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

PAPERS--REA* & NATIONA BELIEF; AMERICAN (By United Press.) . rd Washington, Dec. 26.—It seems fully settled that the time- honored national guard will not be continued, according to the recommendations for the country’s future preparedness by the general staff. . i This is the belief in some war department groups today and may mean practically killing the national guard. - S ‘Railroads Heavily v~ £ . 26.—Fifty-nine .. yéars ago’ when ‘Charles Schefferm, then: statg urer, -balanced his oks at tire close of Minnesota’s first , 'his’ cash balance INTERNATIONAL FALLS T“fkfly Breaks ™ ounr pavs s = New York, Dec. 26.—In a swirling snow storm, the Amer- ican battle fleet arrived home today, passed up through The Narrows and proceeded up the river. The hour of arrival was ' 9:30 o’clock. Secretary Daniels received the incoming fleet President At 1918, when State . Treasurer Henry Rines struck a bal- ance at the -elose of the day's busi- ‘nesy he found’a cash surplus of $11,- 125,730.41. % ,also. were bonds, se- 3 basket ball team will once more go into action tomorrow night when the strong International Falls high school quintet comes to play the Athens, Dec. 26.—More than 150,000 Armenians and 100,000 Jews have expressed themselves as being in favot . of Greek claims to possession of Constantinople and Smyrna,;it; 8. declared here. The yourg Turks:are: continuing attacks on: the Greeks. [ ] : Blg ngrflm ¢ GREEK CLAIMS FAVORED BY ARMENIANS. ENGLAND WALLOPS BURLESON'S EDICT - SNOW AND WARMTH RENDER! LOGGING WORK DIFFICULT “AB ent year the principal expenditures|state during the < were: To cotnties for roads ‘qnd $242,584.98. ‘bridges, $1,700,861.95; loan¥ ma Henry Rines, the present state & fromt trust funds, $..415,467} prison] treasurer, took office January 1, twine and machinery plant, $3,860,~11917, and was recently re-elected. The -Hour'You Wait -pefore placing your line of goods before ‘the public, is an hour of the public’s time wasted and a month’s profits for your own ‘register gone, not to come back. HOME FOR HOLIDAYS. . George and Gerald Sexton arrived in the city last evening from St. Paul and will epend the holidays with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Sexton. George i attending a broth- ers’ school, in St, Paul. Gerald will leave for Grand Forks, N. D., where he will be employed in the Great Northern machine shops. ‘ EN ROUTE TO U. 8. A. Mrs. George Morain of Grant Val- ley has received a letter from her son, Peter Norton, who has been in military service in France, stating he is on his way home "% expects HUNS 225.000.00", to land in the good old U. 8. A, mTA__m FRIENDS. e e soon and will be home for New Basle, Dec. 26.—Selzure or proper- ty owned by the Prussian royal fam- Years. ily (the Hohenzollerns) would pro- duce immediately the sum of 900,- 2 000,000 marks ($225,000,000,) ac- Mayor Vandersluis has gone to cording to figures compiled by the|the twin cities on business and ex- Frankfort Nachrichten. pects to be absent a few days. . ; ’ TOMORROW EVENING I eu u“s Now that the “flu” ban has been 7 lifted from many of the high schools R t H It of the state, the Bemidji high school ntracts with a face epor as 80,000,000 ~ All v S locals in-the-armory. Game=will be <Key and ‘every 7 (By: United Press.) called at 8 o'clock and a: Ted hotf: sgpbiity -accounted aris, 'Dec. . 26.—Coples. of the | scramble s promised. (By United Press.) L 5 B e e - Coach-Smith, principal of the high |.i' Dover, Dec. 26.—President Wilsen “In 1859, ‘firgt year of state- Vossische Zeitung received here de-|gchool, says his men are in good |arrived here today from France on hood, the total financial transactions clare relations between Turkey. and | condition, the new men showing up|his way to London. A salute of for the year:as recorded by the state | Germany have been severed. strong. International Falls is said |forty-one guns will be fired from treasurer of at period was less than _ to have a strong team this year and ;)hekTo\\l'er othLondoxl)dand a:sniHyde . $1,000,000. " The :teceipts ~for the TES ELGIAN! Bemidji will work hard to keep its|Park when the pres! ent’s train r- AND yeir were 8}410‘;{49.‘4; and the dis- SUBSTITU TO B 8. slate clean. rives. . NEWA%RIV E %%ng %LARY ' bursements $46 25 ‘ y L 3o Chicago, Dec. 26.—Fourteen mil- . lion pounds of cereals formerly used COMMUN“'Y CHRISTMAS dirréz:‘.,(‘)‘rd”(} 13011;{@:‘11\;'{?325 x:)etwc:)(:&d ke th e as substitutes for wheat flour have , . 3 .Th_@;l}" 2? mn;l‘bgiriot}ncllogsg Been perchased in Ilinofs by the TREE PROVES A MAGNET ston, leader of the famous Crookston S Btate Trehsurer Rines post- food ~administration,” and will “be Reports from the woods are to the [ band and also the director and or- § ‘for the day it ith [sent to Belgium and other countries, effect that lagging is having a dif- ganizer of the equally famous juv-| now verk, Dee:26.—The British or the day it was W Christmas day held much for juv- enile band of Crookston. W & it is announced. ficult time owing to the softness of government has . notified the m-~ edgt that Minnesots had enile Bemidji, and many of thelr This announcement was made to- stume: of Difsttiesd for” . The substitutes were in the hands|giqars, for-at <6’ o'clock the com- elfiiart;x.“ Snotv«lrl snd :vnn: :rlrel;t:sr day ofticially.and Mr.. Riggs will be. n:;clnlh(!nble m""’;"’; th%t-n iy frig. $58, of ‘retdilers'whén tife government re- ' h ard |18 preventing the water and Tosgsy 8 o - %1 anslst- the {Western-Union. Telegrs ng“m' $29,689,556.97. | strictions relating to sale of -cereals :,‘:: i,"]i'e fiiic?otthfiu?l%‘;fiis otl}leg);n;t from freezing solidly and much diffi- g;’a"ew‘ohr‘l’( ’:";flie‘l‘;;mfii"‘:"; e“;mt:xli(en:g company in handling -~ cable esota is now fast approaching with wheat products were removed. | Norway pine being the ma‘gnet in its culty is being experienced in haul- will also organize & juvenile aggre- from Gre;at Britain while. the }i r of statéhood and 3 kuleldoscop‘i‘c glit&erlng bdlegoratAl(zns age. gation. His whole time will be de- g‘l’"l‘;?".,“o’;l' co'::t{ivt’lz; tl:mtm % showin: 3 and red, white and blue bulbs. op voted to this work in Bemidji. L ) i | fiiangjal. way. 1t:is only necessary to P OHCE'CHIEF ORDERS the forest giant wae a star scintillat. NEw H]GHw AY ls }m exercised from America,’’ accord- PO s - - o ng to af gtatement issued here.last: e B SRS NANDATE LIFTED |5 sonti™ =" "™ NAMED FOR COOLEY: | s ot i mre s g o sk o, " i th§ total volume of business was less pretty spectacle. . g 1 : v v tary of the Mackay, companies. ‘than $7,000,000 or ' one-eighth of The tree was sponsored by the . Al Kaiser and family were guests| " ‘ . what g‘um *Treasurer_Rines' books 0N NEw YEARS EVE Queen Esther society as heretofore. Ex STATE ENGINEER at the Dr. R. Gilmore home Christ- “lh‘:tmtflh'e ‘Z:gr:tm !&:flli"‘: S Doty dotal el A S S enit o the 3 N Roscoo Kalser | nore any instructiofs:from Mr. Bur- t. e total reecipts for 2 o those present on the of Quantico, Va., who is home on & 4 { °$3,206,287,27; the disburse-| =~ Chief of Police = Essler has been |occasion, the band played and Santa| pecognition of the services to the |furlough, —being a member of the ltewn“or!hbla 'fig{%%‘tflmz' c’:‘b!::' $3,632,527.42 and the cash | flooded with rgquests to lift the ban]Claus distributed 500 boxes of| .. .o"0¢ good roads in the state of party. Lieut. Kaiser returned to l“dt ' ope s is J 6 approxi-| on. danceg New Years eve and the|crackerjack to the children. Santa | ye hocqiq by George W. Cooley, for Quantico this afternoon. It is the :fl e?!‘ Thy M‘md mo oo £1 thief “prompted to make an"in-| was impersonated by Rev. ‘Whitby of te highwe in Jargest marine training station in gerned., . fi measage B ; vestigatioh 48 to the “fln'* conditions| the Baptist church, and he was as- ‘;}:;“;lzggfgy“;“,:ee“'f‘g‘?f”gggf ineer, | America. Ho was a_guest of the asw&-?n:;): 1 o ;?ltrgovixfifi A gn the city. llmi]tul({yw(toimfauth?ira- sls&e(liv[by Cl;/ief t;;ssllefi" Mr. Harnwell boosters at Osakls, when they organ- Bemidji Commercial club this noon.|s o0 " and rightly refuses, to & fiv’}” ve sources elicite e information | and Mayor Vandersluis. : ized 8 good roads association and the American postmaster woneral 1o railroad = gross | that the epidemic was abating and The electricgl decorations and yoted to mame the road from Grand CHR[STMAS OBSERVED invade Great Britain, just as the & State Treasurer|that it was believed the old year|work were contributed by Manager fa Mi. S 8. D., th @ transportation |could be properly danced out and the| Naylor of the Minnesota Light and pids, Minn,, to Sisseton, 8. D., the American government would .object ia:gtate with 'no less|new year in, provided proper precau-| Power compan “Cooley Highway.” lN oulET MANNER to-any attempt of the British post- 6,269,629.41. To the depart- tionsywere t;bls)erved L - i . The Cooley Highway assocation master general to dictate the opera- trubted with th To of : plans to blaze a highway from Grand tion of, the American ends-of the ment entruSted - wi e/ sale o The chief announces that dances BAND lem DANCE Rapids through the following towns: Christmas day in Bemid)l was a|cables.”” il :noto: ;feh;lil’,em‘llzc:gieos. h'z tfi:vzola may bf g:ld Nlew Ye;!l's 1el’v"e. {)Dl' fllie Cohassett, Remer, Brainerd, Barrows, | general day of rest and many homes 1N tedit o $,249.402 ~lone n only, un e ban is ] 0 - P MEN 'géc;-loil. of in e:ltapce t:xes, :’3731' raised iermafleyflfly. that all* ml;ght 4 ON NEW YEARS EVE I(.:;‘?t\fe :‘?1‘:5 SI;;:Fvfllnlle,Fl;);:klE'plll?l’: lw;le;; ht:)‘::\esf:zrrlnefng:t n:fllm;}));clfitg:;- PAN MDA’I.;?;LWER FEAUS;I; Gmnb vdz 67 toé,lw w'mg;l?waa:c rlim:ny participate in hailing the advent of son, Alexandria, Forado, Glenwood,|ners with friends as guests, ; epartmen e # prison, | the new year. Among the New Years festivities |Starbuck, Cyrus, Morris, Alberta,| Practically every place of business ; $3.948,730.90;5 o Toyalties from state band Minneapolis, Dec. 26.—~8, C. Pan- 6 and controled iron mines, $1,- will be a dance given by the band |Chokio, Johnson, Granville, Barry,|was closed for the day and business a H . oft) 4 'o'l '8’“?25 e::dnt’oe rincipal and. in- in the City hall New Years eve and | Brown's Valley and ending at Sisse- | was at a standstill. '0"‘;, R“gl John Barrett, l’f"Bt cé‘i'.uz’ 1 gk P! P - 379.42; school apportionment, $2,-|elaborate preparations are being|ton, 8. D. It will make a digonal| Chief Esslor had an easy time, not|the Pan Motor company of'St. Llouss t ed 1 tate lo to i d trial y 7 s terest o Ix" i lroxi\ms Eth ans 2 839,812,49, and state school aid)made for the affair. route running from northeast to|an arrest for intoxication being |Must stan trial January 7, on'charge lflllnezlfl unicipalities the sum of | §2,787,436.54. The band will play the dance pro- | gouthwest and will intersect many of |made. The city was orderly and the of using the malls to de(rm;d. +The $1,8U5A90 Thoe' interest on deposits in the|gram and only the latest selections |the most important trails in the state. |usual Christmas “‘cheer” was notice- trial will he in federal dllstrdct cponn bursements for the pres: | various banks of the state earned the| will bo presented, the organization| The Cooley highway will be mark-|ably absent in the business district, |2t Fergus Falls. Tederal Judge Pags last fiscal ( year|haviag about ffty new ones. Re-|ed with a fourteen-inch black band 5:4‘(;5';2!0‘;‘;:“11:3l:‘t‘:‘::{““lg‘;r1‘;‘;;::! freshments will be served and a gen-|extending two-thirds of the way 3 4 el ] 4 eral good time 1is assured all who |ground the telephone pole, flanked on MORR“AL CHARGE Is Brower, St. Cloud attorney. The attend. top and bottom with three-inch white 1 fraud alleged in the indictment 18 t 4 le of stock. . bands, the top of the sign to be six NOLLED BY THE COURT connected ‘With sa] NEw AUDITOR SEVERS feet above the ground. A white let- e ; ter “C,” elght inches in diameter, DIES ON CHRISTMAS. 4 Minneapolis, Dec. 26.—The indict- RAILROAD RELA'“ONS will be stenciled on the black band. ment against Rev. G. L. Morrill in A. D. Simpkins, 64, of town of An_ official signboard, bearing thely, o gtates district court, charging Northern died Christmas-day at his, e name of the highway, will be erected §, oo 0™ o0 i obscene matter|ome from heart failure, after an After several years in responsible|one mile from the limits of each town through the mails, was nolled on mo- {llness of about two years.. -Services BRe Bk s e will show the distance to the towns |, .. Aifred Jaques. Mr. Morrill noon, Rev. Blain Lambert, ;‘""" of M. & I in Bemidji,'A. D. Johnson|on both sides of the sign. has maintained from the first that the Methodist church oftfelating. has severed his services preparatory The officers of the association are: |, "W 0w " 0as ot obscene “The body will be shipped.to Mazap- to assuming his duties as auditor of |E. R. Ruggle, Osakis, president; T t was served on Mr.|P® his old home, tonight on the 11 Deltrami county and will take up his| Arthur Irgens, Glenwood, secretary, | The WATTAR: S 0 0 017, just |0'clock train, where the funeral will new work for the people of ‘the coun-|and W. H. Olson, Little Falls, treas- 2;3 he was leaving the city’ for n'tour take place Bunday. He leaves a r,_v[(tl\e fi;st of January. i o urer. Tge flrstflvlc«:}-pn;:ld?xd:t (i:s tol South America. Because of the wife, four sons, and one dnu?flgr. “or the past several days r. i be name by Gran apids Com- g one son, Clarence, being in militar: Johnson has been ramiliarizhfig him- | mercial club and’the second vice- fk:r&tzphe was not permitted to take service in France. 4 self with his new duties, under the|president by the Sisseton, 8. W., Com- £ o " tutelage of County Auditor George. | mercial club. In addition there will . The books, Tl e e be one director elected from eac ' od L) . 3 s was written after the author toured The advantage of advertising lies in the § LIEUT FOUCATAR £OALF i Al the hIghWay| yroxico, It dealt with conditions ability of the advertiser to place his pro- hers i duct before the people when they are most ||, ciout curence Foucaunt arty | HUNGARY URGED HEAR TOWNLEY IN MARCH. apt to want his merchandise. jumper, heavy shoes and mittens, 4 TO A‘n‘ACK POLES St. Paul, Dec. 26. — Disloyalty pulled his cap down over his ad cases against A. C. Townley, presi- : 3 3 3 and reported to the train service of = dent, and Joseph Gilbert, former If Sales are IOW, advertlse tO Stlmulate bus" the M. & L, resuming his former oc- (By United Press.) state manager of the Nonpartisan 1 ss,__' 1 . 1 ion after his service in the| Washington, Dec. = 26.—Strong|league, certified from the Jackson ine lf Sales are hlgh’ advert]se.to keep military. during the term of the war.|factions at Budapest are urging Hun- | county district court on their de- the proper amount ()f trade coming not With the outbreak of the hostili-|gary to war upon the Poles and|murrers to indictments, have reached . 2 ties, Foucault left railroading and|Cecho-Slovaks, say diplomatic ad- | the state supreme court, and were set " enlisted in the service, he aving | vices. for hearing March 10. only temporarily, but permanently 1 in th ice he havi h b 10 served a term in the coast artillery. Advertising Is the Arch Through Which BERLIN 1§ TOTTERING the Dollars Pass Into the Merchant’s Copenbagen, Dec. 26.—Troops and Private Circulation Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Grandy enter- tained Rev. and Mrs. Blaine Lam- in Berlin, says a dispatch today from |bert and little daughter, Louisa, Mr. Berlin. The dispatch said the gover-land Mrs. C. J. Winter, and Mrs. Joe ment’s position is hecoming more! McFadden at two o'clock dinner yesterday. eivilians are joining revolting sallors AWAY ON BUSINESS. q | | WSR——_I 11y | BECOME MEMORY.IS - BATTLE FLEET ARRIVES FROM BATTLE SERVICE. ' * P r u erl from the deck of the Mayflower, the presidential yacht, which ’ was anchored off the statute of Liberty. L Score of small boats, carrying bands and gaily decorated - swarmed the harbor to greet the fleet. : g REGARDING CABLES®