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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-07-08
WILL OPEN NEXT WEEK
Birchmont Beach Hotel Practically
Completed Serve Meals Saturday.

y, Hundreds visit the Birchmont
CHI summer hotel, which is now
ally ready for occupancy each
o. + they marvel at the attrac-
tive, 3 and splendor of the institu-
ton. It had been expected that the
hotel would be opened this week but
the management is DESTROYS that all
arrangements be complete before the
doors are thrown open to the public.
1t now seems possible that meals will
be served at the hotel after next Sat-
urday, but nothing definite is known
All furniture is in the hotel and the
office fixtures have been put in place.
Carpenters are working on the stair
ways today and painters are COM
pleting the decorating. The grand
opening will be held during the next
week, it is believed. A large num-
Der of reservations have been made
and it is certain that the hotel will
have splendid patronage. "The
hotel and location are beautiful"
said a southern visitor in Bemidji
today, "and I doubt whether it can
be equaled anywhere"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-07-08
TROPHY CONTEST IS CLOSf
Several Shooters of Bemidji Rod &
Gun Club Hare Excellent 0ppor-
tunity to Win Bronze Trophy.
HIGH SCORES MADE YESTERDAY

Interest in the trophy contest
which is being conducted by the Be-
midi Rod & Gun club continues to
increase and several shooters have
splendid opportunities to win. At
torney Thayer c. Bailey leads the
field with a percentage of 1872, while
w. A. Gray, president of the club,
is second with 1893.
Other percentages are as follows:
F. S. Lycan $50; DR.. E. H. Marcun
$40; r. R. Ashley 800; George
Kreatz 1856. T. r. Symons 100; Lars
Lind 100; Harry H. Mayer .746 and
R. L. Given $40. The percentages
are as figured by Charles Vanders-
luis, secretary of the club, and in
cludes the names of those who have
participated in two or more shoots
Good scores were registered at the
shoot held yesterday afternoon, the
first in several weeks. The results
follow:
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-07-08
MUNICIPAL BONDS ARRIVE
Are Signed by City Officials and Will
Be Sent to State Treasurer.

George Stein, city clerk this
morning received state bonds to the
amount of $4,000 which were re-
Gently allowed Bemidji by the state
board of investment, following the
special election held here at which
the bond issue was favored. The
bonds, fourteen of them, were signed
by William McCuaig, mayor, George
Stein, city clerk, and George Rhea,
city treasurer. Thirteen of the
bonds are for $4,000 each and one
for $4,000, the first to come due the
first day of July, 1920, and the last
on the first day of July, 1888. The
bonds were allowed on four per
cent basis. Clerk Stein said that
the bonds will be returned to Walter
j. Smith, state treasurer, this eve
ming and is of the opinion that the
money will be forthcoming in the
near future.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-07-08
TO AID AMENDMENT PASSAGE
Northern Boosters Devise Plan to
Push Campaign for No. One.

st. Paul, July SIN order to de-
wise ways and means of passing a
constitutional amendment, designed
to divert $25O,000 of the state school
funds for the development of land in
Northern Minnesota, several men
representing the Minnesota Develop
ment association, met at the Saint
Paul hotel today.
That an amendment to be known
as Amendment No. /, and similar to
Amendment No. 3, defeated at the
last election, will be before the peo-
pie of Minnesota at the next election,
was indicated by J. A. o. Preus, in
an interview with the United Press
today. The purpose of today's meet
ing, he told the United Press, was to
launch a monster movement to as
sure the amendments passage. ~,
Land in that section Of the state,
he told the United Press, is either
under water or covered by stumps.
The proposed school fund money will
be used, he. said, to clear the land
of stumps, or build bitches or build
roads. All of these things are nee
essary, he insisted, to make this sec
ton of the state habitable for set
tiers.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-07-08
FRANK GAGN0N ARRESTED
Former Bemidji Saloon Man, Known
as Spider" to Be Arraigned in
Court on Liquor Selling Charge.
CHIEF RIPPLE SIGNS WARRANT

Frank Gagnon, better known in
Bemidji as Spider" was this morn
ing ordered to appear in municipal
court this afternoon to answer to a
charge of selling intoxicating liquors
without a license, a warrant, signed
by Frank Ripple, chief of police, hay
ing been served.
When the case was called this at
ternoon Charles Scrutchin appeared
for Gagnon- and a motion that the
hearing be postponed until tomorrow
was granted by Judge Crowell.
Since Bemidji's early days, and un-
til the government closing order of
last December, Gagnon has operated
saloon here. Since the closing or
der was made effective he has con-
Quoted a soft drink place and has
been found with liquor in his posses
sion on several occasions, but no ac-
ton was brought against him. 1t is
believed that officers of the Indian
department will furnish most of the
evidence which will be submitted
when the case is called for trial.
Rumors of other arrests are
heard. -. =
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PLEADS II; I NOT GUILTY
William Kirchhof Of Cass Lake
Valves Hearing on Liquor Charge.

William Kirchhof of Cass Lake, ar
rested on charge of introducing IL
quor into Indian territory in viola
ton of the provisions of the treaty
Of 1855, was arraigned before Judge
II. A. Simons, United States commits
sioner, last evening. He pleaded
not guilty, waived preliminary hear
ing and was bound over to the Fed
eral grand jury which will meet at
Fergus Falls in November. He was
represented by Attorney Fred Smith
of Cass Lake. Judge Simons released
Kirchhof on, 5 700 bail, furnished by
Naish McKinnon of Bemidji and
John w. Smith of Cass Lake. The
hearing was to have been held today
but because of KitchhOf's ill health
Judge Simons consented that he be
arraigned last night. Kirchhof was
arrested by Indian officers Monday
when barrel of whisky was found
in a wagon which he was driving
The wagon and horse are to be sold
by the government because they were
used when the offense was commit
ted.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-07-08
MALOY OPENS SAFE AS OFFICERS STAND
GUARD; FIND SMALL AMOUNT OF WHISKY
SCHOOL ELECTION SOON
Terms of Two Directors Expire and
They Will Probably Ask Return to
Office To Vote July II.
POLLS TO OPEN AT Z O'CLOCK

Two members of the board of edu-
cation of the Bemidji Independent
district, are to be named at an cleo
ton to be held on the evening of
Saturday, July II, the terms of DR..
E. H. Smith, president, and DR..
E. H. Marcum, treasurer, expiring
this year. Notices of the election
have been posted by ]. P. Lair, clerk
of the board. The polls will be open
at p. m. - -. ..s..
, 1t is probable that both DR.. Mar
cum and DR.. Smith will ask that they
be returned to Office, although neither
has announced that he will again be
a candidate. Both have served on
the board for long periods and are
familiar with the: business which
comes before it. They have at all
times directed their efforts towards
lettering Bemidji's schools and are
responsible to large degree for the
splendid system which the city now
has. Their work has given general
satisfaction and it would not be at
all surprising if no opposition to their
reelection should result.
DR.. Smith has served on the board
for more than nine years, during the
past four years being president. Dr.
Marcum has filled the position Of
treasurer for six years and has been
a member of the board for nearly
ten
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-07-08
Swafford Funeral Held.

Yesterday morning at 1890 the
funeral of Hugh Swafford was held
from the residence at Nymore, Rev.
G.. w. Gilman, pastor Of the Metho-
dist church of Bemidji, officiating.
Interment was made in the Nymore
cemetery. Hugh Swafford, age 66,
died Sunday morning, July 4, at 4
a. NJ, from heart failure after an
illness of seven days. He leaves a
wife and nine children to mourn his
death, Mrs. George Lester of Haw-
kins, Wis; Mrs. Jack Good of Sta
pies, Mimi; John Swafford of Funk
ley, Mimi; Mrs. r. Bird of >Funkley-
Mimi; Mrs. Frank Wheeler of Port
land, Ore, and w. M. Swafford, F..
G.. Swafford, H. w. Swafford and z.
G. Swafford, all of Nymore.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-07-08
Il KILLED IN STORM
WHICH SWEPT OHIO
VALLEY LAST NIGHT
UNITED Press)

Cincinnati, o., July S-Twenty-
one are dead, thirty missing and fifty
injured as a result of the tornado and
electrical storm which ragged last
:night.>-Iti is estimated that=the prop
erty damage will total at least ST.
100000.
The loss of life was caused by the
sinking of two Ohio river tow boats.
A large number of houses were de-
stroyed in the storm, church steeples
were blown down and other damage
was sustained.
Meager reports from sections across
the Ohio river in Kentucky indicate
that several lives were lost as the
result of one of the worst rain and
wind storms ever experienced in this
section. Several buildings are re-
ported blown down, burying the oc-
cupants.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-07-08
BEAR CHASES TEACHERS
Mesdames Jaques and Bird, of Sum-
mer School Faculty, Have Exciting
Experience While in the Woods.
SEVERAL HUNT FOR BRUIN

Girls, beware!
There is a big black bear in the
woods of the Grand Forks Bay vic
unity, and he will get you, If you
don't watch out
AS for proof to this above state
ment we refer all curious to Mes
danes Kathlyne Bird and Harriet
Jaques, of the summer school faculty,
and Mrs. w. B. Stewart, who were
walking in the woods, near the bay
yesterday afternoon when their at
tention was attracted by a cracking
and breaking of tree branches.
They Investigated and to their
horror found big, black bear. The
women were terribly frightened, but
not so with old bruin who followed
them as they ran to several tents
which were pitched near the bay. Not
desiring to create added disturbance
the bear disappeared in the woods.
At the tents Mr. Ryan Of Grand
Forks, N. D., who is spending the
summer here, was found. He held
a rifle in his hand and when inform
ed of the experience through which
his guests had just passed he re-
marked that he just told his mother
that he felt certain bear had been
visiting the camp nightly, awaken
ing him on several occasions. :.
Mr.. Ryan said that the night be-
fore he awakened just in time to see
bruin disappear through the tent
door, and examination disclosed the
fact that all victuals were missing.
It is almost certain that this is
the same bear that came up to Ed
ward Jackson's residence on Irvine
avenue, the evening of July 4, and
chased Miss Anna Jackson across the
yard. Mr.. and Mrs. Jackson, who
were at the garage, saw the bear and
Mr.. Jackson ran into the house for
his, gun, but when he returned old
bruin had vanished. Different par
ties are hunting for the animal.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-07-08
HARRY .THAW TAKES
| STANDASSrATE WITNESS

New York, July 8.-Harry Thaw
today took the stand in his sanity
trial as witness for the state. He
was slightly nervous at the start.
The first question Cooke asked him
was: "Do you think Jerome is in
to keep you in Matteawan?" Thaw
replied: ellis counsel said so. He
also added that he didn't believe
there was conspiracy now and didn't
think that Cooke was in league with
millionaires to put him back into
the hospital for criminal insane.
Thaw admitted that his relations
with Jerome were not cordial
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-07-08
WILL PLAY GRAND RAPIDS
Bemidji Baseball Team to Meet Old
Rivals on Diamond Sunday.

Announcement was made by Char
ley Daley, manager of the Bemidji
baseball team, that a game will be
played. with the Grand Rapids nine
in that city next Sunday. Strong
rivalry has existed. between the two
cities for many years in all branches
of athletics and an interesting con-
test is certain. Grand Rapids has
an exceptionally strong team this
year. Charlie Paul, who shut Grand
Rapids out by a 9to-0, score last
year, will be on the mound for Be-
midi.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-07-08
Plans Being Drawn.

Plans are now being drawn by
Architect Thomas Johnson for re-
modelling the F. G. Troppman store
Brick walls will be erected on the
Minnesota avenue and Third street
side and more room will be provided
for stock purposes, the stores of ]. w
Peck and Mrs. e. G. Neal to be va
Gated August 1. The grocery and
meat market department will be en-
slarged. The improvements will cost
approximately $4,000.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-07-08
PROTEST PRESENT RUL E
Chippewa Chiefs Repudiate Actions Of
Mixed Bloods- Send Appeal to
Washington Demanding Rights.
REQUEST PROPER HEARING

FullblOOd Indians of the eight
Chippewa tribes of Minnesota have
decreed among themselves to Dust
tire mixed-bloods from taking part
in their business transactions with
the government, and to this end q
petition is on it's way to Washington
The chief complaints of the full
bloods, as set forth by their spokes-
man to a representative of the gov
eminent, are:
That they have been and still
are victims of the greed and of
the better educated mixedbloods.
That they have failed to OBJ
tain proper hearing at Washing
ton. ~
That their rights have been
ignored and trampled on.
The petition to Washington is
signed with the thumb marks of
eight head men of the Winnibegosh,
Leech Lake, Red Lake, Nett Lake,
Fond du Lac, White Earth, Cass Lake
and White Oak Point Indians. It is
not only a prayer for justice but q
compast of the tribes to "get their
rights"
For some time there has been fric-
ton between the mixed and full
blooded Indians, it being noticeable
at the council which was held in Be-
midi a year ago. Several times
fullbloods in spurts of Chippewa ora
tory condemned the methods used by
the mixed blood in handling the af-
fairs of the Indians at Washington.
During the White Earth celebra-
ton of the Indians on July Fourth
Ab-Gow-E-Ge-S hig, head of the White
Oak Point Indians, declared that Gus
Beaulieu IF White Earth, mixed
blood leader, has been representing
the Indians of the reservation for the
last IS years without authority from
the Indians. He declared that
councils" called by the Beaulieu
faction at White Earth had been
without the knowledge or approval
of the Indians and despite this fact
had been recognized by congress,
which has donated money from the
Chippewa tribal funds to pay the ex-
penses of the councils.
Ab-Gow-E-Ge-Shig cannot be &C.
cused of mincing words in his speech
es. He declared that Beaulieu and
his faction had no authority to rep
resent the Indians and referred to
the fact that at the recent Mixed
blood "council'' at White Earth in
June a resolution had been passed to
pay Beaulieu $4,000 a year for the
last 10 years out of the tribal funds
for services done the Indians in
prosecuting the Mile Laos claims
and that a similar resolution has ask
ed congress to pay Ben Fairbanks
and other mixed-bloods $500 a year
for the same period.
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DENFELD TO SPEAK HERE

r. E. Denfeld, superintendent of
the Duluth public schools, will ad-
dress students Of Bemidji's summer
school in the assembly room of the
high school building tomorrow morn
ing at II O'Clock. His subject has
not been announced but as he is a
speaker of extraordinary ability an
interesting address is certain. The
field.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-07-08
Gemmell Visits Bemidiiii.

w. H. Gemmell, of Brainerd, gen
eral manager of the Minnesota & In
ternational railroad, arrived in Be
midi last evening and spent today
in the city on business. He will
leave tomorrow morning for Cass
Lake, returning in the evening.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-07-08
FIR E ON U. S. CAVALRY
(unitsd Rrsss)

Brownsville, Tex, July 8. Twelve
or fourteen shots were fired from am
bush upon United States cavalry:
troops one mile east 81 here this af-
ternoon. The bullets sputtered ov-
erhead and around the horses feet,
but no one was injured. There Is
no trace Of the shooters, who ars
supposed to be Mexican raiders.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-07-08

w. B. Young, former sheriff of
Wright county, but who is now in
the cement business at Crosby, was
in Bemidji today enroute to Cass
Lake where he will visit his cousin,
Attorney Ed Lundrigan.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-07-08
Band Concert Tomorrow.

There will be band concert at the
Third street stand tomorrow night
A new leader will be in charge OF
the band at the rehearsal this eve
ming, H. Vieson no longer being in
charge.
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day morning. The shooter securing
the highest average in ten shoots is
to win the trophy.
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Probable That Liquor Dealers Of East
Grand Forks Will Be Called Upon
to Fight Statute in Courts.
SEVERAL FLAWS UNCOVERED
Beltrami County Temperance Men
Slow to Act and Special Election
May Be Delayed on Abandoned.

oo1ti GILL CouuLy duuOuuCeu several
weeks ago that petition calling for
a special election to be held for the
purpose of voting on county option,
would be circulated. mo action has
been taken and 1t now seems prob
able that signers will not be re-
quested for some time, II, at all.
There appears to be some hest
fancy on the part of optionists to
finance the expenses necessary to
circulate petition, while others
maintain that Beltrami county should
not be forced to expend several thou
sand dollars for special election
when only two towns, Baudette and
Spooner, have saloons in operation.
Some believe that the law will not
stand. The remainder of the county
is dry" either by local option or
enforcement of the Indian treaty.
Four to Vote Monday.
No option elections were held last
Monday but four are to take place
July IL, Freeborn, Steele, Goodhue
and Sherburne being scheduled to
vote.
Put Law to Test.
The option law is to be tested, &C.
cOrding to those who are familiar
with the situation. No information
of this has been received by the
states legal department, but the con-
viction is growing that the statute
soon will be put under fire.
It was first reported that the sa-
loon keepers of Moorhead would take
some proceedings, but this is now
denied.
Licenses Extend Longer.
In East Grand Forks, Pope county,
the six months limitation expires
November "a, when all saloons are
supposed to close. But in many in
stances the licenses extend into i 81 {,
having been granted last spring for
one year, and the saloon men could
keep on after November "a and sub
nit to arrest the next or following
day on the charge of selling without
a license.
This would bring before the court
the question as to whether the county
option law is valid and make an ap-
peal to the Supreme Court possible
on habeas corpus proceedings.
See Conflict in Laws
The chief argument which the
vets will use if the law is attacked
is that it delegates to the voters of
a county the right to suspend the op-
Grafton within that county of the
local option law still on the statute
books.
|. The local option law allows vii
lagos and certain cities to vote on the
question of license or no license is
general in it's application and has not
been repealed. ..'-.
Say Unit is Arbitrary.
Then there are several minor con-
tentions. The law does not. work
both ways, in that county may vote
wet, yet be entirely dry. Under the
act, the municipalities retain the
right of local option in case of a wet
result, but in case of the people in
the rural districts, who are forbid
den under present laws to grant sa-
loon licenses vote the towns dry,
the towns have no recourse, should
they desire to remain wet.
The friends of county. option do not
exhibit any fear of a court test.
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TWO AMERICANS KILLED
(unitsd Prsssl

(Un1tod 1Eoeo1
Washington, July 5. Consul Skin.
ner has reported that two Americans;
were killed when German submarines
sheiied the Anglo Californian en-
July 4.
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becomes probable. Victory, how
ever for either side is growing faint
err and fainter, and the governing
class of England is giving evidence
of realizing this fact.
Starts in House of Lords.
The first open indication of grow
is worth it's price is apparent in the
British house of lords Three of
Englands elder statesmen have unit
ed in the upper house to warn the
country of the financial dangers
which are threatening Great Britain s
future economic position in the
world. Lord St. Aldwyn, former
chancellor Of the exchequer, pointed
out yesterday the severe burden being
thrown on posterity through war
loans; Lord Haldane, the late lord
chancellor, told England she would
be poorer country after the war
and would be deprived of many CON-
mercial advantages; Lord Loreburn,
Haldane's predecessor as lord chan
cellor, declared Europe was heading
straight for bankruptcy.
See Financial Distress.
No other triumvirate of British
statesmen possesses keener critical
judgment than these three In war
time it is necessary to suggest COM
promise proposals cautiously. The
first requisite is to convince the
country at large that compromise is
necessary to prevent future losses
The effect Of Lords st. AldWyn, Hal
dane and Lorebur1's frank inquiry
into the financial aspect of the war
must be to stimulate suspicion that
victory is too costly a prize even if
it can be won.
Not only must this suspicion grow
in England, but also in Germany.
The Germans are approaching finan-
cial distress as inevitably as are the
Allies. Germany's war expenditures
have not been as high as England's,
but proportionately to the wealth OF
the two nations the difference is not
great.
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BRITISH CONSIDER
PEACE MO>s SN7
q y
England's Statesmen Approach P.
Where They Question Whether In
definite War is Worth Price,
CHANCE FOR VICTORY IS FAINT
Germans Are Approaching Financial
Distress as Inevitably as Are the
Allies-Expenses About Equal.
BY ]. w. IT. MASON.

New York, July S.-British states
manship is approaching the point
where it may begin to question OPP
emily whether an indefinite continu-
ance of the war is worth the cost
Of the conflict. This query must be
put sooner or later, as a preliminary
to peace, unless a decisive victory
becomes probable. Victory, how
ever for either side is growing faint
er and fainter, and the governing
class of England is giving evidence
of realizing this fact.