Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 18, 1919, Page 1

YOU CA T GET TODA __BE " CLERK MAKES YEAR'S REPORT: FIGURES ARE *OF INTEREST “ Presented to Regular Session of City Council;. Receipts for Year $103,884 . _— GREAT CHURCH CAMPAIGN FOR CONSERVING SOULS WILL SOON REACH HERE Union of effort of the churches th .widespread work preparatory to" the proposed united: ‘drive for missions and ‘benevolences, will soon be in- augurated in Bemidji and vicinity. The object of the plan will be to sound the message of-the church.and go down -through communities and secure- a' federation of -churches. The four main features is to fed- erate the churches, to condnct ex- haustive surveys and start a power- ful educational movement in foreign fields and lay out m for each denomination in 'relats another. Organization of. community groups for the study and discussion of the great objects: will also be. a feature. ’ ¥ 0 ) One denomination: cannot accom- plish the results of the united co- operation and it is up to the churches to combine in the gigantic task. RUNAWAY HORSE ON —_— _7* BAGLEY MAKES REPORT; FROHN PRESENTS BILL Special Water Election Author- ized; Officials Will Be Clark’s Guests < At the regular session of the city .council Monday :night, City Clerk ~'George Stein presented his annual “veport for the year ending January 31, which was replete with interest- 4ng financial statistics. It showed an_ inventory of ~city = property ~mmounting to $191,877.10. Due from the county on account of tax levies $92,319.85; due from property own- ers, tax to be levied, $7,797.93. Dis- bursements, $91,367. Funds on hand include, library, $298.08; permanent.. improvement, $233.76; revolving ‘fund, $2,2938.32; water, $1,644.21; sinking fund, $17,- -..357.65. Total, $23,927.02. The City of Bemidji has invest- ment and improvement (surplus,) $107,336.63. Bonds outstanding amount to $105,000. State loans outstanding, $97,000,00. .- Receints For Year, The receipts were $103,884.01 and the funds overdrawn are: General fund, 22,518.48; interest fund, $39,- 78; poor fund, $1,610.05, a total of $24,068.26. . ~ : ‘ The revolving fund is dué¢ the sinking fund $4,000 and the perma- nent. improvement fund is' due the ‘" regvolving fund $9,000: 4 - nost $11,279719 760 muthtaln v 5 fire-and police last year, and it:cost . $1,546.456 for health and sanitation. ~“The . road” and bridge funds “amounted- to . $33,467.63, of which $17,041.64 was spent on the. new bridge. Poor and paupers cost' the city. $4,276,03 and the water de- partment’ $10,146.91, of which the ‘sum:of $1,611.26 was spent for clean- ing the old wells to ascertain their capacity and fitness for service. Baglev Makes Report. Alderman Bagley had been to Langdon, N. D., to inspect the plant installed by T. Rudolph Arnold, Min- «,-neapolis engineer, who .was present 575t the council. Mr.:Bagley also con- sulted others, who:he: edited with knowing of Mr. Afnold’s work, and lils report was adverse as to Mr. Ar- nold’s ability. Mr. Arnold replied that the statements were unfair and: untrue and asked-for a .copy of the report to draw a statement in refuta- _tion. He was unanimously given the - privilege. % i N " " The ordinance authorizing une special election for a $60,000 bond issue for improving the water plant and system passed its final reading ~ and adopted. Countv Care For Baby. A report was made onthe case of the Margie baby-left here by its par- ents, the little one said to be ill and wasg taken from the poor house and placed in care of a nurse. Her bill Betsey Brown, davukhter of Mrs. belonging to Cronemiller broke away from in front of Miller's store and raced down the sidewalk on Beltrami avenue. The little girl was in front of the Security State bank, facing south, and did not_see the horse. Several adults saw her but were too far away to give warning. The horse came at full speed, knocking her down as it passed. The child miraculously es- caped serious injury out was badly ‘| 'frightened. JACK GAINEY Jack Gainey, son of My: and Mrs. Dan Gainey, who has recently re- turned from military service in France, arrived in Bemidji this morning, having passed - yesterday with his brother, Dan Gainey, Jr., who is a student at Hamline univer- sity. -~ Glenn * Hardiiig Who has also ire- cently returned from overseas duty, accompanied him‘''as far as Bemidji and ‘went to Cass Liake on the 6:30 o'clock train this morning, where he will visit his parents. WILSON WOULD MUZZLE ™ CONGRESS ON LEAGUE (By United; Press.) Washington, Feb. \18.-—Senatur Vardman of Mississippl today as- sailed President Wilson for asking congress to refrain from debate on the league of nations..” e s to the council of $185 claimed the Probe and’the infant has been turned over to the county care, under the new order of things, made possible at the recent county election. - Frohn township presented - a . bill for care of an- afflicted family said to have landed there from Bemidji. The matter was referred. to the city attorney to.take.up with the county. Discussions were lengthy, and at the 'close President Clark of “the council, whose term is expiring, in- vited the city officials, council mem- bers and press representatives to be his guests next council night, the last of the present council, at dinner at the close of the session. WHITE HOUSE IS BEING MADE (By United Press.) trophies of animal heads around the Washington, Feb. 18.—=Everything walls, once more will be'a gathering at the White House has been put in place of international and national bd tiptop shape for the return of Presi-|notables. Large tables are ready for it in place of-the smali one Mhrs. Wil- son placed there during the war. China fanciers are praising the de- sign Mrs. Wilson selected for the china of the president’s room. The dishes have the president’s seal in gold in the center, with a thin gold band of 48 stars around the edge. The private apartments of the president have been brightened up. Many of the gifts foreign natioas have bestowed on the president will be used to adorn the White House, it is believed, taking places alongside historic gifts and furniture of Wash- ington, Lafayette, Jefferson, Lincoln and Roosevelt. The executive offices have not been forgotten in the cleanup, and the president’s office, cabinet room and the offices of Secretary Tumulty have received coats of light green and white paint throughout. Even the press room has received its share. Two chairs are ready for the cab- inet rcom, for, following custom, each cabinet. memher takes his chair with him when he resigns. McAdoo has taken his,. and the other new chair is to take the piace of the one Attorney-Genéral Gregory will carry away when he steps out, March 4 dent and Mrs. Wilson. Although spring isn't here yet, the executive mansion has had its spring house cleaning from top to bottom, and considerable renovating has been done, for the historic house is begin- ning to show its age. War times “have caused the appearance of the president’s home to be neglected, and many buckets of paint have been used to keep up the custom, made necessary by our friends the British, of keeping the White House white. In the interior of the building, the historic color schemes, such as ine blue and the green rooms have not been changed, but just here and there touches have been made to cover up the marks of time. Indi- cating that President and Mrs. Wil- son are planning to resume White House social life, considerable work has beén done on the big ball room. The floor has been refinished, new draperies hung,: the gold piano “touched up” and.tuned, and the gor- fgous tapestry .presented..a 'few -0mths ago by the French govern- ment put in place.’ Indications also are that the big state dining room with ts Roosevelt o E— MIDJ1I DAILY PIO!? ‘WALK FELLS CHILD E. R. Brown, barely escaped serious injury this morning, when a horse FROM FOREIGN SERVICE — \ \ DAHO SOLON ‘DOESNT CARE 10 BE DINED BY PRESIDENT | Invitation to Discuss League .of Nations Privately Gets Chilly Reception THER DOORS X3 & & GERMAN ARN <t DELEGATES C.ll‘gx;leu FWyant, Pfisfién - * ' Financial Concerns, Faces " Fraud Charge ALLEGED OVER $700,000 . ARE LOST BY DEPOSITORS{| DECLARES BOTH HOLD WIDE DIVERGENT VIEWS Yanks Going to Berlin to . Protect Food Sent From United . States Worthless Notes and “Wild”” Stocks Said to Have Fig- ured in Huge Swindle ; Germnuj"s armistice delegates, hended by Matthins Brzberger (with hands in: pockets), arriving at Treves to discuss the extension of the armistice. FORMER CANADIAN | DECLAMATORY CONTEST " PREMIER ‘CARRIES ON'| HIGH SCHOOL TONIGHT _“Ottawa, Feb. 18.-—-.Slr Wwilfrid The Bemidji high school declama- Laurier, former premier of Canada, ;“""Y 0‘0‘“‘*;‘ “l':‘" be held this even- died of ‘paraiysia here yesterday. | 105, 8, $°0\0 “Miss Mitchell Born .at S8t. Lin, Quebec, in 1841, | Migg Lycan and Miss Myres coached Sir Wilfrid was’ the only ¥renchithe contestants. Canadian who was ever premier of & The classes will be there to boost ?gg;d&' ‘t;lf.ortfollo he held from | e representative. Each class has had t Sir Wilfrid’s' career in politics an- mostingy 1o spriice Up cn class ells, so thel i1l b tedated the federation of the prov- ;ells given mm;wd s:m?, lOJNIM ::;; inces into the Dominion of Canada in | brought into use. 1867. He was elected to the pro- Liberal tn 1871, vestiningeurso| BILL LETS COUNTY CLEAR ALL LAND ‘years later, and being elected to ine ‘House of Commons, from the Eastern ST. PAUL, Feb. 18.—S8enators F. L. Cliff of Ortonville and Fred Bessette Division of Quebec City. eH was for sixteen years identified with the op- position, becoming the Liberal leader in 1887 and leading his party to vic- tory in 1896. of Orr_have prepared for introduction 3 a bill which will permit counties o |’ remove.’ bodily. the fire menace:- of: Northern - Minnesota: and open with- out restriction the entire morthern OTERS SHOULD CAST THEIR BALLOTS TODAY ::::li:x'xlw:rt. the state to agricultural A bill introduced earlier by Sens- dazlt:“t;c‘l.)n:l:zhtslecélm; day d‘&d” tor Bessette authorized bo:rds of e ‘and clear, an ere was little of unusual interest in the sounty: commissloners _to_ suthorize the clearing of cutover land not to balloting for candidates, except in|exceed five acres in every forty upon :::e mayoralty and city assessorship lapplication of settlers, the cost to be 1 The only aldermanic contest is in avied agaimat the property, to bo paid off by the owners fn a twenty- the third where three candidates are - seeking the vacancy. year period. This measure was con d h 3 *Polls are open until 9 o’clock and demued by the judiolacy gommitioe Then Senator Cliff yevised the Bes- X::?‘:l:th‘mld see that their ballots [gette bill, practicall§ rewriting into Th it the provisions of the state drain- chartzr v:;ste al?a:; :)l::ngpreg?:;d a:“." age law. The new bill provides that a special elaction teature, each county undertaking the work must clear a minimum acreage of _— 500 acres. No minimum limit is JUVENILE BAND IS GROWING IN SIZE set, The measure provides that the - The second meeting of the juvenile band members was held Monday | proved land shall be assessed for tue cost of clearing, and the dssessmént spread over a term of twenty years. night at-the city hall and the band rostéer showed an increase of from 126 to 162. Instruments are being Timber but from the land will re- main in the possession of the county assigned to the candidates for band membership and this feature will and may be sold to the highest bid. der, the amount received being cred- continue next week. Memberships in the band may be ited to the land as an offset to the cost of its improvement. Clearing “laccepted for the next two weeks, when the band will get down to busi- may be undertaken by the county boards at the request of the owners ness under Director Riggs, and he is optimistic over the prospects. The of the property. Should county com- band members will hold another missioners refuse to act favorably upon such a petition, the owner has meeting next Monday night at 7 o'clock. v the right as under the drainage law, of appealing to the district court to NORTH RUSSIAN ALLIES WILL BE WITHDRAWN compel the county to undertake the ‘Washington, Feb. 18.—American work, and allied troops operating in North = (By United Press.) Minneapolis, Feb. 18.—Charles F. Wyant, president of thirteen banks, and William H. Shaffer, promoter, were arrested here today charged’ with defrauding depositors of Wil- liam 'Wyant’s banks of ‘a sum' esti- mated at $700,000 "by means of worthless notes and ‘‘wild" stocks. _ The banks have been ¢&losed by the iupirintendenb of Minnesota state anks. BILL WOULD MAKE THE STATE BONE DRY: INTRODUCED TODAY WHAT BILL PROVIDES. Prohibits the manufacture or sale of liguor in Minnesota execnt for sacramental..medical, scientific or in- dustrial purnoses. * Provides for abatement vproceed- ings against premises on which li- auor is sold illegally. Pharmacists: may sell on' preserip- tion""of phvsicians bnly. and limit will be four -ounces. All prescrintions will be filed ‘with the clerk of courts. Second conviction_for illezal sell- ing makes jail sentence mandatory with the court. Owners of premises where liquor is sold must have guilty knowledge of sales before buildings .can - be closed. Violation of court orders closing buildjnes will be followed by straight iail sentences. St. Paul, Feb. 18.—A complete prohibition code for Minnesota, to take the place of the existing liquor license and local and county option systems, has been drafted and sche- duled to be introduced in the Min- nesota house today. It is drawn to take effect July 1, the date set for the nation to go dry as a war meas- ure, but it is designed also for per- manent use after the federal pro- hibition amendment goes into eéffect. The bill follows the lines of the fed- eral rules for sale of liquor for medi- cinal, sacramental, scientific and in- dustrial purposes. It also provides for abatement as nuisances of pldcas where liquor is sold illegally. Hearings to Be Given. Representative W. 1. Norton has done the main work on the bill, after careful study of the federal amend- ment and the prohibition laws of other states, Leading attorneys of both houses have been consulted. The bill -will, be taken up Friday by the house temperance committee, it ‘s expected, and much time will be given to study of its provisions and to hearings, if any are asked for. Liquor interests, it is thought, may object to making state prohibition effective July 1, but dry leaders say unless this is done the machinery for making the dry regime effective will be inadequate, and bad condi- tions will prevail. The:proposed act will enlist the police power and the courts of the state in the work of in- forcing prohibition TWO ADMIT CHARGES IN DISTRICT COURT The criminal court calendar of the district court has been completed and it was an exceedingly light one. Melvin Johnson pleaded guilty to non-support of his wife and was sen- tenced to 90 days in jail, sentence suspended and ordered to pay his wife $7 per week, commencing today. Jack Conley changed his plea uf “pot guilty” of furnishing wu.skey to a minor and pleaded guilty. His case was continued from last term when he decided to plead. This ends the criminal slate for the term. RAIL PLANS ABANDONED. i e £ 1111080 Washington, 18.—AIll plans for considering railroad 12gislation at this session .of congress have been abandoned by the house intersiate commerce committee. (By United Press.) . Washington, Feb. 18.—Senator Borah of Idaho today declined to ac- cept an invitation of President Wil- son to dine at the White Houge and discuss - the league of nations. He based his declination on two points, firet, that he and the president are fundamentally at odds regarding any league of nations plan, and secondly, that he could not allow himaelf to he bound by a confidential discussion. YANKEES T0 BERLIN. Basle, Switzerland, Feb. 18.— American troops will go to Berlin to protect food sent from the United States for distribution in Germany. AMERICANS ARE SACRIFICED. Washington, Feb. 18.-—American boys were needlessly sacrificed in the last hour of fighting on the west front, Governor Henry Allen of Kan- sas told the house rules committse today. BOYS FORM AMATEUR LIB.FOR BOXING A boys' club was organized Mon- day night at Letford's garage and the purpose of ‘the organization is for the promotion of-athletic sports, its name to be the B. B.. B. club. Officers were elected as follow President—Roland Letford. Vice president—Ted Sexton. BSecretary—Harold. Kittleson. _Treasurer—Otto Erickson. Amateur boxing=will be one of the prime factors in t; ife of the club, geveral. of the ungsters being handy with the mitts. RYAN LEAVES BEMIDJI FOR CROOKSTON POST J. G. Ryan, agent at the Great Northern, has, resigned his position here and left- this afternoon for Crookston,“where he will take charge of the Great, Northern station. He will return to Bemidji Monday and will move his family to their new Home next week. It is rather uncertain who will take Mr. Ryan's place here, but Mr. Stgbhenson of Crookston, relfef agent, will have charge until a new man is engaged. “WAR MOTHERS” BILL KILLED. ‘Washington, Feb, 18.—By refusal to suspend the rules for a vote, the house in effect defeated a bill pro- viding for incorporation of the War Mothers of America. v+ MILLINERY OPENS SOON. L. W. Galloway and wife of Cass Lake are in the city getting ready to open their millinery store in the Hlks' building, ‘Mrs.,” Galloway has recently returned from the eastern millinery markets. - BIG BEMIDG' BASKET BALI FIVE GOES INTO ACTION MONDAY on equal terms. Herbe‘r’{“@fi%gfl. T,l‘ngn{glp * Bemidji high school star and recently leader of the clever Great Lakes five, bas been elected captain of the Bemidji team and he is enthusiastic conecern- ing the work of his men. Captain Warfield insists that Bemidji will carry away both games by scores which will leave no doubt in the minds of Bemidji fans as to whether their team is to be in the running. “Several new men will-be found in'our lineup Monday,” says the cap- tafn, “and their playing will delight followers of the game. It am much pleased with the showing of the boys and know that we will have no rea- son to offer apology. for their work following the contest of next week. Bemidji admires good basket ball and we are in a position to provide it for them.* Under the terms of the land set- tlement bill introduced by Senator Russia will be withdrawn “at the earliest possible moment that Leonard 8. Nord of Koochiching county, settlers can borrow money from the state to stock their farms. This bill, together with ithe Cliff- Bessette measure, legislators believe, will lead to complete ‘settlement of weather conditions in tfe spring will permit.’ ' To facilitate this move- ment and to improve lines of com- munications for the supplying of the forces that have penetrated into the country. President Wilson has ap- Northern Minnesota within the next five years. proved the sending of two additional companies of American railway troops to Archangel. This information, cabled to the war department by General Trasker H. Bliss at Paris, by direction ot the president. Bagket ball of championship cali- bre is to be provided fans of Bemidji next week Monday and Tuesday ev- enings when the recently re-organ- ized “Big Bemidg” quintet will play the strong Two Harbors five. The visitors come to Bemidji with a splendid record, having defeated many of the state’s best basket ball fives, and they are determined to avenge defeats of years past, suffered at the hands of the speedy "Big Be- midg’ aggregation. These games will be the first played by the Bemidji city team on the home floor, their first encounter re- sulting in a defeat by a narrow mar- gin at Cass Lake. 8ince this con- test, the boys have been at hard practice and their team-play now borders on that sensational which permitted them to clash with such wonderful organizations as Fond du Lae, Dswego, Chaska and Red Wing HIP BADLY FRACTURED. Miss Maynard, teachér of the Cen- tral school, who fell on an icy walk yesterday noon while on her way to dinner, fractured hes left hip at the thigh joint, the injury being quite serious. She is at the hospital and relatives have been notified. NO REASON FOR CALL. When the fire department was called to the Bemidji shoe store Sat- urday night, there was absolutely no cause for the alarm; according to . LStephens, proprietor. He stated soot in the stove pipe was"the cause of the alarm, but no damage resulted, ! except to the soot. Feb., e