Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 4, 1919, Page 1

been: President Vandersiuis of,the city. council has appointed the councii mmittees as follows: .Finance—Backus, Benn! veill, a3 ‘our ity and th o ’q?n.!; g diting—Palmer, Benner Backus. | Pire—Joanis, Garlock, Barnell. Printing—Jones, Palmer, Joanis. ‘Building—Bagley, Jones, Cooper. | Salary—Benner, Palmer, Garlock; “"Health—Joanis, Cooper, Croon. Poor—Barnell, Joanis, Croon: Purchasing—Backus, D “Licenses—C eenth street be: paved appears to me to be the shortest the promises made_to the Normal ‘i hdo 3 ncu}i jth :fl d, and ! ich we may feel justly proud, an orthern Minnesota cannot_ba,mmuréd in that. plang. be deawn by a competent architect for the of our-City. hall; and that, if conditions warrant, anent -improvement - fund. .to vements; af the time keeping in mind,. that we , out of which must come the ‘street, the intersections t be assessed to abutting pro ooper, anas. Crooil, 3 Water and light-—Bagley, Benner, used out. of the': Sewers—Barnell, Croon and Jones Streets and walk: 1ON CHANGED s—Palmer, Back+ TO WAR| us, Barnell 2 o8 . TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 4, 1919 JOHNSON’ Gentlemen of the Council: & le of the city to be its chief uty:—an: du I am sure you will - are inten UGURAL : ded, any suggestio) youhave during the past year, work in harmony I its-inhabitants. 1 ment shows the need of continued of the city, and at the same time not up-to-date, progressive city by ich are- absolutely necessary. FORTY-FIVE CENTS PER MONTH NCILTAKES SEAT:APPOINTHEN NEW COUN from Bel- Sixth Normal B w thousand doll SENAT!)RS DEFY. wAGlli 4 .. By Robert Bender. ° - (United Press Correspondent.) ‘Washington, March 4.—Presid Washington- at 1{8% o'clock this afternoon aboard & spe- cial train for New York, ’ a show down ‘before the people in hi fight - with senate ropublicans” over the league of nations covenant. Hpe will speak in New York tonight and with him on the same platform will be William Howard _the only living ex-president, and a repul A s Correspondent.) with a_ trace of & set _to his jaw, smile at times, MUST CHANGE COVENANT. - Washington, Maréh 4. — Thirty. seven republican sendtors are pledged not to ratify the: le: in its present form. ‘minute bills and cleaned up. the last business of the he following meas- - “upes untij-an extra session 18 called: The army-and-navy, Indian, agricul- service and . general ' This" doomied - zue of nations m -Recess Apvointments, " ‘Washington, Mareh 4.~—The presi- dent “will sign recess appointments d |'at ‘Hoboken, N. J., tonight, which the senate failed to ratify. Palmer ag attorney. general and Joh Skelton Willlams as -comptroller ‘|the currency.: g . ture; sundry. for soldiers and also deferred. r-bonding of the city for public. improve- ‘thow badly we may need a new Ci,typhéll. 1. believe sal 0 on the old building, expended as drawn,” intelligent: plans, we -can get ‘gl -and in such plan of imp ong: wi ement, I reéommand that and a. municipal court room estab- ‘the. judge and. on. officg for the y.-council, ‘but’every citizen of ecure a liberal approp also: for the erection .of an armory or community has. been purchased b; the need of such y the city and deeded .to a building.. We have not large -to comfortably seat to’ have. a large number of ‘conventions proud of her boys, who went from here to and -dead, .if there are an; recommend that a so e” and go&nt‘o& wat;thin fy ! sugpest that the city an in the erection .of a fountain in our downtown City 11 three branches of the service— the names of all Bemidji boys cribed upon_it. b and its people with an adequate 5 for some years, and I sincerely hope ¢ your; honorable body, and now in awill bring about: that much desired . result, and I ld members of the water board, who have had continued until the worlk is completed. - Respectfull: R F Y SOHNSON, Mayor. TEN SEASON T0 | GERMAN NATIONAL ASSEMBL OLVE.TODAY. SAYS REP .(By Unijted ] - ‘Copenhagen, March 4.—The Ger-{ . man national assembly will dissolve}- toddy, according to dispatch. from Weéimar, and is not -éxpected to re- COMMITTEE TO OUTLINE PLANS - FOR COMMUNITY CLUB President Robinson of = the Com- mercial club, in line with the decision of the directors to appoint a special committee to plan. for a change in the name of the organization and the creation of a community.¢lub to embrace all lines of industry and bus- {ness in the city, has carried out the instruction and named a committee of fiftéen members of the organiza- e twenty years n ‘of this mnorth ey ‘are L. Lohn, presi- lent of ‘the /Firet National bank at ton, Col., 8. 8. Stadsvold, large mill and elevator owner of Fosston, | L. W. Larson, & well known and re- tired capitalist and’' banker, L. Jen- son, cashier of -the First State bank islative accomplishments, “and the third for its lack of accomplishment. “The 65th will be known in Ameri- can history as_the $60,000,000,000 “ “Jts three: sesslons appro- -priated approximately -that amount. Thié breaks all American records and rid. ‘records for .a divided into and. these marked probably-all " % single congrees. The. congress' Was three .&essions, three distinet phases of activity. _, The first was the war making ses- - It began April 2, 1917, and ended 188 days later, October 6. The second was the war winning It was the longest single session. the. American congress ever held, lasting 354 days, from Decem- ber 3, 1947 to November 21, 1918, The third wag-the readjustment om--December 2, ot Clearbrook, and A. Kaiger, presi- dent.of the First National bank of Begley. T. B, Rider, president of the Shev- 1in State bank, was also among the visitors' and is now_inlerested with these men in a chain of banks in this section of the state. A buginess conference pertaining to -their joint interests was held, as was -also a social’ session. Bemidjt has a.right to feel proud for being selectéd: as the meeting place for this.conféerence of distin- iiished men -and wishes now to .go on record, extending to this confer- ence a welcome to meet in the “City of Enterprise” each’ year. NEW YORK MARINE WORKERS ON STRIKE (By United Press,) i New York, March 4.—New York harbor was completely ti he marine workers, ecting practically all ployed. on harbor 1918 until teday. war making ‘sesgion opened with ‘a déclaratien of war on’ Ger- many, passéd by the senate April ¢ and by the house April 6, and im. e ed by Pregsident Wil- guickly followed a bill pro- viding for - $7,000,000,000 bonds ro finance the wagz. and help our allies; a bill appfopriating money for the army,. the draft bill, subjecting men nd: 81 to military serv- scame law. on May 18, “The men selected are as follows: ;L. Given, Superintendent Bolcom, P, Lahr, G. W. Harnwell, H. C. Baer, C. L. Isted, H. L. Huffmgn, W. Z. Robinson, R. H. Schumaker, H: 2. Mitchell, A. P. Ritchie, Vandersluis; E. H. Denu, J George T. Baker. The committee will meet the lat- ter part of the present week and effect an organization by electing a president and secretary. WILL BEPEAT COMEDY - - -2~ - DRAMA AT THE GRAND “Mre. Willis’ Wil¥’ comedy dramas, members of the Woman's Study b, will be given in connection with the regular picture program in the Grand theatre Friday evening, one This playlet. proved so suecessful when presented.at a meets ing of the club Monday: atternoon, it is to be repeated at thejitheatre by urgent request of a number who wit- nessed the private performance. coming election. officers will be an important factor this time, as they will ‘be sponsors for the re-organization of the ciub to broaden its scope:of ‘membership|” and change its mission to a‘com-~ munity club, for the best interests of the entire citizenship of the city. = 'DR. DENISON AGAIN OPENS. HIS VETERINARY PRACTICE Dr. W. K. Denison, veterinarian’ who has recently returncd from-eight’ months in the service of his country, will commence practice of: his pro- He will have “as- sociated with him Dg. D. S. ‘Burgess in the practice of veterinary surgery,’ and. river craft It was estimated around this ety that 16,000 quit work at 6 this morning. 7o prévent.alen foes interfering " .with Amerjcan war. plans ‘the first, wempionage’ {aw -wag passed . in June; . to safeguard food, supplies and fuel and fuel act was made law s eall for aireraft, eated the aircraft board 'On October ‘6 came" final enactmént of -the law - prohibiting trading with the enemy. HIGH SCHOOL CARNIVAL "~ FRIDAY NIGHT EVENT The high school of Bemidji will on Friday evening atthe high school, present -an entirely new feature, a “High School Carnival,” this idea hds been worked out under the su- pervision of Miss Sarah Mitchell end Principal J. W. Smith and it prom- August (10. * Heeding Europe’ fession at ‘once. [N TOMORROW bl Wednesday; the: bogin ! the penitential seasom” of “Lent in Catholic. churghes, whieh falls ‘to- morrow, is unusually late, according to members of the- Catholte clergy.’ 1t should come weeks' earter but must ~ depend on Easter Sunday, which falls.on April 20 this year. 4 According to the custom sanctified in 1911, ashes from palms’ collected the previous Eastertide are placed on the foreheads of the pei sign of repentance, which in'the olden’ days was conducted in sackcloth and from- four to peniterits as“h Ashes are especlally signiticant of the state to which man will roturn until Judgment day. C. C. MEMBERS SHOULD PAY DUES: ELECTION The members of the Commercial club should pay their dues, if they would particinrte in the annual elec- tion soon to 1.1 Lield. b All dues sLould tc paid either to- day or tomorrow, that they may not lapse and prevent taking part in the FICIALS:CLARK Garlock Sifted Peas. Palmer Parsnips, Saute. Benner a la Marie. Cooper Salpd, Lobster. Croon Dressing. Eengineer Department Frappe. City Attorney Opinion. 3 OFOFFIC COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS. City attorney—Hal Huffman. Street supt.—Willlam Hazen. clerk-—Continued " engineer—Continued Joanis ‘Tutt{ Ice Cream, Jones Assorted Cakes. Water Dept. Blue Ribbon. City Clerk Report, Mixed Nuts. Hannah's Smoke Police Department. i Patrolmen—Titus, Fire Devartment. driver—William Arnold, -Lox. “Coats Off for the Year.” In his address, Supt. Bolcom com- mended the council for the year just closed and remarked “Hats off to the past administration~—coats oft for Asst. truck driver—Roy K. Titus. Janitress of quarters—Eliminated. Citv Scavanger. Keeper of dump ground—Joseph Mr. Bolcom told: of his recent at- tendance at the National Educational meeting in Chicago and that when- ever he was asked where' he was from and replied “Bemidji, Minn,,” it was invariable comeback questioner had “passed through' Be- midji, or had stopped at the hotaels here for an outing, or had heard of the city and were highly commenda- He sanid he felt that Bemidji was the “only city in the state.” He then went on to tell of his brief ad- ministration of ‘the school system, how he had been at work in getting the books and recerds straightetied to be able at a moment's notice to answer any question of detail con- cerning the ppople’s achool affairs. gott{og the unit sys- - on-to ascertain how much it was costing to hear even .a class in-English or Latin,.with:the view of curtalling expensd wherever Likened To City. The speaker held that the superin- tendent and board of education was akin to what had been planned for Bemidji in a municipal way, fajled, (whereat a laugh ran around the table,) that the city council was President Pro Temnore To act as president of council in abeence of president—E. L. Benner, alderman of Third ward. The first session of the new ecity ‘administration was held night and proved to be a most happy gathering, the spirit of advancement of the city for the coming year being paramount in every action taken and utterance made,’ Mayor Johnson occupied ..e seat held for the past three years by May- or Vandersluis, changed ends of the long table to that occupied by H. M, Clark, retir- Alderman Gooper, new representative of-the Third ward was in his seat and so was anothsr new face, Alderman Jones of the fifth preginct. - The ‘rest” of the eouncil wasthe same as last-year, aldermen holding over and qthers re-elétted. .- Mayor Johnson read his inaugural which was well receéived, after which the appointive officials were nomin- ated and elected by the council. Officials are Elected. Aldermen-Benner and Bagley were nominated for the presidency pro em.. pand Benner was chosen by a vote of 8 to 8, _ The race for the city attorneyship was between City Attorney Fisk and ‘Hal Huffman, the latter winning by a vote of 9 to 2, ° He sald he wa tem {n operat! the source of the heart strings of the city, and patd the council a high compliment fo eye to the eity" press of dutles counétl: that there was nothing of bromder in- terest than the city schools. prevented his Dr. Shannon was the only appli- cant for the position of city physi- cian and was re-elécted unanimously. William Hazen was alone as a can- didate for re-election to superintend- He then mentioned the disadvant- age under which the students are “You expect a great deal of them, and it pulls at the heart strings. For instance, the boys need a gym- nasium to prepare for athletics. The basket ball boys have to use a barren hall, with not one advantage. _| ent of stroets and received the unani- mous vote of the couneil. g The problem of selecting a water superintendent and city engineer was déferred until next regular meeting, to be held in two weeks. The only change made truck driving of the fire department was that of electing Roy K. Titus to succeed Bd. Lox, who was appointed a member of the police force, suc- ceeding Officer Tibbetts. In the matter of a janitress for the fire department dormitories, it was decided to eliminate that position work hard and are obliged to go the distance home in wet clothes. Cros- by, Little Falls and St. Cloud a.l have such facilities and it the Bemidji boys didn’t have the quality they wouldn't rank with those more for- I am interested in the stuff of our boys and girls. They are well disposed toward what is required of selection of and isés to- be one of the biggest hits of During this session congress appro- priated. directly and authorized con- tracts for a-total of $18,901,066,814. Of *this .- nearly $8,000,000,000 went to the army and navy; $640 SOCIALISTS CALL STRIKE AGAINST GOVERNMENT. By Frank J. Taylor. (United Press Correspondent.) Berlin, March 4.—Following a gpe- cial caucus last night, independent announced a general po- litical strike against the present gov- be called at 8 o’clock to-| SUDDEN DEATH FOR OREGON'S GOVERNOR (By United Press.) There are to he side shows of every The main-attraction is to be the boys mlnlstrel_s. ASH WEDNESDAY OBSERVANCE, There will be mass and imposition of athes tomorrow morning at 7:30 o’clock st St. Philip’s church. The Catholic church, on ‘Ash Wed- nesday, blesses ashes and puts them on the foreheads of the people, say- ing, “Remember man, that thou art dust apd unto dust shalt thou re. turn” (Gen. 111-19). +On this day begins the Lenten sea- son. There will be a casechetical in- struction and benediction of ‘blessed sacrament in the evening at 7:30 o’clock. Father Philippe makes the abgve announcement. 000,000 -was. for aircraft, $7,00 000,000 was for loans to the allies; food and fuel control took $162,000,- 000, while miscellaneous war activi- ties absorbed the remafnder. America Changed. The; whole purpose of .this first gession was to change peaceful Amer- fca into warring America. Carrying out its pledge of all the country’s re- sotirces, congress appropriated what- ever was asked. The second or war winning session was -occupied chiefly with increasing the effectiveness of the war machine, and providing the punch to beat the kaiser. .Its appropriations were even more prodigal, and its delegation of power even more sweeping than in the first session. 2 Breaks with Austria. It added Austria officially to the = list of our enemies by a declaration of war on December 7, 1917. il A it e (Conttouel on PEES four), Whitcomb, governor of Oregon, die last night of hedrt failure. MARTIAL LAW IN BERLIN. (By United Press.) Copenhagen, March 4—Martial law > has been” proclaimed in Berlin and ,snburbs, says a Berlin dispatch todsy. GEORGE WALKER HOME. The Duiuth News Tribune of last evening gives a number of Minne- sota men’s names, who have arrived in New York from overseas, among them: is the name of Georgé Walker, son of Mr. and Mrs. George | McManus says he does nat expect to “Walker, Sr., of this eity. ... b—— Doctor Denison has been, in “ac- tual practice for the government dur- ing his time in the service and hag gained a wide experience in his pro- He states that he will be pleased to meet all old.acquaintefices and that his office will be in a posi- tion to care for a much larger p¥ac- tice than ever before, BEMIDJI SOLDIER WRITES LETTER FROM GERMANY/ Frank McManus, Jr., has written his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mec- Manus, 8r., of Dewey avenue, from them, have the sense of fair play and the ancestry of a people who have dared to come to the north woods and make a 1iving, and the council is related to their every interest. Citv Affeots Schools. \‘S8chools are affected by the man- which a eity - handles its There should sure handling of and allow the janitor of the bhuilding do the work, saving the city the sal. ary of the janitress, $120 per year. The various council committees were named by President Vander- Tom Davis and his fat dog will be removed from quarters in the . base- ment of the city building and placed in care of the county poor authori- ties. He has been doing odd jobs around the building and aliowed $1 juvenile delinqgueénts: bd a lm'aody and the deliberate smashing of a costly plate glass door Adiourn To Banauet. :Pursuant to an invitation extended two weeks ago by thie retiring council president, H. M. Clark, tue council, city offictals and representatives of ‘thd press adjourned to tne Third Street cafe, of which Martin Dunn and while seated arbund the banquet board listened to Supt.'W." C. Bolcom ‘public schools, wha spoke on the sub- ject “The Relation of the Municipal Government to the Public Schools.” At one end of the iong table sat Méayor Johnson and at the other was by a boy in school, and the smashing of the windows in the fair ground buildings. He spoke of the ‘‘super- fority of the girls' 'over the boys percentage of graduation classes and laid the fault in the main to the smoking of cigarettes and con- gregating nights. He said he believed the city could help in this matter, that he had found a boy had been four years in the same grade and had He cited the work in preparation for the semester pro- is' proprietor, of the Bemidji lost all ambition. would have the plan in full working He also recited an instance where a mere boy of first school age was discovered to smoker and urged the co-operation of the council with the schools. Should Beautifv Schools. He referred to the petition which blocked the attempted plan to stucco the Central school. “It was my fault, perhaps,” he ex- seated Police Chief BEssler. tables were prettily decorated with earnations and fern leaves, be a cigarette every detail and a capable corps of white-jacketed and aproned waiters, alért to every want, was unusually attentive and prompt to a marked degree, eliciting many warm com- mendations for the banquet in its “Some Menu” Served. he fis on guard duty. The-letter is dated Jan- He states he is enjoylng life as they are now allowed to visit the larger and better cities in Germany He states he has visited Koblenz, Germany, which city has a population of 100,000. no snow where he is stationed. Mr. . |be home tntil some time taApril. o plained. “I have wanted your schools .made attractive to reflect the spirit of the city, in the interest of the boye and girls and their parents. The streets around the buildings should be paved and the grounds made at- We had $2,000 from tue state as a refund on the The Central school is a good building for one havin, The menu, printed upon pale blue board bore the following mystic Business Manager Cocktail. Fire department Bouillon, in Cup. Beaver Hot Relish. Johnson Catsup, Sweet. Batkus Ripe Otives. agley Plckles. ¥ anidersldfs’ 4 la Maryland. g been added | 1 { { i