Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 14, 1919, Page 1

~READ THE PIONEER DJI DAILY PIONEER' - N'T_GET TODAY'S NEWS OUT OF YESTERDAY'S PAPERS VOLUME XV“. NO. 62 BEMIDJI, MINN., FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 14, 1919 . EORTV.FIVE CENTS. PER- MONTH ENIDJT HGH PLAYS FOSSTON| IN LAST GAME OF THE SEASON Visitors ‘Champions . of Theit District; Will Come Sat- | urday Evening _ - OFSTOKYARDS fead : Historical Society “YANKEE HEROES EMBARK rqn HowE 1100 SPARTACAN SHOT DOWNBY MACHINE GUNS Slain ip Berlin Court Yard and Order Issued to Murder 3 Others Samemmm——t 7 ¥ oummhmmen’ © Te—— BILL IN HOUSE NOFREE PASSES| 1. .Measure. Would Make Public Number. of Receipts; Also " "'Rate Schedules FIRST ‘TIME ‘FOSSTON HERE SEVERAL YEARS e STRIKE CAUSES SEIGE IN BARCELONICA; STRIKE American Troops Clash With Japanese; Minister Orders An- Investigation OULD BEIN CQNTROL RAILROAD COMMISSION Friendly Contest Will Be Hotly Played; ‘R‘ooters Are : Coming Over Bill to' Grant' Free Railroad Passes to. Legislators 13" Defeated ‘Lvery preferenee is given the wounded In coming back to the States. As soon as a wounded hero is able to travel he is placed on a train and sent to Saturday evening the fast Fosst an embarkation port. Thce photograph shows wounded leaving a train at St. high BCBO’;I bas’:egt ball team will Nazaire and being loaded i{nt, «n ambulance that takes them to the pier. play the Bemidji high school quint on the local floor in what.should be one of the fastest and hardest fought games o e senson, spectators that| WATCH YOUR STEP VICTORY LOAN OPENS ON MONDAY. APRIL 21 are of the opinjon-that they Wwill . make a strong.bid for the state title ON YOUR TAX B“al: 4 Washginton, March 14.-—The Vic- ‘lat Carleton, the 20th, 21st and 22nd: of March. Coach Schroeder’s men ‘Washington, March 14.—Watch have won every game played and will] your step on your income tax! Only|tory Loan campaign will open Mon- day, April 21, and close three weeks|capture of Lichtenbbrg today, the later-—Saturday, May 10. railway stgtion béing taken by storm. again represent the first athletic dis- | a short time remains:in which to pay trict at the tournament. the first installment. i On Saturday, March 15 returns on Secretary Glass has announced the PThe Spartacans suffered 200 casual- Has Uniaue Record. < all taxes whicl must be paid by that | dates, togother with the fact that | ties in the attack unT;l:e Flf’::;gg g}g‘;e;‘l’}e‘;’;’;“‘;‘; ?1:: time are required to be in the hands |short term notes maturing in not of ‘the-internal revenue collectors. over five years would be issued in- CELO first district at the state tournament| ™ por the purpose of keeping the|stead of longer term bonds. The SEIGE IN BAR NA. every year, but one. No other 5chool | peonie fnformed and to avoid undue |amount of notes to be offered was not | Madrid, March 14.—A state of in the entire state can boast of such delay and confusion, fhe Bureau of disclosed, but it has been generally |Selge was proclaimed in Barcelona to- a record. It also has the homor of | jnternal Revenue has” instructed its|understood that the loan would be|day, owing to strike developments winning the State Champlonship the} cojietors to warn all taxpayers of | for a minimum of $5,000,000,000. |there. first year the tournament was held.| (1o time-limit. The first installment| Mr. Glass said the interest rate on The teams that have met defeat twice | st accompany the return on-taxes, | the notes and the amounts to_be ex- at the hands of the fast Fosston quint | 4 was added by the bureau. empted from taxation would not be this season are Ada, Crookston, Thief | ¥’ rrhe pasis upon which the returns|determined until a week or two be- River Falis, Red Lake" Falls and{ st be made is as follows: fore the campaign. It was intimated, Warren. * 1, An amount not less than % of |however, that the notes might bear Lzt Gatils of Bemit, ot 0 A (i\arest 1ats o0 Kb tbiry Mot Tourth g amount not less than 3% of the es- e rd and four letes. The game should be.every bit full amount of the estimated amount 2 of taxes. ;?nyfi:to:fhet;?cmufi%};-FFezll}:Grgrafle.' ¥ ,"l‘his‘ must be accompanied by a re- WHEAT SMUT lloss N Bemidji hes not defeated Fosston on | Crn saowing the basis upon- which DEMONSTRATED HERE the basket ball floor for several sea- the tax is computed. 'The completed sons. Last year the two teams did|Teturns, showing all items of income not_meet, but in 1916 and 1917 Be-|2nd d&d“f‘“““” “h"“m‘“l“‘: fecom”| ~St. Paul, March 14.—To cut down midji played at Fosston and wag de- pfi"{y ’?‘n rst D"ym"t‘]‘t £ "‘” 8 POS- | )oe508 to farmers from grain smuts, feated by a good margin,.each time il o {}‘I’“i"’“ v]v ‘; "’q‘; Te mOre | o yniversity of Minnesota farm ex- the Fosston team cancelling the re-| me u': 1; cox;xp etion of the re- | .,qi0n division & conducting an ex- turn game at the last hour, and it is “t'ins :’ g“t "’;" e ”Sy“fle““ ?n the | onsive campaign over the state. More with great pleasure to Bemidji bas- (:5 {“;‘I“ n:‘ ue‘and then attach a than 8,000,000 bushels of grain were ket ball enthusiasts that Fosston will len :’ vo tre“urn,rrequesthilg‘an €X-11ost last year due to smut, according appear on the local floor the first|!ension of :ne or completing the |, “ayport estimates. Smut demons time for several years. The two permaneut return. stration was staged at Morris. Satur, cities are only a short distance-apart day a demonstration will be held here —_— proximately $25,000,000. and there always being a friendly at the University farm. athletic rivalry between the two YEA‘R’S WORK MAPPED " The remainder of the president NEW ALL BlLL ¥ schools, they ought to meet every FoR COMMUN"'Y CLUB schedules includes demonstrations at " season in two games, which although Owatonna? Maroh 17; Worthington, onLD Am SOLDIERS they have no bearing on the district h March '17; Rochester, March 18; St. titles always prove to be a financial Buggestions as to the course of [James,, Marcn 18; Redwood Falls benefit to both. work to be carried out by the|March 19; Montevido, March 20; De- st. Papl, March 14.—Appropria- Rooters Are.Coming. Women's Community Civie club dur-|troit, March 25; Thief River Falls,|tion of & million dollars to provide " ing its first year of activity, have|March 26, and Bemidji, March 27. every honorably diseharged soldjer Focston being only ashort distance |peen outlined by the committee —_— and saflor from Minnesota with an away a large delegatidn of students|named for the purpose, and will be|STATE AUDITORS WOULD HAVE |allotment of $25 a month for overy will accompany the team to this €ity | presented at the meeting Saturday month Which he has spent in the ser- v{lth the expectation of carryingi,fternoon when an organization will LANDS APPRAISED AND OFFERED | yicq of the United States, and the back the laurels and keeping ‘the|pe perfected. o further appropriation of $750,000 for slate clean for the season. .There| "Mrs Hallan L. Huffman is chair-| State Auditor Preus has asked the | the erection of a soldiers’ and sailors’ will, in all probability, be a number | man of the committee and she is be- | legislature for a special appropria-|memorial building to be an addition of the Fosston citizens journey. to|ing agsisted in the mapping of a pro- | tion for land appraisal in all counties| to the state capitol were provided in Bemidji with the team. gram by Mrs. E. F. Netzer, Mrs, An-|and If he is successful all unsold [two of the. bflls introduced in the SR drew Larson, Mrs. W. N. Bowser, |state lands will be appraised and of- | senate. BON TON MMINERY Mrs. I. B. Olson, Mrs. C. A. Huffman, | fered for sale which, it is believed The first bill, introduced by Sena- Mrs. J. Leroy Elwell and Mrs. Otto | would stimulate buying. tor A. 0. Devold of Minneapolis, Morken, the latter two being resi- Mr. Gould of the auditor’s office | would provide that every éoldier and HoLDs EASTER OPENING dents of the fifth ward. conducted the first land sale in Bel- | sajlor phould be given an amount The meeting Saturday afternoon fs | trami this year, one day this week. | equal to $26 a month for his entire to be held in the Presbyterian|Only three forties were sold, due]length of service upon his return fo church and the principal speaker {largely to the fact that no state land|civilian life, efther in & lump sum or will be Mrs. Peter Olson. The pro-|in Beltrami was appraised last year | monthly as seen fit by a comission, gram to which all women of the city |and on sale his year. to consist of the state auditor, secre- and county are cordially invited, will S R R tary of state and the state Iabor com- begin at 2 o’clock. TOWN ELEC'"ON RESULTS missiorier, This sum, Devold pointed LATE BEING REPORTED I RETTE out would enable the doldier to lve GOVERNMENT DECIDES until he found employment or would TO COMMANDEER SHIPS TEN. LAKES. Supervisor—Frank Severson, three give him capital for investment in a 0 home. y New York, March 14.-—Comman- deering by the government of a fleet of harbor craft sufficient to restore traffic in New York's strike-bound | years; Matt Amundson, two years; harbor to normal conditions, has been | Oscar Hauglum, one year. decided by officials of the army, navy Clerk—Carl Strecker. and United States shipping board, ac- Assessor—Alfred Rogholt. Treasurer—Albin Carlson. Justice—Matt Kemp and Ed. Raf- ferty. cording to apparently authentic re- Constable—Quincy Long -and Joe ports. If the boats dre taken over by gov- Hamock. Road overseer—Aleck Sawyer. ernment agencies they will be man- Poundmaster—W. H. McPherson. Conetan St. Paul, Mareh 14.—Representa- tives H. M. Greéen, C. M. Bendixen .- and George Wicker introduced a bill kyards in the state f:the railroad and . warehouse ; cdmmission, giving them them the’ ®amia.powers. over Stock- yards that théy have over railroads. Every stockyard operator ghiall an- %58 R commanon” howing | LITTLE FALLS MEETS the mumber o wescotvon Guring the| - BEMIDJI FIVE TONIGHT preceding year and such other facts as the commission ‘may require. Furnish Schedules. Within sixty days after the pass- .+ age of the act, every stockyard pro- prietor is to furnish the commission 'with a schedule of its ra‘tes‘ togethe&' with all rulés ‘and regulations use in the conduct,of the business. The|!ost ouly two games during the en- commission may require the stock- tire season, one to St. Cloud and one yards proprietor to .post these rates to Little Falls. in desighated places,. Whenever such rates are found unreiab.sonable, tthe comniission may preseribe new rates. ‘Appeals, hearings and . other pro-|& Zame as played in this city. ceedings pefore, the commission are The Fosston -high school basket ] f s those prescribed for the ball team, which won the champion- % Y, ship of the First district is also ex- pected to ‘make a good showing at ‘the tournament. By Frank J. Taylor. (United Press correspondent.) Berlin, March’ 12. (delayed.)— More than a hundred members of the .|Spartacan revolutionists, chained to- gether in the prison court yard, were shot down by machine guns this afternoon, War Minister Noske has ordered that all Spartacan prisoners shall be executed in the e manner. Government tro completed the New- portrait of Lady Towushend wife of the hero of Kut-el-Amara. She was made a staff officer in the French ariny for her work in organizing can- teens for the troops in Lorraing, She was often under fire. The Bemidji hi. . schogl basket ball team left for Little Falls this morning where it will play its last championship game of the season. Little Falls has not lost a game this season and the winners for the district. Bemidjl comes next, hayipg " YANKS AND JAPS CLASH. Washington, March 14.-——American troops clashed with Japanese police and civilians at Tien Tain, American Minister Refnsch reported from Pek- ing to the state department today. He has sent the first secretary of the legation' ‘to'*fie scene of . the trouble to investigate. GOVERNMENT OPERATION T OF ROADS SHOW LOSSES ‘Washington, March 14.~Although operating expenses of ‘the principal railroads of the country showed a de- crease iy January, gross and net operating. revenues continued to de- cline, the net revenue, after dedug- tion of taxes, falling about $64,000,- 000 short of the government's aver- age monthly rental obligation of ap- The boys are in firs shape and it is ‘expected that the Little Falls bas- ket ball fans will see as interesting “the same 3 - railroads. The commission requires " the stockygrds people to deliver full weight ghen ltnheg tl;el! hay &ksrai:. MBERY, = & s v,niqmnefi_qnw”q‘ or a stockyards| . proprigigr, o, pres nfi{* - the-ownef ~or || L o 2{:”%%&31 ive frofn selling any szsow'm !s ? dead: stock thet may. belong to thel. yards. 3 "ON HOSPITAL LEAVE - Free Pais Bill Killed. Stanley Rogers, son of Mrs. W. N. Mitnesota legislators will not ridef Weber of this city, is enjoying a few free on railroads, while traveling tol'qays" furlough .with his mother in and from the capital. The house, by | this city . He has been. gassed and a vote of 62 to 69, killed the much |gshell ghocked and is stationed at the discussed and sharply assailed Nim-|.rmy hespital at Fort Snelling where ock’s ‘bill, which would have 'per-|he is receiving ireatment. mitted free transportation to sena- It was while-perfotming his work tors and ‘representatives ‘‘on officialf s first aid in the medical corps dur- bg);nm" during their terms of office. | ing the Chateau Thierry fight that he »~ Newspapers throughout Minnesota|received his injuries. Stanley has posed the bill and representatives|peen in France since June, 1918. who spoke against h‘a ,delclargld th“d? s AT BRI N meant a return to “deplorable condi- & toner” ‘Which - formerly existed, PRESBTERIAN ENDEAVORS * Friends of the; measure asserted that TO CARR LAKE TONIGHT the bill contained ‘“proper ‘safe- : . guards” to prevent an abuse of the| The Christian Endeavor Sociely of pass privilegé. the Presbyterian church will hold its Representative W. H. McLaughlin | regular business meeting at the Carr of Faribault introduced a bill to es- tablish and maintain free county libraries. R e FORMAL OPENING OF THE ELKO HAT SHOP 7Bem{djl's new millinery, the Elko . Hat shop, bloomed in all spring radience at its formal opening last Lake school tonight. There is to be a sleigh ride party and every member who contemplates going should be at the church at 7 o’clock. Important business is' to he taken up. A good social time is assured after the meeting. SHOE DEALERS MEET. (By United Press.) St. Paul, March 14.—Eight hun- dred or more retail shoe dealers of Minnesota will meet here next week for a three-day conference. Exten- sive displays will form a fitting fete. The Bon Ton millinery, under the management of Miss Peterson, is holding its formal Easter opening to. day,; and is showing an-exquisite line of spring créations. “This store.was formerly the Hen~ rionnet millinery, Mrs. Henriénnet having sold our her. business here this spring. SOPHOMORES DEFEAT JUNIORS: SCORE 22 TO 6 night, the new enterprise being owned by Hourigan & Galloway of t Cass Lake, and managed by Mrs. Gal- loway, and many -were z.ha “Oh‘u!" and “ahs!” heard from the feminine — 3 visitors who packed the store. . EMPLOYMENT SERVICE ! Beautiful baskets' of chr’ysanthed- WILL RECEIVE BIG CUT mums were used in decorating, an e bharming Baster ‘creations were dis-| Washington, March ~14.—Reduc- ¥ 1 on live models. The Bazaar|tion of 80 per cent in the force of the Dlayed on e United States Employment service, effective March 22, is announced by Director-General - Densmdre. This was made necessary, it was explained, by the failure of congress to provide funds to continue the work. Mr. Densmore said the number of employment offices would be reduced from 750 to 56, but that none of the CORPORAL EBERLINE X ARRIVES FROM STATION Corp. William Eberline, until he enlisted {n the military an employe of the Becurity State bank, arrived today from an artillery camp in Dover, N. J., where he has been in station séveral months. Corporal Eberline looks the pic- ture of health and says he feels that way. In all probability he will re- sume hig bank position. store, O’'Leary Bowser company, J. C. Penney company, and-Garment Shop * (fortaerly Schneider Bros. company,) had representatives at the hat dis- play, modeling for .their variocus stores, displaying spring suits and gowns. The F. G. Troppman com- pany was to be represented at the show, but.owing to the delay in ar- > rival of its spring suits were unable work in direct connection with the to take part. return’ of soldiers and sallors to The opening began promptly at 8 civilian employment would be discon- Yesterday marked the opening of the high echool girls basket ball tournament and the sophomores and junior classes played the first game, the sophomores winning by a score of 22 to 6. g The sophomore girls are mostly members of the local team, while the junior girls, have only been in prac- tice against the regulars in ¢the afternoons. ned by union crews opérating under a bisic eight-hour day on the wage scale recently agreed upon with the railroad administration. o’clock and the spacious parlor was| tinued. taxed to capacity. Many arrived at 9, oclock belloving socond demon-| BOLCOM RE-ENGAGED Miss Ruth Riley, the well kn Tho.Juslorsoutlioply, ihe seniors Dy ALASKA. - | WOMEN MAKE GOOD A8 s Ru » we own n Monday d expect to put u Bemidji pianist, and F. E.. Mauritz, A.ND SALARY RAISED :-luchol;ettirfl;amo.p i b.® LABOR BOARD HEARS éfjf,‘:ffim:‘;‘d“é’b‘;fi;‘f WAR TIME WORKERS (By United Press.) The public. is invited to attend these games there being no admis- the . talented young violinist, pre- gented several numbers during the Treasurer—W. & Fauhl. Supervisor—Matt Berg, Roy EI- ‘CONDUCTORETTE’ CASE With the forwarding of -contracts evening. to the teaching corps for the ensuing | sion charged. liott. London, Feb. 20.—English women Among the Cass Lake people pre-|gchool year, Superinteéndent Bolcom ———— Washington, March 14.—Argu-| Constable—William Jallen, ¥, W. |have definitely won a place for them- sent were Mrs. H. Drury, Misses| was also engaged by the board for | CANADA'S PAPER SUPPLY ments.in the appeal from the recom- | Stout. E selves in industry as a result of their showing during the war, according to a report issued by the Home Office. They “made good” in a majority of I the industries in which they substi- tuted for the men. Women must hereafter be con- sidered a permanent factor in the Engligh labor gituation. Indudtries in which women had the most conspicuous success were ¢lothing and boot and shoe manufact- urers, lines in which they had al- ready. u,_employed te a limited ex- mendation of the National War La- TO BE GREATLY AUGMATED bor Board that women conductors at Cleveland, Ohio, be discharged to (By United Press.) satisfy demands of striking male em- Winnipeg, March 14.—Western | ployes, were heard by the board. The Canada’'s newsprint paper supply|case was taken under advisement and would be greatly augmented by a pro-|a decision is expected within two posal to empower Winnipeg to erect | weeks and operate permanently a 500 ton —_— pulp mill: to .cost §3.000,000. “Palp| MISS BARKER SUBSTITUTING. in large-quantities is found;along the shores of Lake Winnipeg and along Miss Mitchell, instructer of Eng- the-Greater Winnipeg Water District | lish in the high school is still {Il and | while having her headquarters in Be- railway: tunting te ‘Lake_-of the| Miss Verna Barker is substituting injmidji, -but - now travels - out of St. Woods P 50 w the second year English class +4- Paul . Justice—W. 8. Fauhl. Fire fund was carried 15 “for’’ and Hazel ‘Watts, Erma Kimball ,0lga|next y His salary was increased Peterson, Marie Christianson and Mr.| from $2,500 to $3,000. Galloway. Several of the teachers also re- e ceived an increase in salaries, prac- tically the first general raise in .a long time. HARBING_I"LIL _OF SPRING. * (By United Press.) Mr. Bolcom was, until coming to St.. Paul, March 14.—Spring Bemidji a year ago, superintendent near... 8t. Paul merchants announce{of the Staples schools, and since be- _their spring “fashion week” will be-|ing in Bemidji has made wonderful ® gin March 18. Because ol the re-|progress in many ways in the. con- o £ restricflons on luxuries— |duet and administration of the “the taxes imposed by congress | schoold, and is now efigaged in ‘many —wiff‘make the display fust &a’elab-]plans for furfher efficiency-and ad- orate as before the war vancement Miss Mabel Anderson of St. Paul, formerly home demonstration agent in this county, passed a few hours in the city yesterdays Miss Anderson is doing the same class of work she did . -~ ere they have shown capa- il