Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 7, 1919, Page 1

" W. L Nolan Is Speaker of House; Agreed Upon Appointment STATE HIGHWAY BIG In for Attention; Message On Wednesday St. Paul, Jans7.—A new;record for ‘speed in organizing-and getting down ‘to work is expe_oted of ‘tl‘ze legislature, * which opens its first session today. Leaders of ‘both the senate and ‘house plan to announce their .com- mittee appointments. Thursday, al- ‘though in former years its has usu- ally Tequired the’ first ten days or two weeks of the session to accom- plish that much. Every effort will be made to finish the work of the session with the least possible delay. ~Senators have already met with Lieutenant Governor Thos, Frankson ang pedite the business of the session and eliminate political wrangling. ~ Nolan Forms Committees. months ago as speaker of the house has enabled him to form his commit- ‘ tees and finish nearly all preliminary work before the first session. Hopes for an early adjournment of the legislature this year as a result ' of the completion of preliminary bus- iness before' opening are expressed by optimists. *; - Of the ‘meakures *td come beforé ‘this session, the Babcock good roads Pplan is considered by many members {0 be the most important. % Practically all members are in ‘favor of the project, and the chief question to be decided is the manner of raising the necessary money. . Commisgioner Babcock has pro- ‘‘posed a bond issue.’ . This is ag- proved by many of the legislators, ‘but numerous other plans probably will be presented. Tax Changes Planned. 2 Sayernl.'probosals to change exist- ing “tax laws will be considered. ‘There will be proposals to levy a tax ‘to supply state aid for public schools and to create a fund to provide fire protection for - settlers in timber lands. Reduction of taxes on farm build- ings and improvements as an encour- agement to settlers to cultivate idle land will be discussed. It will also be proposed to increase the tax on gross; earnings of telephone com- panies. " A determined fight to amend the state primary law is forecast. At- tempt will be made to change the statutes so that -upstart polical organizations cannot nominate can- didates on the ticket of an estab- lished party, as the Nonpartisan league attempted to do this year. | There is talk of a return to the H convention system, in combination i with ine primary, the - convention 4 ‘ delegates to be elected at wide open primaries. There also may be an at- tempt to return to the partisan elec- tion of legislators. Tonnage Bill to Come Baek. The old familiar bill for-a tonnage tax on iron ore is expected to appear again, and it will be favored by the Nonpartisan league members, if no -others. % 2 The league members are said to have been told by their constituents that they were expected to get some legislation for the. farmers rather than to make political capital for the organization by posing as martyrs, and they are inclined to obey instruc- tions are far as possible. To this end they will act as inde: pendents rather than as league mem- bers, unless sufficient pressure fis brought to bear from headquarters to induce them to maintain an organi- zation in the house and senate. They see nothing to be gained by maintaining a seperate organization, it is said, because they number -less than one-fourth of the entire mem- bership. The two ‘houses will meet at noon today to organize, and appoint a joint committee to wait upon the governor and inform him that they are ready to receive his message. The governor will be inaugurated and deliver his message at noon on Wednesday, according to the present plan. W. I. Nolan of Minneapolis will be elected speaker. ROOD COMING HOME. d In an interesting letter to his par- “ents, Mr. and Mrs. 0. C. Rood of this city, Clarence Rood, who is in mili- tary service in France states that he expects to return to the good old Y, 8. A. this month. Choice for Primary Law Will Also Come. ‘and arranged plans. to ox- The: selection of W. L Nolan two| LEGISLATIVE PROBLEM | OUT OF YESTERDAY'S PAPERS-READ DJ1I DAILY PIO BEMID.", MINN., TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 7, 1919 \ goclety rica \ “moflc N _b‘ THE cdvi;n_uon DELIVERS i 4 GOVERNOR BURNQUIST JUNIOR RED CROSS | T0 HELP FURTHER HEALTH CRUSADERS (Special to The Pioneer:) St. Paul, Jan. 7.—The Junior Red Cross and the Natienal Legion . of Modern Health Crusaders, the ehil- dren’s orggnization in- the: National Tuberculosis assogiation, have united to further - healthrispork in schools. To this end the ‘joimt organizations have ‘set aside the month of Febru- ary as special hedlth month and made . plans for launching a health tourna- ment to begin Febrnary- 9 and to clos¢ May 24. The tournament will be staged in Minnesota during the period observed nationaily, Headquarters for the Junijor: Red Cross in Minnesota are located at 205 Essex building with Miss Helen Harrison in charge of _junior ‘membership. - ‘The Minnesota Public association, Old Capitol, St. Paul, is the Minnesota representative of the Modern Health Crusaders. Every elemerftary class or school in, Minnesota will be eligible as ‘‘com- batants.” Supplies necessary for the tournament may be obtained from the Minnesota Public Health asso- clation, Old Capitol, St. Paul. BEMIDJI SOLDIER WAS: * ABOARD STRANDED SHIP When John Schon of 618 Fourth street rtceived a Y. M. C. A. post card from his son Walter, this morning, the father learned for the first time that his boy was aboard the hospital vessel Northern Pacific which went ashore on the shoals of Fire Island New Year's day, where it required tour days for the wounded to be re- moved to safety. The card merely notified the parents of the young sol- dier that he had arrived safely. Young Schon came home on the ship from France. He is a member of the fifth anti-aircraft unit and joined the military last spring, being sent to the war zone. COMMERCIAL CLUB T0 MEET TOMORROW NOON The regular weekly luncheon by the Commercial club will be held to- morrow noon and the members are urged to be present. There will be several interesting talks and some matters of importance are to come up before the club for discussion. SIMPLE CEREMONY WILL MARK FORMER PRESIDENT'S FUNERAL Oyster Bay, N. Y. Jan. 7.—Col- onel Theodore Roosevelt, twenty- sixth president of the United States, who died at his home on Sagamore Hill early yesterday, will be laid to rest without pomp or ceremony inj Young's Memorial cemetery in this village, tomorrow afternoon. He will be buried on a knoll overlooking Long Island Sound, a plot which he and Mrs. Roosevelt selected soon after he left the White House. In the words of the clergyman who will conduct the funerat service, “America’s most typical American,” known in every corner of the earth, will go to his grave as a ‘‘quiet, dem- ocratic, Christian country gentle- man, beloved by his neighbors.” After prayers at the Rooseveit home, at which 6nly members of the family will be present, the funeral service will be held at-12:45 o'clock in Christ Episcopal church, the little old frame structure where for years the colonel and his family attended divine worship. WA@JT"““’RROW OF DESPERATE {HUNDREDS ARE FLEEING Cc;n;plete Anarchy Reigns and Thousands of Workers Are Fighting in Streets ! CITY; WOMEN IN BATTLE Independent Socialists Issue a * Lurid .Proclamation; Join - One of Factions (By United Press.) Munich; Jan. 7.—Complete an- archy relgns in Berlin, according to a telephone message today- - Civil war has broken out between : A. D. JOHNSON County Auditor . J. C. McGHEE County Schools Head the Spartacus forces and government factions, Thousands of workers are| fighting in the streets. .The Spar~ tacusians are reported to be holding all the banks, and- Karl Liebknecht is reported -personally leading the Spartacusians. Hundreds are fleeing from the city, and -Copenhagen dispatches said the swomen supporters. of : both factions are participating in the street fight- ing in Berlin. - SOCIALIST WING JOINES. Copenhagen; Jan. 7.—Independent socialists have joined the forces of the Spartacusians in the civil war pow raging in Berlin, having issued the following proclamation: “Today final fight of the revolu- tion will be fought.” LAWYERS.SEEK NEW HENRIONNET TRIAL FROM SUPREME COURT Before the supreme court of Min- nesota, Monday, attorneys argued the motfon for a new trial in the case of Rolland Henrionnet of Bemidji, sentenced to Stillwater penetentiary for life for slaying Oscar Nelson of Bemidji, which affair is still fresh in the minds of the people of this city. Attorneys for Henrionnet argued that the Beltrami district court should have explained manslaughter in the first degree to the jurors, and also that the court erred in excluding conversation said to have been held by Henrionnet between himself and his victim. The ruling of the court on this point was to the effect that when death sealed the lips of the dead the law sealed the lips of the accused. Mr. Douglas of the legal firm of Douglas, Kennedy & Kennedy looked after the case for Henrionnet, while County Attorney Graham M. Torrance of Bemidji represented the state, as- sisted by James E. Markham, assist- ant attorney general of the state. FALSE FIRE ALARM. NEW COUNTY OFFICERS ASSUME THEIR DUTIES: ~ LENNON HEADS BOARD Beltrami county today got under way today under a new regime in three offices, the board of supervisors meeting to approve bonds of the offi- cials, to serve for the ensuing four years. The new auditor, A. D. Johnson of Beniidji, took up his duties; J. C. Mc- Ghee assumed his position as county superintendent of schools, and H, N. McKee became the *county coroner. Thé rest of the offices were filled by re-¢lsetions of the‘incumbents. The organization of the board cauged a change in its presidency, defit Rako of Bemidji township having been elected to the legisla- ture. William Lennon was named to succeed Rako and Ed. Paulson, newly elected commissioner in Rako's dis- trict, was named vice chairman. Commissioner Hays from Liberty township, re-elected at the recent election, was seated. The contract for the county print- ing was awarded. The Piogeer Pub- lishing company was- awarded the financial statements, proceedings of the board of commissioners and all other notices, supplements to be fur- nished to all county papers. The Sentinel will receive the tax list and supply supplements to all papers of the county. ‘DIED FROM WOUNDS. SAYS OFFICIAL WIRE OF SOLWAY SOLDIER The first word since a letter came from France dated October 16, writ- ten by his son, was received today in a telegram from General Harris of Washington by John Thoren of Sol- way, stating that his son, Arthur C. Thoren, died about November 14 from wounds received in action. It was the first information concerning his son since the only letter arrived. With the receipt of the letter was the statement that the brother, Ber- thol, was still in the same company and that they were both well. That has been the only instance of com- munication, and the whereabouts of Some hot ashes thrown from the furnace of the Potato Products plant into the snow outside caused smoke] and steam to arise and someone| turned in a fire alarm this afternoon. The department responded but its gervices were not needed. ter of apprehension, The dead soldier was a member of the infantry and 1y esteemed by all who knew him. His age is given as 27 years. HONORS AMERICANS: (By United Press.) Paris, Dec. 15. (By Mail.)-—Paul Andre, first president of-the Paris court of appeal, expresses his senti- ments on liberation of Alsace-Lor- raine thus: No Flowers to Be Sent. At the request of Mrs. Roosevet, no flowers will be sent. The altar will be decorated only with laurel placed on, it for the Christmas season. Also in conformance with Mrs. Roose- velt’s wishes, there will be no music and no eulogy, but only the simple service of the Episcopal church, con- ducted by the pastor, Rev. George E. Talmage. Cable messages and telegrams of condolence, not only from fellow countrymen of high and low degree, but from distinguished citizens of many nations, were pouring into Oyster Bay today by the hundred. All express heartfelt grief at the passing of a great man and deepest sympathy for Mrs. Roosevelt, always devoted to her distinguished husband and one of his most trusted advisers. The widow is bearing up bravely un- der the h oskfoc 26 akafiFd- der the shock of his sudden death, coming so soon affer that of their youngest son, Lieut. Quentin Roose- velt, who lost his life in a battle with a German airman last July. who, appealing to Right against -its violation, signed the famous protest of 1871, I have all my life long felt in my inmost heart, just as my com- patriots on the other side of the acter of the barbaric deed, which had handed us over like $o much war booty, to a pitiless enemy “All honour to the noble American people, to whom Alsatians and Lor- rainers owe it to have at last seen the unregarded claims of justice rise and triumph over the arrogant ty- ranny of brutal force.” é NELSON FUNERAL. Rev. O. P, Grambo officiated at the funeral of S8am Nelson this afternoon at the home in the Fifth ward. Mr. Nelson dfed January 2, from -penu- monia, following an attack of the Spanish influenza. He was 32 years old and unmarried. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ole Nelson, live in the Fifth ward. The body was prepared for burial at the Ibertson undertaking parlors - the gecond brother is proving a mat-, 'COUNTY POOR CAR wag well known in Bemidji and high-| ‘A Lorrainer from the annexed re-| gions, the son of a Moselle deputy| frontier, the painful and odious char-| CONSOLIDATION OF OIL COMPANIES TO BENEFIT THIS CITY With the consolidation of the St. Cloud Oil company with the North- western Oil company of Superior, Wis., it means a more important point for Bemidji in the oil business, for it will necessitate enlarged fa- cilities for this city, which will con- tinue under the management of E. H. Jerrard, district manager for the St. Cloud interests. The territory served out of the Be- midji headquarters will be greatly extended and to take care of the in- creased business will require a new, large ,and substantial warehouse, which ‘Will be erected in the spring. SENATOR FAVORS ROAD CONTROL WITH LEASES By Raymond Clapper. (United Press Correspondent.) Washington, Jan, 7.—Government ownership of the railroads, the roads to be leased to private operating com- panies, was advocated today by Sen- ator Cumntings of Iowa, republican: Senatar Cummings will be- chair- man of ithe senate interstate com- merce committee after March 4. BEMIDJI BOOMING. Bemidji is booming in mid winter, While there Monday not a single man did we see loafing around with arms folded, waiting for a job, but on the contrary everybody as busy as honey bees in June—even the schools there haven't got time to waste on the holi- day season, but open for business every day, except Christmas day, Sunday and possibly Saturday, but we are not sure on Saturday. Both printing offices, the daily paper and weekly, are unusually busy with job work and advertising matter for Be- midji’s wide a-wake merchants, es- pecially after Christmas, when every- thing is supposed to be at a stand- still after the Christmas season—and this seems to be the case with all other lines of business in the city of Bemidji, including the Red Cross workers,—Gully Advance. OUESTION FOR ACTION At the yecent county election, the voters decided to change the method of caring for dependent poor of the county and voted to change from the present individual township care to the general care of the county. This will involve the erection of a home on a suitable site. g This will be an important matter for the board of commissioners. to | handle and no doubt will come up for early discussion and action. DRY OR WET? IS NOW CHIEF QUESTION IN CALIFORNIA (By United Press.) Sacramento, Cal., Jan. 6.—When the California legislature opened here today chief interest centered upon we action to be taken upon the national “dry” amendment. Leaders of the “dry” forces claimed a majority in both the senate and house. The *“drys” are stronger in the house than in the senate, and the “wets” dispute their claim to the senate. The republican state platform en-| darses the “dry’ resolution and Gov- ernor Stephens is for it. A resolution to make it unlawful t6 belong to the I. W. W. probably will be introduced. After the session has continued for thirty days there wiil be a thirty- day recess during which measures will be studied. The entire session is limited to one hundred days. EXPERT DROPS INTOCITY AND FINDS FAVOR T. Randolph Arnold of Minne- apolis Just Completes Well System, Langdon, N. D. COMES UNANNOUNCED TO ASCERTAIN CITY PROBLEM Addresses Council Openly and Frankly; Offers Report With- out Expense; Is Accepted Will T. Randolph Arnold of Min- meapelis be the Moses to lead Bemidji out of its water works perplexities? It commences to seem so, judging from his presence in Bemidji and at the city council Monday evening, and one of the most sensible talks was made by this engineer, who openly and frankly briefly talked on well systems and before he flnished he had the council with him tq a man and all who heard him. On Own Initiative. Mr. Arnold came to Bemidji solely upon his own initiative. He said he had read of Bemidji and her problem of water. He has completea a "$80,- 000 water works and sewer system in Langdon, N, D., and decided to come to Bemidji and see what the vexatious problem was up here, as the Bemidji situation had recelved much space in englricering journals ,and he smiling- ly stated that e had noticed where a bond issue had been rejected. . Casual Burvey. .. .oa Mr. Arnold said he had spent only onie afternoon in Bemidji and had looked over the water plant and other parts of the system, but that the time was too short to discuss it intelligently, He said he believed he could solve the problem but that a study of the geologicair conditions at the plant wells would be negessary for a proper ‘conclusion, as to the water supply, not only to the depth of the wells But below, as there.was a possibility of a pl@ntiful water sup- ply-only a fgw fi further, down.. He told 'of thi -,w_v&t)ust completed at -Langdon, #nd that the people of that little town of 1,200 wouldp't take $200,000 for the improvement. He also descrjbed the system, which seemed simple and effective, Believes in Himself. After discussing the local situa- tion and answering many questiong, Mr. Arnold said: “If I can obtain the permission of - you gentlemen, I will make & per- gsonal investigation of your water system, its supply and make a geo- logical survey of the wells, make you out a complete report, have it ready in about two weeks. I will pay all my own expenses and it will not cost you one cent. If I can show you that the manner of securing plenty of good water at a reasonable expense 1 would like to do the work, but if you are not satisfied it will not cost you a thing. “I would pay the expense of a com- mittee to the plant just installed at Langdon and let them make an in- vestigation of the plant and' its work.” Mr. Arnold didn't ask the council to take official action, but he ex- pressed himself that he would like to hear from the council members and everyone heartily favored his propo- sition. g It is the intention of Mr. Arnold to present his report to the council and at that time the members of the Commercial club and all clizens will be cordially invited to hear it and have a regular get-together session. Looks Like Real One Mr. Arnold bears every earmark of a successful engineer and business man. He was exceptionally open and frank in his statements and the simple manner in which he presented details and his explanations struck a responsive chord. The second reading of the new soft drink parlor license ordinance was presented to the council. It calls for a license of $150 for all eoft drink parlors, excepting drug stores and confectionary stores. Application of-William McDermott to conduct a pool room at 220 Third street, referred to license commit- tee. Unusual Feature. A feature of the meeting was the reading of a communication from Miss Florence Bagley, president of the Queen Esther circle, which in- augurated and has maintained the community Christmas tree, thanking the city council for its co-operation in the last community Christmas. At the close of the reading the letter by the clty vcierk, President Clark of the council ejaculated, “That's the first time we were ever thanked.” | S