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The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-10-02
STATE TAX BOARD
INCREASES VALUE
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BELTRAM| CL>; : y
County Auditor is Advised of S
eral Changes as Applied to
Assessors Reports.
SHEEP VALUATION IS
INCREASED 33 l.3 PER CENT
Cattle, Horses, Machinery, Automo.
biles and Motorcycles Show
Increases.

County Auditor James L. George
was today advised by the Minnesota
State Tax commission of increases in
the valuation of personal property
In Beltrami county. The increase is
in the valuation as applied to the re-
ports of the assessors and equalized
by the county board of equalization.
Engine Values Increase.
Among the increases are: Steam
engines, boilers, gasoline engines,
dynamos and electric motors, 20 per
cent increase; brick, cement, lime,
cement blocks and quarried stone in
the hands Of dealers and of manufac-
turers, ten per cent; all manufacture
ers' materials and manufactured ar
ticles not listed in a report in the
hands Of manufacturers, ten per
cent; goods and merchandise of re-
tail merchants, ten per cent.
Sheep Big Increase.
Stations, fine bred mares and race
horses, ten per cent; cattle one year
old and under two years, ten per
cent; cattle two years old and under
three years, ten per cent; bulls, ten
per cent; sheep, all ages, thirty-three
and one-third per cent; hogs, all ages,
rs per cent; automobiles and auto
trucks, fifteen per cent; motorcycles
and bicycles, twenty per cent.
Presses, typesetting machines, type
cases and furniture, equipment, fix
lures and stock on hand of newspaper
and printing offices, ten per cent.
Machinery, furniture and equip
ment of laundries, ten per cent.
Stock furniture, fixtures and equip
ment of restaurants, eating houses
and cafes, ten per cent.
e Furniture, tools and equipment Of
barber shops, ten per cent.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-10-02
PIONEER TO FLASH
HENNEP|N COUNTY
OPTION ELECTION
RETURNS MONDAY
Bemidji Citizens Are Interested in
Result Of Big City's Vote on
Wet and Dry Problem.
TO BE SHOWN AT GRAND
WITH NORTHWEST WEEKLY
Returns to Be Received Beginning
at Nine:thirty O'Clock; Polls
Close at Nine.

Believing that the citizens are in
terested in the results of the cleo
tion on county option in Minneapolis,
Monday, the Bemidji Daily Pioneer
will fash the returns on. the moving
picture screen at the Grand theater
Monday evening. This will be in con-
nection with the Bemidji Daily Pio-
neer Northwest Weekly which will
be shown the same evening.
Begin at $3.50 p. N.
The election returns will be re-
ceived at about $3.50 p. M, the polls
in Minneapolis closing at o'clock.
The returns will be received from the
United Press association:
The price at the theater will not
be Increased but will remain at five
Fire is a Good, Picture.
A remarkable motion picture of a
100000 fire is the news feature Of
this weeks release eof the Bemidji
Pioneers Northwest Weekly which
will be shown L-onday at the Grand
theater. The picture was taken at
the fire which destroyed the North
western elevator in the Midway Twin
City district recently. The film
shows the firemen fighting pillars
of burning gas that made the fire
one of the most difficult to extinguish
of any to occur recentlylin the Twin
Cities. The climax comes when the
red hot walls topple over, sending up
a column of flame and showering the
firemen with bits of burning wreck
age. ~ .-~..>.. -. Il.
Fleet Pictures Shrown. s.,z
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The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-10-02
400 MAY Be DEAD
RESULT OF STORM /
Conflicting Reports Are Reesiysa
Property Loss My Be .-:szz==sa
$1oo,ooo,ooo.

New Orleans, Oct. 1.-Indications
here this morning are that there are
over 400 people dead as result of
the hurricane in this territory We'd
nesday night. Two hundred others
are reported dead. Over 1875 people
are also reported missing. =
Hundreds Are Marooned.
Hundreds of people are marooned
in flooded districts.
The property damage was roughly
estimated this morning to be at $780,
100000. -.--'
Couriers Bring News. i
Couriers by boat and train as we'll
as mail advices brought in reports of
tremendous property loss and rumors
of many drowned aloong both sides
of the Mississippi river south of here.
Boat passengers arriving today
from Empire, near the Doulloth canal
about SO miles down the Mississippi,
reported that only four large houses
still stood at Empire and that about
200 persons were marooned in them.
The state conservation commission
here started a rescue vessel for that
point. Many inhabitants of the
flooded section on both sides of the
river were reported marooned and
some were said to be clinging to tree
tops.
Relief vessels were sent to rescue
them. H.. -,..e
More Details.
Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, on the
Mississippi gulf coast, reported one
death and property loss heavy. Bur-
wood, the most southerly point on
the gulf coast, was reported to have
weathered the storm without loss OF
life.
Five of the crew and white wo-
man aboard the steamer Owens,
which sank near Lockport, were re-
ported missing.
The town Of Dunbar, La. near the
Mississippi state line, virtually was
swept away, according to q survivor
from that section who arrived here
today. He could give no estimate Of
the number OF dead at Dunbar.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-10-02
BULGARIA AND GERMANY
TO CRUSH SERBIA

London, Oct. 2.-Within a fort
night Bulgaria will join the Austro-
Germans in a combined attempt to
cut a path from the Balkans to Con-
stantinople, says a reliable dispatch
received here this afternoon. The
plan is to crush Serbia by squeezing
her between two hostile nations. The
Germans will attack the western and
northern frontiers simultaneously
and Bulgaria will attack the eastern
frontier
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-10-02
BISHOP MORRISON TO
Be HERE SUNDAY

Confirmation will be held at the
Episcopal church tomorrow evening
at eight O'Clock. Bishop Morrison
will deliver the confirmation sermon
In the morning at the church at ten
O'Clock will be held Sunday school at
which the bishop will be present.
A special musical program has been
arranged for the evening service.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-10-02

toned is implied. This is not per-
sOnal matter.
1T is matter Of business for the
people and their state. have plans
for constructive state administra-
tion and for proper encouragement
to the industrial forces. I believe
that when the time comes for action,
1 can present it best through my own
candidacy. I have no other reason
for becoming candidate, but if I
am correct in my views, it is amply
sufficient"
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-10-02
.BERNSTORFF AND. LANSING
H0LD SHORT CONFERENCE

New York, Oct. 2.-The conference
between Ambassador Bernstorff and
Secretary of State Lansing at Balti-
more this, morning lasted ten min
utes. The secrtary accompanied
Bernstorff, who did not carry any
papers. Both refused to talk with
newspaper men.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-10-02
CRIPPLED, AGED FATHER
AIDS SONS FREEDOM

St. Paul, Mimi, 0ct 2.-Crippled,
but making his way to the state
capitol, from Grafton, N. D., Chris
topher Curris, aged father, made such
an impression upon the state pardon
board that they have placed the name
of the aged cripples' son, Charles, on
the lstsfor consideration for par
don. The younger Curriei serving
at Saltwater penitentiary for burg
larry in Marshall county.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-10-02
VETS AND DRYS START
FIGHT IN CANADA

Winnipeg, Man., Oct. 2.-Wets
and drys today began to line up
their forces, preparing for an array
of hot action in the referendum cleo
tion vote to be taken here in March
on whether or not Manitoba will be-
come dry.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-10-02
DR.. JOHNSON RETURNS

DR.. E. w. Johnson returned this
morning from Chicago where he has
taken a postgraduate course in sur
gerry at the Illinois Post Graduate
Medical school. While away he at
tended the medical meetings at st.
Paul and Rochester.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-10-02
DRAW FOR SOCCER PLACES

New York, Oct. 2.-Drawing for
the qualifying and first rounds in
this years national soccer champion
ship competition will be held here
today, it has been announced by Off
cials of the United States Football
association.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-10-02
MANITOBA PROHIBITION FIGHT
IS BEING SHAPED TODAY

Winnipeg, Man., Oct. 2.-Prepara-
tions were being made today and both
parties were lining up their forces
for the prohibition fight to be waged
in Manitoba at the polls, March 10.
On that date a referendum will be
taken. If the result favors prohi-'
bition no licenses will be issued in
the entire province after May 81.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-10-02
WALL STREET IS
TEEM|NG WITH COLO

New York, Oct. 2.-Wall street is
teeming with gold. During the past
week seven million shares, meaning
$1,7O0,000 in brokers' commissions
alone, have been traded. The profit
for the spectators is unknown but
it is believed will probably rival any
thing the street has ever seen.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-10-02
ZIEGLER ESTATE
! 1 PETITION HEARD

Judge M. A. Clark of the probate
court this morning heard a petition
of the administration in the estate
of John G. Ziegler.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-10-02

New York, Oct. 2.-The big fel-
lows in the intercollegiate football
world will grapple with their smaller
brothers on gridirons from coast to,
coast today.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-10-02
HIRAM s1M0Ns HERE

Hiram Simons, formerly an en-
ploye of the Pioneer office, now con-
nected with the Beloit, Wis, Daily
News, is visiting relatives and friends
in Bemidji for a few days.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-10-02
EARTHQUAKE IN
SOLWAY DISTRICT

London, Oct. 2.-An earthquake
shook the Solway district this morn
ing. No damage was DONE The
tremors which extended over a wide
area caused several panics.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-10-02
Report Of Board Places Levy at 20
Mills; State Levy to Bring
Amount to 30 Mills.
DECREASE IS DUE TO
ECONOMIC ADMINISTRATION
City Last Year Received Is Mills on
Liquor Licenses; Total Levy in
1914 Was 20 Mills.

At a special meeting of the city
council last evening the report of the
city tax levy board was accepted.
The report of the board showed
that 29-mill levy would have to be
made for city expenses. This does
not include the school levy. A levy
which must be made for the interest
on state loans will bring this years
levy to about 80 mills.
The levy last year, including the
levy for interest on state loans, was
about 20 mills. This levy, however,
included 16 mills on saloon licenses.
The council figured that the saloon
licenses would amount to $4,000. e
Levy is Lower.
AS compared to last year, on the
face of the mill levy, this years levy
is ten mills above the last year levy
However, on taking the liquor levy
into consideration. this years levy
will be six mills lower than last year.
This is due to the fact that the
council and city authorities have out
lined a plan to run the city affairs
On an economical basis.
- To Levy $47,530 .-.
The report of the tax levy board
is as follows:
General fund, $26,450; general re-
fund (refund liquor licenses) SO,
$40; municipal entertainments fund,
$500; firemen's pension fund, $3.50:
library fund, $1,000; poor fund, s3,-
coo; interest fund, $4,000; perma-
nent improvement fund, 900; sink
ing fund, $4,000; total to levy, SAT,
$50. -.-. 49,.
The assessed valuation is approxi-
mately $1,64O,00O, making the mill
levy about 20 mills. = ,..:.,. \ -,
The board of tax levy made the re-
port. on the budget for th e mainten-
ance of the city for next year as fol-
lows: = -. =.
Total Budget $51, $780,. ~
General Fund-Police department,
$4,000; fire department, $4,000;
court, $4,000; city hall
maintenance, $2,5OO; general light
ing, $4,000; health board, $500;
prisoners and Jail, $10O; city engi-
neer, street commissioner and gen
eral street labor. $2,500; scavenger
work, general, $3.50; miscellaneous
attorney, clerk, treasurer, as
SCISSOR and board of equalization, 49,
200; printing and stationery, 5000;
insurance, 5000; contingent and en-
$1,000; election, $4OO; mis-
cellaneous, $500; total general fund,
-..2
Refund liquor licenses general
fund) $500; municipal intertain-
ments' fund, $500; firemens' pension
fund, $3.50; library fund, $500;
poor and paupers, $4,000; interests,
: .
$4,000.
Permanent Improvement Fund
Refund liquor licenses, $500; other
$4,000; total $4,000.
Sinking Fund Refund liquor Ii
censes, $1,500; other purposes, 49,
500; total $4,000; total budget, $751;
$50.
The anticipated revenue from
court, miscellaneous, IL
censes and receipts and interests from
sources other than taxation is $4,-
900, making the total tax to be lev
led $47,53O.
The tax levy board is composed of
City Clerk Stein, Mayor McCuaig and
F. S. Lycan, president of the city
council.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-10-02
NEW BANK OPENS.

Osseo, Minn., Oct. 2.-Succeeding
the Osseo State bank, which was
closed by state bank examiners, the
Citizens State bank of Osseo opened
for business today.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-10-02
Cong. G. A. Lindbergh To
Announce Candidacy For
Governor; Has Platform
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WORLDS SERIES BEGIN
OCT. 8 AT PHILADELPHIA

New York. Oct. 2.-The
first baseball game in the
worlds series between the
Philadelphia Nationals and
the Boston Americans will be
at Philadelphia Oct. 8. The
National commission made
this decision this afternoon by :.
tossing a coin.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-10-02
City Council In Special
Session Accepts Levy
Report; 6 Mills Lower
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WOMAN IS CHAMPION .
PARTRIDGE HUNTER

Mrs. F.-W. Rhoda, wife Of
the clerk Of court, is the
champion woman partridge
hunter in this territory.
She shot six birds yester-
day, the opening day Of the
season.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-10-02
EMPLOYEES OF ELECTRIC
COMPANY OPPOSE STRIKE

Pittsburg, Pa, Oct. 2.The en-
ployes of the Westinghouse Electric
company today voted against strike
and agreed to accept the company's
concessions.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-10-02
WASHINGTON REPORTS
DEFER FROM OTHERS

Washington, Oct. photographic
information to the weather bureau
this morning from New Orleans was
that $50 lives had been lost in the
country near New Orleans and IL.
killed in the city.
The property damage is over 81
100000 and the shipping loss is 81
100000
Eric Rylander Of Bag1ey arrived
in Bemidji this afternoon to spend
the week end with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. e. Rylander.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-10-02
Sixth District Representative Tells
Pioneer Correspondent of Plans for
Constructive State Government.
= INDUSTRIAL FORCES
- ARE VITAL TO STATE
Has No Feeling Against Present
Governor of State But is Opposed
to Present System. ..-

Declaring that he had plan for
constructive state government, and
not personal feeling against the
present governor of the present sys-
tenn of state politics, G. A. Lindbergh,
congressman from the Sixth district
Of Minnesota, today announced at
Little Falls that he would in time
become a candidate for governor of
Minnesota. His interview with a
representative of the Pioneer fol-
lows:
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-10-02
Dancing on Pavement, Visiting Of
Theaters, Fireworks, Ringing Of
Bells to Open Festivities.
MILITIA AND BAND TO 2
PARADE STREETS TONIGHT
Celebration to Open at 8 P. N. Today;
Pioneer to Have Three Judges to
Pick Best Dress Man and Woman

With Bemidji in a prosperous con-
dition, with much self-respect, with
it's citizens con lfldent of its future
with the fact that it is served by sc
competent collection of retail shops
with citizens buying the latest fash.
ions, and with the merchants pre-.
pairing special bargains, special win.
dows, ETC., Dress Up week will oper
tonight at eight o'clock.
Everything Ready.
Everything is in readiness for til,
occasion. The Bemidji band will
give concert, Lieutenant Barker ha:
issued orders that all members of tn,
militia report at Z: 80 o'clock in white
dress uniforms for parading, dow1
town arc lights will be flashed, fire.
works will, be set off and Mr.. and
Mrs Bemidji, clad in "glad rags
will dance on the pavement.
Fireworks to Begin '.Doings."
A signal from the Pioneer Office
will automatically set off fireworks
at four important street corners
This will be signal for the activi.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-10-02

E.. Burgess of Baudette is a bust
ness visitor in the city today.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-10-02
Elected on PRINCIPLES,

Il never have been candidate for
flee in a personal sense, but I am
interested in plans that would, If
put in operation, enable men and
women generally to get better results
from their industry. Whenever I
was a candidate I have been elected
to Office upon the principles which
presented and I did not consider it
1ny election, but rather the election
CT these principles.
"Thus far have worked in congress
hut because of certain reactionary
practices in congress, the work of
construction is slower there than it
would be in progressive state like
Minnesota. If Minnesota sets the
example for the practical working
out of the best political and indus
trial plans, the other states will fol-
low and all of us will be benefited.
I have worked out plans by which
the people of the state can accom-
plish much better results than they
have heretofore.
Industrial Force Vital.
"In connection with any govern
ment we must recognize that the in
dustrial forces are vital to every one.
OF us. By Industrial forces mean
the work of all who serve in any ca
pacity necessary to the general well
fare. These forces are entitled to
first place in our economic considera-
tions, as we'll as to stand first in the
benefit of social results. They have
not, however, received any such
benefit nor even equal benefits with
a majority OF. those who render no
service to mankind.
"On the contrary the industrial for
ces have always been the prey of un-
economic practices and subject to
speculative despoil. False dealing
has gone to such lengths that to
state what it now costs us would
seem like an exaggeration to those
who have not taken time to examine
and analyze the facts. Our economic
forces in their yield to human well
fare are greatly under what they
would be in a well-regulated sys-
tem."
Prosperity to Increase.
considering that this state is al
ready one Of the most prosperous and
possibly the most prosperous, it will
be no idle program that will increase
prosperity. Greater success of the
average individual would also mean
greater aggregate success.
"Taxes have been far too high for
the benefit received. That may be
materially reduced and at the same
time the benefit increased by greater
efficiency, but it is not the question
of taxes that most concern us.
Important as that is, it is small
when compared with what men and
women should get from their we'll
directed daily energy. Upon both
problems, the one to reduce the taxes
and increase the efficiency in the ap-
plication of the money when expend
ed and the other to give men and
women the best results for their in
dustry.
II expect to present a plan and in
due time make it the real candidate
for governor of Minnesota. No per-
sonal objection to the present gov
ernor nor to any of the several con-
templated candidates thus far men
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-10-02

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The daily Alaskan., 1915-07-27
Local Happenings

Jas. McClosky went to Juneau on tn Dolphin.
 Arc you getting ready for Skag- ways annual horticultural fair?
 The Princess Sophia will leave for the south at ! |. m. Thursday.
 AIr. wetzler and Crede Bouebrake are spending today fishing on Bur row creek.
 IT.. Dolphin brought into port on this trip 9g passengers of whom 4U were rouud-trto excursiOuists.
 Int Spokane left Seattle last night and is due in Skagway Satur- day morning.
 The Humboldt steamship Co.,, an uouuces reduction of round trip fare to Seattle, to SEQ, effective immediately.
 Miss Wilson, the popular "hello' girl at the Frye hotei in Seattle, came ia on the DolLhiE last night to visit her omther, Mrs. Lucavish
 On sunday afternoon A. F.. Kin dell connected his wireless plant in town with a station he had erected On the high hill oa the east side of the Skagway valley, opposite sixth street.
 The Alameda will be here Thurs day morning and will maintain her regular schedule, both north and south bound. She will be due here Aug. s on her return from the west ward.
 Miss Martha Friedenthal sprained her ankle the other day in step ping ofs sidewalk near her home The il jury proved more serious than at first supposed and she still has great difficulty in walking.
 The m0ny friends cf Mrs. Frank Webster will be sorry to learn that she had to be taken to the hospi tai yesterday. and of course they will join in making her brief stay there as pleasant as possible
 Gus BuhemaR went up to Lake Dewey today to demonstrate what he can do as a fisherman. It is rumOred that he has taken MT. Wurzbacher along to verify the re- port he will give when he gets back.
 The Humboldt is due to arrive tomorrow morning at a. m. with 15 local passengers and a num- Der of round-trippers for whom an excursion train will be run to the Summit. She has 125 tons Of freight for SkagWay.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-07-27


 The Skagway agents for the Eastman Kodak, films and supplies are Keller Bros. If.
 Curly" Chamberlain has resigned his position with the Board of Trade intending to enter the ser vice of the White Pass & Yukon railway, having been engaged i'll railroad work for a number of years before he came to Skagway.
 Miss Godbolt, of California, Miss Mclean of Seattle, Miss Grace Young and Miss Mary L. Dinse, of Aberdeen, four young lady tourists, who have been quite popular social ly du.iug their stay here, have gone to Juneau fer a weeks visit.
 Mrs. A. s. Dautrick, wife of the Great Northern travelling passenger agent iu this district, arrived on the Dolphin and is awaiting her hus- band who will be ou this evening s train from the interior. They eN- pect to remain some time in SkNg- way
 Miss B. Taylor, whose home is near Vancouver, B. C., was one Of
 the tourists arriving on the North western sunday evening. She left the next morning for Dawson and will pass through Skagway again about August 9th on her return soutbward.
 The Princess Sophia is due at 1 D. Ill. tomorrow and has on board S3 excursionists, who will make the round trip, besides 30 who will stop at Skagway or go to interior points. The freight cargo for this port is 435 tons of miscellaneous mer- chandise and F head of cattle. of this city.
 \ letter was received today from Mr. P. II. Ganty saying that he and his family are enjoying very much their outing at Carcross, and asking to have tue Daily Alaskan forwarded to him during the bal auce of his stay in order that he may keep in touch with the events of his home city.
 Twenty three passengers en- parked on the Dolphin last night for seattle and way ports, Promin- eut among the 5eatteites who went on board were Judge Everett Smith, Of the King county superior court, and wife, and Rev. E. c. Knapp, superintendent of the Wash ington Sunday School association, and wife.
 In a postal card just received from Mrs. G. G. Miller, who is now iu Seattle, she says she is writing 10 remind us that she has not for gotten her Skagway friends in the mad whirl of city life," and that she had a delightful time during the week of the Shriner's council and expects to continue to enjoy herself as long as she remains. On the reverse side of the postal is picture of The Old Liberty Bell.
 Mrs. Hill Harrington, wife of Captain Burlington of the Side stream Navigation company of Day. son, came in on the Dolphin on her way to jon her husband. She has been visiting at the home of Capt. Barringtou's parents near Seattle, where their little child two months old died only about two weeks ago. Mrs. Darlington, who was formerly Miss Hayward of this city, has the siucerest sympathy of her large circle of friends here in her Der eavement. Her mother, Mrs. who has been with her on th.s trip to the south, will return to Skagway ill about ten days,