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The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-10-07
FIVE DAY LHAUTAUQUA
Redpath President Tells Commercial
Club Members That Bemidji Will
Appreciate Bureau Course.
BROOKS IS NAMED A DIRECTOR

Promising that next summers S
chautauqua will bring to Bemidii a
series of attractions which will be
appreciated by residents or the city,
II. F. Graham, president Of the Red
path and Vawter Chautauqua sys-
tenn, appeared before the Commercial
club at the meeting Tuesday even
ing.
Mr.. Graham explained to the club
members just what the chautauqua
means to Bemidji and agreed with
the business men that a five-day
course should prove more satisfac-
tory than a seven, as planned
Seven applications for membership
to the club were acted upon favor
ably, being those Of O.. L. Dent, ditch
referee, M. D. Lurie, merchant, J. l..
Hillaby, merchant, Paul Brosvik,
merchant, L. C. Dempsey, salesman,
DR.. P. J. Darragh, and Jacob Kohler,
contractor. .... ...
The resignation of F. S.. Arnold
from the board of directors was ac-
cepted, and w. L. Brooks, cashier of
the Northern National bank, named
to succeed him. Mr.. Arnold's resig-
nation was accepted because of his
claim that his other business pre-
vented him from attending to mis-
duties as a board member.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-10-07
ORGANIZED ROO IERS CLUB
HIGH School Girls to Assist ii Arous-
ing Interest in Gridiron Games
Of the Season.
TO SELL SEASON TICKETS.

* !
Girls of the Bemidji High school
are going to do their share in assist
ing the football team to bring the
championship of northern Minnesota
to the wearers of the blue and white
again this year, and at an enthusias-
tic meeting held last evening a root
ers club was formed.
The meeting was attended by more
than fifty girls and cheer leaders
were named to direct and frame yells
and songs. The cheer leaders will
be Lottie Mcdonald, chief, d Lucille
Young and Marion segal.
There will be at least five games
played on the local gridiron and a
system of yells will be arranged for
the contests The girls are to be as
sisted by Miss Margaret Newton, SUI
pervisor of music in the schools.
Julius Bestul, science instructor
and football coach, has unique plan
for financing the games which are
to be played here. Season tickets
will be sold for one dollar. emitting
the holder to admission to all games.
These tickets are made in tag form
and can be easily attached to the
owners coat. An effort will be made
to sell three hundred of these tickets.
Just before the first game to be
played here, which may be next Sat-
urday, rousing mass meeting will
be held at the high school for the
purpose of arousing added interest
in football. Bemidji has one of the
best teams in years and according to
the dope should complete the sea-
son without a defeat
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-10-07
DEPUTY SHERIFF JAILED
SUPPOSED BANDIT ALSO WANTED

When man, believed to be III. p.
Murphy. impersonated an officer at
Deer River last Saturday, causing the
arrest of a lumberjack, who he
claimed to be the Markham hotel
bandit, he really was performing a
public duty, but did not know it..
Consequences of the last few days
indicate that the man jailed at Deer
River was in reality not the hotel
hold-up man, but the man who stole
several sweaters from Great North
ern freight car here last week.
Arrests have been made at, Deer
River of men believed to be gull
ty of the sweater robbery, one of the
men held being Murphy's victim
Murphy himself has also been ap-
pretended by Sheriff Riley of Itasca
county and is being held at Grand
Rapids on two charges, one of rob-
berry and one of unlawfully imper-
sonating an officer
In explaining his acts of Saturday
to the 1tasca sheriff, Murphy said he
arrested the lumberjack that he.
might search him for money and q
watch which the latter had robbed
him Of in Bemidji some time before.
He argues that what money he took
was rightfully his.
Other robberies of minor import
ance have taken place in Bemidji
during the past few days and almost
daily reports are made of several
thefts Another robbery took place.
at the Great Northern depot yester-..
day and the thieves even went so
far as to throw articles they did not
desire in the lake. An employe of
the Crookston Lumber company was
held up on his way to work early in
the evening and the thieves, there
were three, after. careful search,
found sixty cents. They were kind
hearted enough to take only half of
the loot. The police are doing every
thing possible to prevent petit rob-
berries and daily ushering loafers
from the city.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-10-07
Unclaimed Letters.

List of advertised letters "UN-
CLAIMED for the week ending
October 5, at Bemidji postoffice:
Men-Aschenback, Ed, Anderson, Ar
ME, Botting, Mr.. Ira, Dickinson, Mr..
G. H., Gjelhaug, Mr.. Adolph, Hensel,
Mr.. Gene, Lane, Mr.. Harry, Morand,
H., Mclean, Mr.. Archie, Nordness.
Mr.. r. L., Neville, Mr.. Jorn F., Olson,
Master ERNST, Rodosivich. Mr.. Rog-
dan, Telen,. Mr.. Ivar. Women Busch,
Mrs. Viola, Goldhamer, Mrs. Mamie,
Heauchin, Mrs. Jennie, Johnston,
Mrs. Nora, st. Francis, Pearl, Smith,
Mrs. Lydia, Hatcher, Mrs. Harry.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-10-07
TO FORM HAMMOND CLUB.
Democrats Will Meet at Court House
II This Evening. (.

Bemidji and Beltrami county
democrats will hold mass meeting
in the court room of the court house
this evening for the purpose of or
ganizing Hammond club A. P.
Ritchie,' chairman of the county
democratic committee announces that
the meeting will be we'll attended and
says that all citizens who are in
sympathy with the Wilson admins
tration are invited to be present. The
meeting will be called to order at
prompt o'clock.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-10-07
PAGE FOR THE FARMERS.
Many Receive Results Through Free
Advertising in Pioneer.

Farmers of the county find the free
advertising plan of the Pioneer very
satisfactory and large number have
been enabled to obtain or sell arti-
cles by use of the Farmers Page
Every farmer is invited to send a list
of all articles he wishes to sell or
buy to the Pioneer Office, or to B. M.
Gile, high school agriculturist, and
it will be inserted into the columns
of the Farmers Page free of cost.
They will be published until the sale
or purchase is made
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-10-07
SHERIFF KELLEY HERE
Crookston Official Investigates Al
legged Confession of Andrew Nesty

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Sheriff Kelley of Crookston ar
rived in Bemidji today for the pur-
pose of investigating the alleged con-
fession of Andrew Nesty, the man
who was brought to Bemidji yester-
day from Cass Lake suffering from
wounds inflicted upon himself in an
attempt to commit suicide. It is
claimed that while being brought to
Bemidji Nesty admitted being guilty
of the criminal assault upon the lit
tie Kronick girl at Crookston Sat-
urday night. Nesty was interviewed
by Sheriff Kelley this afternoon. 1t
is thought that he will recover from
his wounds.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-10-07
MEETING AT MALTBY.
Gile, Bailey and Dyer Address School
Visit Session.

Talks were given by w. P. Dyer,
superintendent of the Bemidji
schools, B. M. Gile, agriculturist, and
A. D. Bailey, of the manual training
department, at the school visit meet
ing held at Maltby Tuesday evening.
The session was largely attended and
A. B. Palmer, Rev. S. E. P. White
and w. q. Robinson of this city were
present. Miss Edna Wright is teach
er of the Maltby school
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-10-07
MOTHERS CLUB MEETS.
Social Needs Of Young People" Dis
cussed Yesterday Afternoon.

The Mothers club held its regular
meeting in the public library yester-
day afternoon. There were thirty
five present. Mrs. e. H. Denu read
paper on "The Social Needs Of
Young People," which was the sub
ject open for discussion It was de-
cided to take up a silver offering at
the club meetings instead OF paying
the regular dues. It was also re-
solved not to take up the Better
Baby Contest until next spring
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-10-07
WILL SEE WORLDS SERIES.
A. P. White and T. ]. Burke Leave
St. Paul for Philadelphia.

A. P. White, president Of the
Northern National bank of this city,
and T. ]. Burke, of the Northern
Grocery company, left St. Paul last
evening for Chicago from where they
will go to Philadelphia to attend the
opening game of the worlds series.
They will witness all games at Phila-
delphia and Boston, the first being
played at the former place Friday.
Both have season reservations Sc
cured through Comisky.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-10-07
DANCE TONIGHT
Grand Ball in New Battles Block
Sure to Be One Of Most Successful
Social Affairs Ever Held Here.
HALL ELABoRATELY DECORATED

Let's all be there. !.
One of the largest social affairs
ever held in Bemidji will take place
this evening when the grand ball of
the Bemidji Volunteer Fire depart
ment will be held in the fine New
Battles Block at Alb Beltrami
avenue.
Members of the arrangement COM
mittee and other firemen worked all
last evening decorating the hall for
the ball and with autumn leaves,
bunting and flages, the adornments
Of the large dance room are elabor-
ate. Red, white and blue, the colors
of the department, are used in carry
ing out the color scheme.
The floor is in excellent shape,
much time having been spent in pol
ishing and preparing it for the af-
fair. Remfrey's six-piece orchestra
will play.
A large number Of tickets have
been sold for the dance and there 1s
every indication that it will be the
largest and one of the most enjoyable
events ever held in Bemidji.
When it is remembered that the
dance is given for the benefit of the
department, that winter fire fighting
every citizen of the city should will
lingly assist in making it the success
it deserves to be.
Because of the expected large at
tendance, Scott T. Stewart, chairman
Of the committee on arrangements,
announced this morning that women
without escorts will be charged fifty
cents for admission tickets.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-10-07
WATER TASTES OF TAR.
Repairing Of City Tank is Cause,
Says Supt. Kirk.

For several days the city water
will taste of tar or oil, said George
Kirk, superintendent of the water
board, this morning, because of the
repair work which has been done on
the interior of the tank. The tank
has been repainted and repaired in
side and has been again filled with
water. The leak has been entirely
eradicated.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-10-07
ASSURANCES WERE REFUSED.
Belgium Argues Germany Long Planned
Invasion.

London, Oct THE Belgian gov
ernment has issued Gray Book The
facts disclosed have been almost COM
pletely covered by similar British cor
respondence, but the revelation is
made that in 1911 Belgium sought
from Germany declaration that Ger
many had no intention of violating
belgian neutrality
The German chancellor replied that,
although Germany had no such inten-
tion, public declaration would weak.
en- GeriIaany's position Ey rcassss;;i1::ng
France, which would, in that case,
concentrate all her forces in the East
This is held to prove that Germany
long contemplated a dash through
Belgium.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-10-07
BOARD EFFORTS not
TO C0lMPLE Etc WORK
NOW UP TO LEGIsLAT.URE
Must Provide Engineers Whose Duty
Will Be to Father Means of Econ
omy and simplifed Accounting.
(By J. s. Pardee.)

st. Paul, Oct 7.-(Special to Pio-
neer. .)-"Nearly fnished?''
No." replied Q. P.Craig chairman
of the efficiency commission, of
whom the question was asked "We
shall not finish. It will be unfinish-
ed business when we get through
what we set out to accomplish. .
The plans Of the efficiency COM
mission carry an important work
through its first stage. After that
it will have to be taken up and car
ried to completion by other means.
Everyone who is supposed to, know
about such things says it would take
five years and s50,O0O except those
who say it would take FIVE years and
$3.50, 600 to work out complete
efficiency methods for the state The
efficiency commission has taken one
year and it had a very good excuse
for not spending s50,0O0-it didn't
have it. Now the efficiency engineers
can begin where, they leave off.
Will Measure Work.
An efficiency engineer will meas
.ure up what eash person is doing.
IF three clerks are doing the work of
two, he will point it out. The eff
cheney commission dosen't know any
thing about those details The
efficiency engineer will study mo-
;tions and if the clerk is copying the
same paper three times where one
copy and two carbons would do as
we'll, he will point that out. It was
in little matters of red tape like that
that the Iowa committee saw where
$4,000 year could be saved The
Minnesota commission has not begun
to study items of that sort.
Must Be Organized.
But before economics of that sort
can be effective, the administration
must be organized. When the eff
cheney commissions plan, or it's
equivalent, is adopted, there will he
the basis for introducing economics.
The department head who will
have to make $4,000 or. 100000
go as far as possible, will see where
two bureaus side by side can get
along with a single accountant, for
instance, instead of one apiece. Or
he will lend an inspector from one
bureau to the other and save hiring
a man for a short time. One ad
ministration, on the face of it, ought
to be more economical than forty or
sixty or seventy whatever the num-
ber is now. One administration has
incentive to economy that do not
appeal as strongly to the forty or
sixty or seventy administrations.
And one administration can apply
the recommendations of the efficiency
engineers who may be employed if
the legislature decides to finish the
job.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-10-07
STORE MUCH IMPROVED.
Decorators Give Barker's Bright,
snappy Appearance.

The Bemidji Decorators have just
completed the work of repaintfng
and refnishing the ceiling and walls
Of the Barker Drug and Jewelry store
which with the new lights gives the
store bright, snappy appearance.
This work is being done preparatory
to the arrival OF new holiday mer-
chandise.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-10-07

A telegram to Mrs. w. II. Roberts
today brings information of the birth
of son to Mr.. and Mrs Herbert r.
Grove at their Tustin, California,
home. Mrs. Grove was formerly
Miss Ivis Roberts of Bemidji, and
Mr.. Grove at one time resided IN
Grand Rapids, being well known in
Bemidji.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-10-07
Here for Twenty Days.

Constable Ben Haskell of Tenstrike
brought Walter Borden to Bemidji
this evening and placed him in the
county Jail for a period of twenty
days, the consequence of a sentence
for drunkenness and disorderly con-,
duct. Borden is farmer near Ten
strike.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-10-07
DR.. Green Here.

DR.. w. P. Green, of St. Paul, cpl
deniologist of the state board of
health, was in Bemidji today for the
purpose of investigating several cases
in this vicinity.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-10-07
Study Lost Motion.

For that matter, the auditor, who
is the critic of the administration in
the nature of his Office, might be au-
thorized to hire man to study lost
motion in the departments exactly as
the public examiner will be working
with him for uniform and simplified
accounting in all the Offices.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-10-07
GIVES BLANKETS TO TROOPS
Edward Page CASTOR, American Jour-
nalist, Held in Eeriin.

naTIst, Held m Berlin.
Berlin, Oct. 7.-Edward Page Gas
ton, Harvey, Ill.,, well known Amer
lean journalist and lecturer, was ar
rested here as he was about to leave
the city.
Castor had distributed blankets,
underwear and clothing to British
prisoners of war. The specific charge
on which his arrest was made was not
divulged. James w. Gerard Amer
ican ambassador here, is endeavoring
to have CASTOR released
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-10-07

Using special form of stoker and
crate German power plant is MAX
ing steam with cinders from locomo-
tives.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-10-07

WILL REPORT RESULTS
OF WORLDS SERIES.

Because Of the interest
which is annually being
taken in the baaeball games
for the championship Of the
world, and for the benefit Of
its readers. the Pioneer, as
last year. will give the results
of the contests each day dur
ing the series, both through
the columns Of this paper and
by bulletin.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-10-07

London, Oct. 1.-THE official silence
maintained for twelve hours over the
operations Of the allies in North.
eastern France was broken by an Off
cial statement from Paris. This set
forth that the left wing of the allied
army is extending more and more
widely; that strong forces of German
cavalry have appeared in the valley
Of Lille, In the department of Nord;
that between the Somme and the Disc
there have been alternate advances
and Withdrawals, and that German
attack near Lassigny has failed.
North Of scissors the allies have
advanced. The rest of the front
shows no change. g..
The disclosure that the operations
on the western end of the great bat
tie line have reached the vicinity of
Lille places the Germans in strength
at a point easily within ten miles of
the Belgian frontier
Taking Lassingy as the elbow of
the French battle line it now extends
roughly for eighty miles due north
and for considerably more than 100
miles from Lassigny to the eastward.
In spite of the fact that the French
were compelled to yield ground before
the German attacks on their left wing,
confidence in the ultimate success of
this flanking movement in favor OF
the allies Is described in Paris dis
patch as undiminished. s -,
i! British Bureau Closes, -
- Never since it's start haD the battle
Of the Aisne, which now has become
virtually a siege of the German posi-
tions on the rOise and north of this
river, shown such dearth of news
as on this, the twenty-ffth day of the
struggle. The British information bu-
reau completely closed down on
events at the front several days ago
and it probably will continue so until
Sir John French, the commander Of
the British expeditionary forces, puts
his army in motion again.
A slight advance by combined Brit
ish and French forces on the right
bank of the Aisne, north of Scissors,
and progress in the vicinity of Berry
ar,-Bac are alleged by the French, who
add there is nothing to report from
the rest Of the line.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-10-07

Germany has 10000 women school
eachers.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-10-07
GERMAN ATTACK
ON RIGHT WING
IS SUCCESSFUL
fAmerican Press.


London, Oct. -That fighting on
German right wing in France has
been successful, is the statement of
German general staff in report is
sued in Berlin this morning. This
report regarding the situation has
not been confirmed by the French
official statement, this communities
tion asserting that on the left wing,
violence opposing fronts, extending
into region between Lens, nine miles
northeast of Arras and Labassee, and
and thirteen miles southeast Of Lille.
London, Oct. IA Havas agency
dispatch from Petrograd says that a
report from Lemberg, Galicia, states
that Przemysl, strong Austrian
fortress, fifty-one miles west of Lem
berg, is being bombarded by Russian
heavy artillery, and the damage is
said to be considerable
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-10-07

Mrs. William j. Bryan is suffra
gist.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-10-07
School Terms Lengthen.

Another satisfactory point in con-
nection with the report is that re-
ferring to length of terms. Last year
the terms averaged 8.35 months,
while this year they will average
about one week more.
During the year the county super
intendent made 223 school visits.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-10-07

in this vicinity
The border vidette., 1914-02-28
METHODIST CONFERENCES.

Beginning with last Sunday, and running through Thursday of this week, there has been held in Nogales, Arizona, a session of the Sonora District Confer ence of the Mexican Methodist church.
 All the sessions have been held in the local Mexican church.
 Rev. J. F. Corbin, Presiding Elder of the Sonora District, presided over the Conference. MT. Corbin has been connected with the work of the Methodist church in this section for nearly thirty years, having been con nected in various ways both with the American and Mexican work of his church.
 The following preachers were in attendance upon the Confer ence: Revs. Montelongo, Flores, Hernandez, Bustamante, and Thacker. In addition to the preachers, number of local preachers and laymen from various parts of the district were in attendance. Some of the teachers were unable to reach the conference on account of the disturbed conditions ex- isting in Mexico.
 On Thursday morning at nine o'clock the North West Mexican Conference was called to order by Bishop H. c. Morrison and the Conference will continue in session until Sunday night.
 In attendance upon the Con- ference are all the preachers who were in attendance upon the District Conference and ill addition there are Rev. MT. Fitzgerald, Presiding Elder of the Chihuahua District and tbe Ell Paso District, and Revs. Or tega and Chaparro.
 In this Conference there are three Districts, ,-the Sonora, the Chihuahua and the El Paso-and it embraces the work of the M E. Church, south in northeast ern Mexico and the Mexican work in Arizona, West Texas and New Mexico.
 The pl eachers in their work during the year have had to meet great difficulties and dis couraging conditions but they seem to be hopeful and ready to take up the work with renewed zeal.
The border vidette., 1914-02-28
Notice of Application for United
 States Patent.
Mineral Survey No. 3050.

Mineral Survey No. 3O50. United States Land Office, Phoenix,
 Arizona, February 9th, 1914. NOTICE is hereby given that in pur- " suance of the Act of Congress ap- proved May 10, 1872. J s Andrews. whose cost office address is Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, has made ap plication for United States patent for the Sunny Side Lode Mining Claim, Mineral Survey No. 3O5O, bearing cop per, gold and silver. situated in the Gro Blanco Mining District, in the County of Santa Cruz State of Ari- zona. in section 4. Township 23. south described as follows:
 Sunny Side: Beginning at corner No. whence the south corner of Sec tions 32 and 33 Township p, South range II F G S s R M bears north IT deg 599 west 1908 ' feet and United Blanco District bears north 46 deg. 19' west 3l26.73 feet: themes south ' deg AT west 600 co feet to corner No 2; thence south 82 deg, IF east 1900 % feet to corner No. 3; thence north deg. AT east GOO. % to corner No. 4; feet to corner No. l, the place of be ginning containing 20 661 acres. The adjoining claims are Montana Camp Lode Survey No. 2206 the north and Mineral No. 3 Lode survey No. .2206 on the west. There are no con flicts.
 This claim Is situated in the Orc BIanco Mining District. Santa Cruz County, Arizona in Section 4, Town. ship 23. south range II east G & s R M unsurveyed. The location notice of which is recorded in the office of the County Recorder of Santa Cruz Coun- ty, in book of Mining Locations, at pages 262 and 263.
 THOMAS F. WEEDIN. 2-2l.9w Register
The border vidette., 1914-02-28
Another Dam for Arizona.

Washington, D. O., Feb. 25.- The report on the San Carlos reservoir and irrigation system by the board of army engineers made public today, recommends that the project be constructed by the United States for the irrigation of 9O,OOO acres of land, ,OOO in the Pima Indian re- servation, and 55.OOO acres of private lands, at a total cost of S6, ,311 ,OOO,. or about $7O an acre, payable in twenty years, with interest at 3 per cent.
 The army engineers also re- commend the immediate adjudi cation of water rights by a suit in the federal court. The re- port consists of about 15O type written pages, 14 tracings and IS photographs. Special plates will be necessary so that the re- port will probably not come from the printer for a month or more.