ed pneumonia, however, and it is ex- pected they will be fully recovered in a short time. ) LIEGE INVITES PRESIDENT. Paris, Dec. 14.—The town of Liege where the Germans were halted sev- eral days on their first rush into France, has sent a delegation to Paris to invite President Wilson to visit Nurses and doctors caring for him| tried in vain to get more than | grunt out of him in response Io? questions while the other men in the| ward called him “Gloomy Gus," be-! causge he never cracked a smile E The Red Cross representative inj the hospital, becoming interested,| tried his hand at “cheerinig up” the/ Indian. Gifts of cigarettes and cho-| colate were received but without a| change in expression. | “Don’t you ever smile?” he de-| manded of the Indian one day, and| for the first time Sitting Bull's grand- son grinned. “Sure,” he replied a boche!" “When I kill GRADE SCHOOL PUPILS HELP MERRY CHRISTMAS | Grade, school pupils of Bemidji are { { | | i to provide Christmas cheer for the| war stricken children “over there”| and in the “Christmas stocking’ for | contributions to a fund for this pur-| pose the youngsters made up a purse | of about $60, which will be sent to| headquarters at Washington ; Nor déd the pupiis forget the desti-| tute children of the forest fire-swept zone in Minnesota, for they sent] twelve boxes of presenis to the suf-| ferers, each box containing a sweater| for six.year-olds, besides other gifts | the historical place. . 'GERMAN PATRIOT IS PROPAGANDA VICTIM When Dr. Osten-Sacken, at one time a member of the nobility of Ber- lin, spoke in behalf of the America First association in Bemidji and vicinity during the war, it became rumored that he was a German spy and this progaganda gained consider- abel headway throughout the state. Fact is, two of his sons are in the American army and fought the battles of the alies, while Dr Sacken was doing his best to eliminate trea- ison and disloyalty from the state of Minnesota, of which he is a eiti- zen. It seems that the report is still persistent in some quarters and to ascertain its origin President Robin- son of the Commercial club wrote to Robert W. Hargadine, secretary of the America First association, 8t. Paul, and in reply Mr. Hargadine em- phatically denies the allegations, stating the story emanated from pro- German sources in Stearns county, with the hope of heading off Dr. Osten—=Saken’s good work for Amer- ica’s cause, for the reason® he is a native of Germany whose heart and soul are with the United States, the country of his adoption.