Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 28, 1919, Page 1

? ¥ VOLUME XVII. NO.23 BEFORE THE LEGISLATURE - SOMETIME THIS WEEK n'-‘P.’_flllih‘liVQ:' /SyltemA Proposed " Prohibiting Taking Game" ~ ' Except Under Act #Complete codification involving many changes in ithe game and fish 1®ws of Minnesota is provided in the - bill to be presented in hoth hous‘esl‘ ‘of: the Jegislature this week by the ehairman of the game and fish:com~; mitiees, ‘S George A. Turnham aind Repro ve A. J. Praxel. The bill 15 the Wl v\,q.twcodlflcaclon com- mission provided for by the last leg- islature.! Its'members aré Barl Simp- son, Winona; Senator Petér Van Ho- ven, St.'Paulj A. M. Peterson, Col-} ~ eralne; Qurlos Avéry, state gamé and fish commissioner, and Rollin L. Smith, assistant attorney general. © = Head Hunting Prohibited. An important change-is the adop- tion‘of the “permissive system,” pro- . hibiting the taking of wild an nals except as permitted by the act.. An- i Q%W.émmtfnt feature is the pro.. hibftion of Head hunting to prevent ’yfiu,ot the carcasses of wild.ani- ‘mals by, hunters-who seek only the head as & trophy. TR * “Penalties for violation of the law haye been. increased.” The minimum o " no_other 'is ‘preacribed 'is violation§ of the law relating to deer - or to:¢ommercial fishingis made §50. Tlegsl moose hunting is made a -misdemeancr, a prison offense. THé statute of limitations is extended ‘20 #hree years, as in other criminal ing Permits Required: P! by nonresidents is pro- ‘and the license fee for resi-i. ppers is fixed at $1. The fee nonresident - bird licensq is nonresident anglers is fixed at ten ~years. Retaining permits are re- o uiired for keeping game after the Seagoni, but the time is extended /to ..January 81.for birds and to the-last day ‘of Febfuary. for deer or moose. No- fées are required. All licensees | must report. Ame: .” "Deer Season Set Later. _Tlie deér-and moose season has ‘bggemnfie ten days latér, from No- vediber 20 to' December 10, and the seafon’ for mink, muskrat, marten dnd Hslier, November 15 to April 1, tp be taken:by trapping only. ‘Beaver T‘ly. be - taken only under special license designating the number to be taken, and the time and place. Pro- teiction of a “close seasqn is provided for the 8howshoe rabbit and the jack- _rabbit: The killing of predatory ani- mals when endangering property is permitted gt all times, whether pro- tected by"a close season or not.: - The season and bag limit for snipe is made the same as' for waterfowl. The quail, partridge and pheasant imnm. fine. 043930, - The-federat taw is“followed us rafsed to $15, and the big game li-|; =" cense to $60. - The requirement for erott ® Y)U CAN'T GET TODAY'S NEWS OUT OF YESTERDAY'.. BEMIDJI, MINN,, TUESDAfY. EVENING, JAN. 28, 1919 .RS--READ EMIDJI DAILY PIO THERJONEER 4 o7 | S R WETY Y FORTY-FIVE CENTS PER MONFH Y | are housed. : ‘Bhe handsome Hotel Crillon on the Place de la Concorde, Paris, where the American delegates to the peuce congress SPARTACANS CAUSE - ~ HALTIN RAILROADS (By United Press.) - . Copenhagen, Jan. 28.—Spartacans have occupied buildings and banks of Wilhelmshaven and all railway traffic fs halted. & season 1is fixed at October 15 to No- vember 20, partridge and pheasant to be open on alternate years after to open season for migratory birds. The zones:for trout and pass fish- ing have been abolished. The bass geason is fixed at June 15 to March 1, and the trout season from April 15 to September 1. A limit of 25 a day, and 50 fish or 20 pounds in pos- sission is provided. Fishing in trout streams ‘is. prohibited except during the open season for trout. The lake trout season in inland lakes is fixed at Deceruber ‘1 to October 15 follow- ug. i Size limits have been added-to the present’ law as follows: Trout, 7 inches; sunfish, 6 inches; pickerel, 14 inches; buffalo fish, 15 inches; spoonbill or paddlefish, 15 pounds; shoyeluose sturgeon, 1 pound. The sale of pike is prohibited ex- cept from lakes opened to sale by the commissioner. The spearing of pick- erel is made unlawful during March and April and artificial lights are permitted in streams only from Oc- tober 15 to November 15. Game breeding is permitted and encouraged by providing for taking wild species for that purpose under regulations to be made by the com- missioner. Disposition and sale of game bred under license also to he so regulated. In défifling the powers of the com- /missioner, provision is made for en- Jargement of such powers, permit- ting him to impose additional re. strictions in case of emergencies un- til the next legislative session. A method of appeal from such orders of the commissioner is provided for. e ¥ W0 AGES AREACTVEIN | MOTOR CORPS CAMP IN STATE TEACHERS ‘EXAMS' FILM PICTURES WILL | THURSDAY AND FRIDAY BE SHOWN m BEMIDJI . Superintendent Bolcom of the Be- midjf schools announces that the state examinations will be held at the high school this week. On Thursday morning at 9 o’clock, higher algebra, physography and solid geometry examinations will bhe held, and the same at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, On Friday, at 9§ o'clock in the miorning, examinationsn ph{uiolagr will.be held, and ifi the afternoon, at 2 o’clock, civil government will be the subject of the quiz. MINNESOTA POTATO GROWERS PROTEST GRADING SYSTEM St.Paul, Jan, 28.—Northern Min- nesota potato growers are protesting to. their members of the legislature against the present system of gred- ing potatoes. They insist that the potatoes should be run through a screen, the worthless ones discarded, and the others all sold at one grade. Their argument is that when the tubers have to be sorted and graded as they are delivered to the warehouse, the time wasted in this way does hway with their profit bn the crop. Representative J. B. Hompe of Ot- ter Tail county has been asked to in- troduce a bill providing for the sin- gle grade systgm. “I may introduce the bill,” said Mr. Hompe today. . “On general principles I believe the less govern- ment interference we have with busi- ness matters of this kind tire better. In this casé the.farmers threaten to quit raising potatoes grading ‘system is changed. If the demand is general, 1 may prepare and Introduce the bill.” FINAL PAYMENT ON FOURTH LOAN JAN. 30 The final payment on the Fourth Liberty loan bonds is due January 30 and must be met. Subscribers to The motor corps encampment. 3t Lake City will be shown in a film at the Elko theatre, Monday and Tuesday evening, February 3-and 4. This. feature will.be in addition to the regular prosram and has proven a.drawing card wherever shown. The picture will show Bemidji men: who attended. the encampment and’ depicts the only motor corps encamp- ment in action in existance. . - The state of Minnesota was the first to organize such a military unit, and these pictures will be shown throughout the entire United States. The local motor corps company will use this film as a starter for a membership campaign, which will be followed by a personal canvass of business men who own cars. There is a reason, and a good one, for main- tatning this company and those de- siring to knoy why have but to agk any member. A bill ‘introduced to maintain and gupport the motor corps has gained favor in the eyes of the lawmakers and will no doubt result in equipping the Bemidji company right up to the minute. ; EXTRA CONGRESSIONAL - SESSION IS CERTAIN * Washington, Jan. 28.—An extra session of congress next spring now seems certain in the view of both democratic and republican leaders. Managers of both parties' said they did not believe it would be possible to pass all pressing legislation ‘be- fore the expiration of this congress on March 4. Most leaders belleve the new session will begin in May. With but 31 working days of the present session remaining, appropria- tion bills are to be rushed this week. Only six of the .16 regular stipply bills have been passed by the house and none by the senate. Besides the regular appropriatioti measures sev- erhl special money bill, including the new deficiency méasure and = the $750, 000,000 request of the rail- road administration, await action. gain when the nineteen small of the commission. SMALLPOWERS ARE . ALLOWED PLACEAT - PEACE TABLE; TACT SECURES NINETEEN Paris, Jan. 28.—The peace conference made a distinét powers gave full adhesion ‘to the o_rganizatgon €ormulated by the five great powers, thus securing a united front of the great and small powers at the outset of the work on the main subjects before the members This was largely due to the skillful directiofi of Jules Cambon, French delegute and former ambassador at Washing- ton, yvho was designated by the council of the great powers to preside over the meeting of the small powers, held yesterday afternoon. This meeting convened at the foreign office at 3 o’clock, at the same time the council of the great powers met, the two separate gatherings proceeding simultaneously, one in the office of M. Pichon, the foreign minister, and the other in the Salle'de la Paix. For a time there was some apprehénsion of the sequel to the different viewpoints expressed at Saturday’s conference, but the meeting of the small powers was without incident or renewal of the claims then set*up for increased representation on the various committees. , Belgium, -Serbia, Rumania and the other small powers had their full delegations at the aftermoon meeting. - . ! M. Cambon, in opening the meeting, took occasion to allude to the @reat part Belgium had taken in the war. He then paid a tribute to the part played by Serbia, Rumania, Greece and the others. This dissipated any lingering shadows of disagreement, and the meeting proceeded with entire har- mony to designate the membership of the small powers on the commission. Lok unless this[ Dflfi’ {lakes with game fish. " PALESTINE FLOV ALONGROADS o SENATE STATE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETS TOMORROW St. Paul, Jann. 28.—Members of the loan should call at their banks and attend promptly to this matter, as the loan must be closed by the government, and the banks must co- operate. (By United Press.) Jerusalem, Jan. 1.'(By Mail.)— The 1ife of two periods, distant by many centuries, seems to flow along ‘the’ roads that lead to this amcient city. - The camel, though he has done great things for the British foress, is losing his position as the main means. of transport, and the natives drf'vlng their camels carrying huge packs of -eastern merchandise, are passed by the big engines of the ever- growing British boardgauge railway, at . which the country people stare - with openmouthed astonishment. Then along will come an Assyrian or an Arab on his donkey or mule, his wife walking behind and carrying a great pack on her head. In this way they transport much stuff for many miles. 'Now they are smothered in dust from the great quanity of motor transport on the roads. The five barley loaves and small| fishes sti!l have to feed a good many people in this country and women may still be seen grinding their scanty cup of corn between stones, but now with the introduction of good - seed the country already is showing signs of vast improvement. Cotton _J8. still made up into rough fdt in a primativé method on' a kind of bow. With the new oppor- tunities now opening up the old spinner is likely to be looking for another job. Already in quite small towns you will see the name of well known Lon- don firms. This has aroused the local shops to a kind of competition and all kinds of important signs over small shops, with hardly anything to sell, announce: ‘“The London Stores Stationery and Other Provi- sions,” ““The Uptodate Hosiery and Dry Goods store,” “The Manchestoer House,”” and many similar. It is doubtful if five per cent of the pro- spective customers can read the signs. Shepherds on the hills still tend their flocks, dressed in camel hair, and nightlty fold them and light their c¢amp fires to keep off the prewling jackals and hyenas.i But in the future much of this rich land, now practically barren, is likely to receive. the attention of the steam tractor. Altogether, with the persent means of transport by rail, the great improvement in the water supply and the rapid introduction of Euro- pean ‘methods and customs, it may be hoped a vear or two of peace will change this country into a real “land of milk and honey.” - !state buying unsettled lands, out-|jjeutenant’s commission, and after right, for sale to bona fide home-| further training in camp was ordered steaders. overseas, and to the battle zone. He is a brother. of 8. C. Bailey, the lat- ter having two sons ‘“‘over there’” on the senate state development com- mittee will meet Wednesday after- noon with representatives of the Fed- eral reserve bank to discuss details for a committee bill to provide for development of unoccupied lands in Northern Minnesota on a big scale. One bill suggested by Senator Leonard Nord of International Falls :ouldhpro&;‘ide for Ioaras to be made oth by the state and the federal i { X government to settlers. It is in this "",,'f::f"egaflgyhv?,;':":,‘Lcuc(ng at- plan that representatives of the Fed-| torney when the war broke and he eral bank are most interested. closed his office and attended the of- Members of the committee also| ficers training'camp at Fort Snelling will discuss the possibility of the|where he was graduated with a LIEUT. BAILEY HOME | FROM OVERSEAS DUTY Lieut. Thayer C. Bailey arrived home this noon from service in the military of Uncle Sam and was heart- PAY YOUR WATER BILL FEB. 1 UNDER PENALTY On February 1, payment for the last quarter will be due on the parti of water consumers and the bills] must be paid. All who have fafled to meet their water rental must do s6 or the sup- ply will be cut off as per the instruc-|in the wrecked orchards of France tions to the water superintendent by | by the Agricultural Relief of Allies the council some time ago. committee, active duty, and by a strange coinci- dence they met while the troops of the army of éccupation were moving in France. FRUIT FOR FRANCE: (By United Press.) Paris, Jan. 10. (By Mail.)—Over 9,000 fruit trees have been planted By Frank Ferguson. (United Press Correspondent.) Paris, Jan. 28 ——Germany's colon- fes again formed the prineipal sub- ject of discussion when the peace bureau met today. K Japan's claimg to the Marshall group of the Pacific islands were un- derstood to have received particular attention. ARGENTINE READY TO JOIN THE NATIONS IN FORMING LEAGUE (By United Press.) Washington, Jan. 28.—Argentine is ready to join the league of na- tions. HERE IT IS FELLOWS: BAN ON NEAR BEER HAS BEEN LIFTED (By United Press.) Washington, Jan, 28—Restric- tions on the manufacture of near beer have been ordered removed. LARGE FUND NEEDED FOR STOCKING LAKES. SAYS GAME WARDEN St. Paul, Jan. 28.—"If the Minne- gota's Ten Thousand Lakes associa- tion. figures on bringing about 10,- 000,000 tourists from other states to Minnesota for summer fishing during .| the next few seasons, the game and fish commissfon will have to have, more than $10,000 with which fo for the restocking of our 10,000 £ We can't do much restncklng at an expense of $1 per lake,” laughingly de¢lared Carlos Avery, state game and flsh commis- sioner. The commission “sxpended $132,- 295 last year, and it Is asking the legislature for $228,000 for the com- ing fiscal year, beginuning August I, with an additional $226,000 for the fiscal year beginning August 1, 1920. The commission will need - more money partly because the work of re- stocking the state’s lakes with game fish is being greatly extended in ve- sponse to a demand from the peopie in every section, and partly because the expense of trangportation . is greater since the government took control of the railroads. The government charges fof haul- ing the car in which young fry are distributed among the lakes and streams of the state are more than three fimes. as great as the charges were 'before the government took control and the expense of the work in general is 25 per cent greater. “We do not need additional laws to enable us to restock lakes like Chetak. We can do that under the present laws, and we are doing it right along,” continued Mr. Avery. “What we need is money to pay the expenses. As to clearing such lakes as Chetak of rough fish, it is not practicable. We would have to drain the lakes and clean them thoroughly. The best we can do is to keep down the number of rough fish by seining under the supervision of the state, so they will not destroy the game fish entirely.” IN ST. HILAIRE SAFE: WRITE. ‘CHEAP BUNCH: *Protty — cheap; buncb, Go and get some money.' Reading the above on a :bill head, G. W. Harnwell, manager ol tlo‘lbé}) branch of the St. Hilaire Lumber company, smiled b‘!mdly- and mused to himself “Not sgsure about that.” The note was feft' by some um-~ knowns, young chups.it geems, when they ransacked the safe in the lums ber company's office lagt night. En- trance was made by a side window and the safe was unlocked. For some reason the Intruders battered the interlor of the safe to smith- ereens and obtained approximately $1.50 small change. Chagrined, they printed the note in pencil and mady their exit. .In keeping with good business, no money of any consequence is allowed to remain in the safe at night. Tt 48 promptly banked and what is re- ceived after hours is properly cared for, but the marauders were unaware of this fact’ : : MINNESOTA AMONG CERTIFIED STATES Washington, Jan. 28.-—Thinty-six states, the necessary three-fourths, have certified to the state department their ratification of the federal pro- hibition amendment and preparation amendment of a proclamation to make the amendment effective was ordered. Certifications were received yester- day from Wisconsin, North Carolina, Utah and Kansas, the latter being the thirty-sixth state to report. Minnesota is among the thirty-six. SUGGESTED FOR BEMIDJI Just before the war broke upon the. nation, F. M. Dolan of the St. Paul, landscape architect and nurseryman, was in Bemidji looking over the pos- sibilities of establishing a branch of the business, but the Iidea was changed “when war was declared. A short time ago The Pjoneer chronicled where Madison, Minn., was contemplating the erection of a memorial fountain in honor of the fallen heroes of Lac Qui Parle coun- ty, Madison being the county seat, and suggested that such would be an adimrable line to follow. A letter just received from Mr. Do-—~ lan shows that the work is to be done by him and a Madison Independent clipping states that the county board has appropriated $5,650 for the work to be completed July 1. Mr, Dolan euggests that the plan Bemidji had in mind of beutifying the lake front, park and school grounds could well be worked®out, including the erection of a memorial fountain as a momu- ment and beautification of the city. B